HVX200 footage to best DVD Compression/Authoring

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planetearth

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Hi there,

Shooting a series on the HVX. Have never been fully satisfied with my DVD mastering/compression. Feel it could be better. As a result I'm looking for a high-end facility or individual to do my comression and possibly mastering for me. Prefer someone in Toronto, but mainly want advice for optimum settings in advance of the shoot and then compress master output for dvd. Any suggestions?

Cheers,
Dale
 
Until now I was using FCP 4.5 and the older Compressor (also footage was DV25 codec/4:1:1). So in that scenario, mainly did my compression with bitvice. Just upgraded to FCP 5 and Compressor 2.1. Did several DVD outs with 2.1 and things were not looking too bad, though I know it can be better. I'm sure the DVCPRO Hd 720 down to SD is going to improve things tremendously, but I thought if there is a way to master to a higher quality then I can attain - that would be great.

Also, there will be many copies made for distribution - at what point does glass mastering become a worthwhile path to take?

Cheers,
Dale
 
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