Exporting HDV 1080p24 to DVD using DVD Studio Pro

[mpschoney]

I exported from final cut pro 7 in "current settings" (1280 x 720). put it in a DVD studio pro 4 menu. changed it to an HD project. built it & it gave me this: HVDVD_TS (folder). It won't play in a conventional DVD player.

Think you answered why that is, but I'm still not sure. I mean it works in Apple DVD Player...

any ideas?

[DiCasaFilm]

@mpschoney You have to export from Compressor. Using the DVD Best Quality Preset. Don't export from FCP itself. It's all in this tutorial.

[luisgomez9]

@DiCasa I have a V1U as well...how can I trade it in for a Mark II?

[DiCasaFilm]

@luisgomez9 If you're in the NYC area, the store B&H has a trade in department (bhphoto.com). That's were I went. Otherwise you can try eBay.

[jimmy8boy]

DVD-R vs. DVD+R is NOT a matter of mac vs. windows. DVD-R is the standard DVD disc which everyone knows and all the films we rent out of the video shop are used. DVD-R is a new disc that was designed fro REAL TIME recording devices ( sky box live recording etc)

I think what happened to to DiCasa was that either his mac computer didnt suppourt DVD+R burning/reading OR the device he used to playback the DVD didnt support that either.

to be SAFE use DVD-R (DiCasa is right though)

[DiCasaFilm]

@jimmy8boy You are absolutely right. I address this in my Ask Steve Series. When I learned the 'DVD+R for PC DVD-R for Mac' rule, it was around 2004. Technology has definitely advanced since then and it is no longer a problem. However, I wasn't sure if that was true last year when I made this video. I know better now. But thank you. :)

[polymexdf69]

Hi thanks for the video is very help full but one question what do I need to end up with a HD DVD do I need a blue rey burner can this be done with DL layer DVD's I am not a computer person I only learn things by watching youtube videos but the sad part is I wish some one would do a complete DVD from Final cut to compressor to this this video project takes for ever. I have a JVC GY-HD 200 camera and a DR-HD100 drive and it seams the better things I get the more complicated they get

[dklustick]

so you don't feel like you lose anything from original footage to the dvd?

i've been usin i movie and can definetley tell the difference.

[DiCasaFilm]

@dklustick What do you mean "lose something"? If you mean footage, you shouldn't lose any footage. Everything between your in/out points will be exported. If you mean quality, then yes you definitely lose something. You lose 600 lines of resolution, because DVDs are not High Definition. I clearly stated that at the beginning of the video.

[supermmarcos]

You are so hot.

[DiCasaFilm]

@supermmarcos it's like 96 degrees out right now, so, yes I am.

[supermmarcos]

@DiCasaFilm lol

[MrRecplayer]

Thank you!! I've tried for HOURS to export a final cut pro project (that was filmed in HD) to DVD studio pro but the quality was awful & no matter how many times i tried to switch to 16:9 it still gave me a 4:3 setting. You're a saviour!

[mmguk]

only thing i wud say is check that your settings is not PAL it NTSC

[mmguk]

thank you

[billroue]

Steve,very good tutorial and clearly explained. I can follow what your saying easliy but if your not familiar with Final Cut ,you would be left in the dust. That's a good way to shoot this video as it is more personable.

[DiCasaFilm]

@billroue Thanks for the compliments, Bill. Yeah, I do believe my tutorials are geared towards people who have at least a basic understanding of Final Cut - people who at least know the names of the windows, the buttons, and who know few hot keys. I find that there are probably already hundreds of Basic Level FCP tutorials out there that are made for beginners, but I figured a little more advanced stuff is my niche. Thanks for watching!

[mags485]

Also, could you demonstrate how to import footage burnt onto a DVD into FCP? I have tried to do this several times and FCP rejected it. Thanks!

[DiCasaFilm]

@mags485 to import footage from a DVD you need a piece of hardware. An Analog to Digital converter. I have one. The brand is Canopus. They sell these at Best Buy and electronic places now. But most of them are only USB 2.0, you need one that is Firewire. I'll make a tutorial on how to do this soon. You can't just put a DVD into your computer and expect to import the footage to FCP. Doesn't work like that, unfortunately.

[DiCasaFilm]

@mags485 Here's the Tutorialfor importing DVD Footage into Final Cut. Thanks for the idea!

youtube.com/watch?v=iis5FLaz-z­s

[mags485]

thanks for that. However, by the time I import the compressed files into DVD Studio Pro the file is apparently "incompatible". A friend of mine said I have to export the FCP HDV project on the desktop as a Quicktime file then import it again into FCP and place it on an Uncompressed 10 bit timeline. Then export it again onto the desktop as a Quicktime file and drag it into the Compressor to compress/encode (?) Then I can successfully burn the project onto a DVD. Is that the only way to do it??

[DiCasaFilm]

@mags485 Hmm, it seems like either you missed a step from this tutorial, or I'm missing something from your explanation. If you follow the steps of that i show you in this video, it will would perfectly. Make sure in Compressor you select the codecs in the "DVD 90 Minutes Best Quality folder. These presets work directly with DVD Studio Pro, so there's no way it would be "incompatible".

[DiCasaFilm]

@DiCasaFilm "steps that*"  and "will work*"

[mags485]

My version of FCP does not have the Export > Quicktime using Compressor but rather Export > Using Conversion. Is that the same thing?

[DiCasaFilm]

@mags485 You probably have the most recent version of Final Cut. Which is 7.0.3. In that version you click File>Send To> Compressor. They switched it up.

You can see me explaining this in this video:

youtube.com/watch?v=CvZwcX2oXq­c

At the 2:46 mark.

[crista0rock]

Thank you!

[DiCasaFilm]

@crista0rock you're welcome!

[lafrancefilms]

glad your moving up! I just got my T2i

[DiCasaFilm]

@lafrancefilms Thank man. the T2i is a good camera. I have used it before. It actually does somethign my 5D doesn't do, which I'm jealous of. It does 60fps mode. Which is awesome, because you can conform the footage back to 24p using cinema tools, and when you do, you get this AWESOME looking slow-motion. You should try it out!