I've read all the posts I could find. I've read everything I can on the internet, including the great article by Michael Phillips on 24P.com. And there's still problems with my 24P DVDs.
I shoot in 24P Advanced.
I edit in Avid Xpress by simply creating a "new project" and selecting the 23.976p NTSC format from the first drop-down menu.
Then I capture the footage through firewire.
That's all I do to set-up my 24P timeline before I start editing. As far as I know that's all I need to do. No other settings needed to configure Avid for this capture and editing process.
Next, I edit my footage and I'm ready to export it in a QT Reference file so that I can squeeze it using Sorensen Squeeze.
I use the Sorensen Squeeze settings from Michael Phillips's article and then squeeze directly from the QT Reference file.
Then I burn a DVD using Ulead Movie Factory. My understanding is that once the footage has been properly compressed by Sorensen, any DVD authoring program can then take that footage to make a 24P DVD.
Problem is my DVD's are soooo pixelated and jerky it's not even funny. I get none of these issues when shooting 24P Normal and editing in a 30i NTSC, squeezing with Sorensen and then burning a DVD.
Question: any suggestions as to what I might need to adjust to get a professional output to 24P DVD?
And am I limited in how I can output my final 24P film from Avid if I'm using an older version of Xpress? Sounds like I might not be able to make a digital cut using this process.
(Some smart dude out there should publish a guide like Barry's DVX book on this entire topic, since it seems to cause so many people grief. )
Cheers!
I shoot in 24P Advanced.
I edit in Avid Xpress by simply creating a "new project" and selecting the 23.976p NTSC format from the first drop-down menu.
Then I capture the footage through firewire.
That's all I do to set-up my 24P timeline before I start editing. As far as I know that's all I need to do. No other settings needed to configure Avid for this capture and editing process.
Next, I edit my footage and I'm ready to export it in a QT Reference file so that I can squeeze it using Sorensen Squeeze.
I use the Sorensen Squeeze settings from Michael Phillips's article and then squeeze directly from the QT Reference file.
Then I burn a DVD using Ulead Movie Factory. My understanding is that once the footage has been properly compressed by Sorensen, any DVD authoring program can then take that footage to make a 24P DVD.
Problem is my DVD's are soooo pixelated and jerky it's not even funny. I get none of these issues when shooting 24P Normal and editing in a 30i NTSC, squeezing with Sorensen and then burning a DVD.
Question: any suggestions as to what I might need to adjust to get a professional output to 24P DVD?
And am I limited in how I can output my final 24P film from Avid if I'm using an older version of Xpress? Sounds like I might not be able to make a digital cut using this process.
(Some smart dude out there should publish a guide like Barry's DVX book on this entire topic, since it seems to cause so many people grief. )
Cheers!
