mscherrah
Active member
Hello all,
This is my first post. I came here, because I am at my wit's end. Here is my story (please pardon my jumping around and incoherent-ness, as I have been awake and working on this problem for almost 36 hours)...
I was given footage (almost three hours that need to be edited to 2.75 hours) in mpeg-4 format. I was asked to edit the footage, create a dvd and create a bluray.
The info for the original footage...
DImensions: 1920x1080
Codecs: H.264, AAC, MPEG-4 ODSM, MPEG-4 SDSM
Total Bit Rate: 19,078
File Size: 661.9 MB
I cannot easily edit this footage in FCP, so I used Compressor and converted the footage to Prores 422.
ProRes 422 Info:
DImensions: 1920x1080
Codecs: Apple ProRes 422, Timecode, AAC
Total Bit Rate: 198, 409
File Size: 12.01 GB
I was able to easily edit this footage, and come up with a really nice production. The problem is, I am noticing a very large difference in image quality between the MPEG-4 and ProRes 422. The ProRes is much more muddied and soft than the original file.
Now, I know I am going to lose quality when I compress for DVD, and that DVDs only hold 8.5GB (I am using Dual Layer) but should I be able to notice such a large difference? I am also noticing the difference between the 422 and the MPEG4 clips before the 422 clips were compressed to MPEG2 for DVD. The client has asked me to try to fix this problem. Is there anything I can do? Like I said, I have been up for almost 36 hours working on this, and I am lost.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Matt
This is my first post. I came here, because I am at my wit's end. Here is my story (please pardon my jumping around and incoherent-ness, as I have been awake and working on this problem for almost 36 hours)...
I was given footage (almost three hours that need to be edited to 2.75 hours) in mpeg-4 format. I was asked to edit the footage, create a dvd and create a bluray.
The info for the original footage...
DImensions: 1920x1080
Codecs: H.264, AAC, MPEG-4 ODSM, MPEG-4 SDSM
Total Bit Rate: 19,078
File Size: 661.9 MB
I cannot easily edit this footage in FCP, so I used Compressor and converted the footage to Prores 422.
ProRes 422 Info:
DImensions: 1920x1080
Codecs: Apple ProRes 422, Timecode, AAC
Total Bit Rate: 198, 409
File Size: 12.01 GB
I was able to easily edit this footage, and come up with a really nice production. The problem is, I am noticing a very large difference in image quality between the MPEG-4 and ProRes 422. The ProRes is much more muddied and soft than the original file.
Now, I know I am going to lose quality when I compress for DVD, and that DVDs only hold 8.5GB (I am using Dual Layer) but should I be able to notice such a large difference? I am also noticing the difference between the 422 and the MPEG4 clips before the 422 clips were compressed to MPEG2 for DVD. The client has asked me to try to fix this problem. Is there anything I can do? Like I said, I have been up for almost 36 hours working on this, and I am lost.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Matt