How to get clean exports to DVD?

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xkjbarrettx

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I'm editing in Avid and I'm having the hardest time finding the best export method to get the cleanest possible DVD's. Everything I've done so far including Mpeg-2, Quicktime Reference, etc, has made the DVD's look muddy, and then tend to have a lot of artifacting, and jitter. Could anybody suggest how I could get the highest quality output to DVD. Any response is appreciated.
 
i had a rap concert that lasted an hour and four minutes. was able to get a clean export with menus and all. there was a drop frame or two but that was a capturing eror i believe. my workflow is basic (meaning not expensive) but pretty effective:
-shooting w/ standard pulldown and editing on a 1gb 12in. powerbook i capture the footage into avid express pro 4.6 using a 29.9xxx timeline so i have the option to digicut as i have no mojo (oh, behave!).
-i export from avid using a quicktime reference file (qt7pro). deselect the avid codec thing as well as the "same as source" option and keep the digital mastering option selected (i believe its the default) i had to modify some settings in qt under the "show movie properties" because the fields were weird looking. i switch it to single field under visual settings for the video track selected.
-maybe its because my axp is educ., but i couldnt add markers for skipping through the opening scts so i imported the movie into iMovie, added markers and imported it into iDVD. i guess iDVD automatcally encodes it to MPEG-2 because i have yet to find options for compression unless i am in QT7 (i've only been using iDVD 5 for 3 weeks though). i have toast 6 titanium but it seemed to slowing down my DVD self tutorial and iDVD was much easier to use. it is now compatible w/ external burners as i use a Lacie D2 DVD+/-rw (nope, didnt get a superdrive w/powerbook). burned on a dvd-r disc and it played on my laptop and in a 6 year old sony dvd player (but its a sweet one though).
Overall, there was a slight color dropoff, just as any Mercedes looks best the first day off the lot, but its still a Benz, you dig?
 
What apps are you using for compression and authoring?

In Avid, I've always exported as a Quicktime reference file (step #1), and then on to compression...

But as far as a "clean export," Quicktime reference is good.

Josh
 
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