Changes in new DVD SP?

[Jim Brennan]

I've authored a fair few DVDs for clients over the years, and have never had a problem. But this is the first one I am doing for a client since I upgraded to the new FC Suite.

I am getting a barely noticeable bit of video noise, mostly on transitions, that I have never seen before. I always test my master DVD on 3 players (From really cheap to pretty good) to check for glitches, and I am getting a few hiccups on the cheap one.

Is there something about the compression settings in DVD SP that have changed with this version? I can't seem to figure this out. I have never seen anything like this on any of the DVDs I've burned before.

Thanks

[NoahK]

DVDSP is virtually unchanged in FCS 3.

Noah

[Jim Brennan]

:embarasse

My bad....I imported the QT file directly in SP4 instead of encoding through compressor first.

Long night....Thanks.

[Ted Spencer]

Seems like Compressor is always worth the trip...

[Jim Brennan]

Yep. There are times when I don't notice a difference with a casual viewing. If I am doing a rough cut or something like that, I may just use the QT file. But for delivery I go through compressor. I especially notice the difference with dissolves and other transitions.

I still am confused about whether it is better to go to Compressor directly from FCP, or output to QT first and then got to Compressor....but what can ya do.

[Ted Spencer]

I always go straight to Compressor. Better to get it right the first time I figure...

But I can't say for sure that that's the best solution, at least not in all cases...