Totally lost on DVDs

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schaefer

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Hello,
I'm not sure if im posting in the correct forum here, so sorry if I'm posting in wrong place.
I have a project created in adobe premier 6 and I am wanting to burn DVDs.
We have tried using Encore to do it but the quality really isn't all that good.
We have Panasonic ag-ac 90 Camera, and our videos look great on screen.
Not sure what all info someone would need to help a lost person out.
If someone could point me in right direction I would greatly Appreciate it.
I can post any info you guys would need to help a guy out
our site is www.inthefastlaneproductions.com
We have struggled to keep the site updated throughout our racing season but you can click
the YouTube link that will take you to our videos.
Also any comments good or bad about our videos would be appreciated.

Thanks
 
If you want to make dvd look 'good' on a HDtv use a dvd player with upscaler or a BD-player.
Use a mpeg2-dvd preset and tweak the bitrate a bit.
 
schaefer said:
We have tried using Encore to do it but the quality really isn't all that good.
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Then you are either doing something wrong, or your expectations are out of whack. Encore is capable of making excellent quality DVDs. But it's not plug-'n-play, and it does require you to think about what you are trying to do, and how you are trying to do it. You have to do it Encore's way, and if that's not your way, well, you have to adjust to Encore, not the other way around.

That said, a DVD maxes out at 720x480 (NTSC), and your AC90 can record in 1920x1080. The DVD can not, by definition, be as good as the footage from your AC90.
 
I would suspect that downsizing your original 1920 x 1080 material to 720x480 (NTSC) is the likely culprit. Lots has been written about the quality of various encoders. I do a couple of thousand replicated DVDs each year. My work flow is to shoot in 1080i, encode with TMPGEnc Express 4 using the DVD template, author in DVDLab Pro, burn DVD-R master at a slow speed, and verify/error check the master. Master then goes out for replication where it is error checked again before disc manufacturing. You might want to read this "How to Product a Flawless DVD".
 
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TMPGEnc was the key piece in solving the puzzle for me as well. It's under a hundred bucks, it wants to call in to verify its license with every use but it works...does a great job.
 
Wow Thanks for all the advice
Like I said we are new to all this stuff, it has been our first year in it and we have learned a lot, but got much more to go.
I thinking the culprit maybe the downsized DVD never thought about that or realized that was all a DVD was, I guess we were expecting it to look like the footage we see out of the camrea.
I going to read deeper into all these responses, I just wanted to thank each one of you for your input on this so far.
Thanks again and anymore responses we will read into them also.
You guys really know what your doing in here.
 
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