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Kent Nguyen · August 26th, 2011, 05:31 PM

Hi folks

I completed editing and burning a HD video to bluray using MC5, Sorenson squeeze and Avid DVD. My client want to have another version in DVD. I use Avid DVD to burn the HD file (m2v) to DVD (720x480). The result looks terrible. Would anybody tell me how to convert my HD file and burn it to DVD version.

Best.

Pavel Sedlak · August 27th, 2011, 02:28 PM

I make a mixdown (video and audio), export QT REF. I use Sony Vegas for export HD file to VirtualDub for DownConvert to SD (Vegas has a frame server for export the uncompressed HD to VirtualDub, there I am using Lanzos filter for resize to SD, the second frame server export file from VD with avisynth script right to encoder to render mpeg2/VOB). My english don't let me tell you more, a result is very nice (lanzos filter in VirtualDub is free and very good), time is about +10min.

The another way is make HW DC with the avid nitris.

Justin Molush · August 27th, 2011, 03:12 PM

What is stopping you from changing the output size when exporting directly from the HD project from avid?

Pavel Sedlak · August 28th, 2011, 06:59 AM

I don't have the avid nitris at my home and Ianzos filter make a great result.

Kent Nguyen · August 28th, 2011, 01:39 PM

I use Media Composer 5 to export the file to m2v. then I use sorenson to squeeze them to MPEG -2 DVD (NTSC,PS) format . I finally put it to DVD using Avid DVD. The image is kind of stuttering which means the motion appears not smooth. The video length is quite long 1 hour 12 minutes

Thanks

Yossi Margolin · August 28th, 2011, 02:34 PM

I get pretty good results by making an SD video mixdown in Avid and exporting a Quicktime reference which I compress to MPEG2.

Canopus Procoder also does a pretty good downconversion

Kent Nguyen · August 29th, 2011, 11:06 AM

Thank you Joss. I will try your way. Hope it works.

August 26th, 2011, 05:31 PM	#1
Kent Nguyen Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Atlanta, USA Posts: 53	Convert HD footages to SD Hi folks I completed editing and burning a HD video to bluray using MC5, Sorenson squeeze and Avid DVD. My client want to have another version in DVD. I use Avid DVD to burn the HD file (m2v) to DVD (720x480). The result looks terrible. Would anybody tell me how to convert my HD file and burn it to DVD version. Best.

August 27th, 2011, 02:28 PM	#2
Pavel Sedlak Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Prague Czech Republic Posts: 263	Re: Convert HD footages to SD I make a mixdown (video and audio), export QT REF. I use Sony Vegas for export HD file to VirtualDub for DownConvert to SD (Vegas has a frame server for export the uncompressed HD to VirtualDub, there I am using Lanzos filter for resize to SD, the second frame server export file from VD with avisynth script right to encoder to render mpeg2/VOB). My english don't let me tell you more, a result is very nice (lanzos filter in VirtualDub is free and very good), time is about +10min. The another way is make HW DC with the avid nitris.

August 27th, 2011, 03:12 PM	#3
Justin Molush Major Player Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Montreal Posts: 388	Re: Convert HD footages to SD What is stopping you from changing the output size when exporting directly from the HD project from avid?

August 28th, 2011, 06:59 AM	#4
Pavel Sedlak Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Prague Czech Republic Posts: 263	Re: Convert HD footages to SD I don't have the avid nitris at my home and Ianzos filter make a great result.

August 28th, 2011, 01:39 PM	#5
Kent Nguyen Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Atlanta, USA Posts: 53	Re: Convert HD footages to SD I use Media Composer 5 to export the file to m2v. then I use sorenson to squeeze them to MPEG -2 DVD (NTSC,PS) format . I finally put it to DVD using Avid DVD. The image is kind of stuttering which means the motion appears not smooth. The video length is quite long 1 hour 12 minutes Thanks

August 28th, 2011, 02:34 PM	#6
Yossi Margolin Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 85	Re: Convert HD footages to SD I get pretty good results by making an SD video mixdown in Avid and exporting a Quicktime reference which I compress to MPEG2. Canopus Procoder also does a pretty good downconversion

August 29th, 2011, 11:06 AM	#7
Kent Nguyen Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Atlanta, USA Posts: 53	Re: Convert HD footages to SD Thank you Joss. I will try your way. Hope it works.