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4 Simple Steps from HD to an SD DVD

drbgaijin — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:09:49 GMT

Not everyone wants to author a fully featured DVD with chapter points. menues. subtitles etc.
Sometimes all that is required is a quick output of a sequence in MC to a DVD with nothing added.
Here is one workflow which is simple and requires only 4 easy steps.

Good luck!

Regards,
Douglas

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Avid DVD - Adding Subtitles - Part 3

drbgaijin — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:33:08 GMT

Unfortunately subtitles created within MC, using the SubCap Generator, cannot be easily imported into AvidDVD.

If you want to work with subtitles in one or more languages and give the viewer the possibility of choosing which they want to have on-screen, Avid DVD offers a better solution.

These 3 tutorials will hopefully give you a little insight into how AvidDVD deals with subtitles.

Part 3. Writing your own subtitle files.

Regards,
Douglas

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Avid DVD - Adding Subtitles - Part 2

drbgaijin — Mon, 11 May 2009 04:19:03 GMT

Unfortunately subtitles created within MC, using the SubCap Generator, cannot be easily imported into AvidDVD.
If you want to work with subtitles in one or more languages and give the viewer the possibility of choosing which they want to have on-screen, AvidDVD offers a better solution.
These 3 tutorials will hopefully give you a little insight into how AvidDVD deals with subtitles.

Part 2. Entering Japanese subtitles on a non-Japanese OS, and Copying & Pasting from other sources.

Regards,
Douglas

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Avid DVD - Adding Subtitles - Part 1

drbgaijin — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:57:49 GMT

Part 1. Getting started

Regards,
Douglas

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Re: From MC to AvidDVD - A look at the settings!

Hoh — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:40:56 GMT

Great work again! Thanks Douglas.

You confirmed my thoughts on the SD side and saved me sometime on the HD BD side of things.

Do you have any suggestions on how to handle the field order difference when going from HDV (odd/upper) to an SD DVD (even/lower dominant) ? I get harsh lines on pans in the video, but I prefer the sharpness and detail to a soft deinterlaced picture.

Just curious how you handle HDV to DVD field flipping.

Always appreciate your opinion.

Thanks,

Darin

From MC to Avid DVD - A look at the settings!

drbgaijin — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:20:08 GMT

In recent months the interest in using AvidDVD to author and produce both DVDs and Blu-Rays has grown quickly.
Unfortunately the jungle of advice being thrown at newcomers seem to have confused them more than helped them.

I did a test of 8 different settings and present my own conclusions in this tutorial.

My test was done using HDV 1080i source footage.
It is probable, though not certain, that my conclusions may apply to some other formats as well.

When working with HDV 1080i material it is not necessary to use a 3rd party encoder as a "middle-man" in the workflow.
With other formats, a 3rd party encoder may be necessary.

This tutorial can be used to to complement the information contained in my other 6 tutorials on "AMC and DVDitPro HD (AvidDVD)"

I will post a pdf file containing the relevant settings and some other details at a later date.

Hope I help make a little clearing in the jungle for you!

Regards,
Douglas

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