Sorry, but I need help with Compression!!

use the 90 minute preset. Turn the frame controls on (which is set to default off):
- set resize filter to "best statistical prediction"
- deinterlace to "best motion compensated",
- rate conversion to "best high quality motion compensated".
Leave the anti-alias controls and details at zero, they can do more harm than good and it will take a day or more for you files to encode.

Don't juice the bit rate up beyond the 90 minute preset, there's plenty of quality to be had here and doing so may make your disc not play on other players.
 
Hi Guys and Gurus ...

Very interesting indeed to read this, I have no clue into this dark Art of Compression and have often wanted to ask but no one seems to have the insights.

I will read up ( Google ) more on it but some questions pertaining to what is being discussed here.

About going Hardware route rather than software route;

Where to go to get that done?

Rough price estimate?

Comparison between having a pro do it on hardware & setting up the "Right" Hardware in house?

What is the "Right" Hardware that qualifies this differance?

Happy New Year!!!


DogDay.
 
This is a good tutorial.

"The art of encoding" is also a good one, from which this one was derived but is no longer availible. There is simply too much to post and not enough info on your project to give you a direct answer. The tut is 80 bucks and a few hours of your life to learn what would take you 6 months minimum of intense surfing and experimentation to learn for free. I highly recommend the investment.
 
Well if someone here had the answers it wouldn`t need to be spread out all over the place & motivating 6 months of research...Maybe someone who already paid that 80 bucks for that valuable information would be willing to share it or maybe not.

Info is info and the value is realtive to its scarcity so by with holding it one can extract a fee...Thats the way of the world.

The harder it is to get a straight answer about something no matter how simple the more people will pay for it.

So Ming have you taken this tutorial yourself?

DogDay.
 
If you are on a Mac, there are few, if any, available hardware encoders. And it is the quality of the encoder that is more important than whether it is hardware or software based.

For example, Cinemacraft has a fabulous software solution, albeit pricey: http://www.omni-cinemacraft.com/

Let's get some specific questions out there to help us help out.

What do you want to compress on what hardware and with what workflow?

The reason I ask is we do replicated DVDs for a living using DVCProHD source footage.

We have variously used Compressor, BitVice, and other programs and have produced a great many titles for satisfied clients.

We use a quad core MacPro to accomplish this.

Help us out with some detailed questions and we might get a specific answer to what you are asking.
 
Yeah I understand, In other words you are a stingy bastard.


Kidding.


DogDay.

P.S.

I agree with you and actually pointing me ( And others ) in the right direction is invaluable...Thanks!
 
In a nutshell, push the video bitrate as high as you can without the average going over 8, and use compression markers where needed. Use Dolby for the sound.
 
Ming said:
In a nutshell, push the video bitrate as high as you can without the average going over 8, and use compression markers where needed. Use Dolby for the sound.
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That mbps limitation assumes a 60 minute encode with AC3 audio on a DVD5.

You cannot simply say "don't go over 8." The are other relevant factors involved such as total length of the video in minutes and what DVD recordable you are using. DVD5 or DVD9.

best
 
Seriously I wouldnt take this higher than the settings suggested by JDS. I prefer to do exactly as stated in his post and limit my DVD lengths where possible to around 60 minutes.

And FYI the Captn is a Major.
 
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