5D Mk II HD to DVD

Wayne Avanson · April 15th, 2010, 02:48 AM

Thanks Ben and although it's all on PC and Premier etc, there were a few snippets of info that might help me.

Paul Russell · April 19th, 2010, 01:35 AM

I don't know if this will help you but when I shoot for DVD DVD, which is still quite frequent, I shoot HD at the native resolution of the target destination (60i for NTSC, 50i for PAL), then de-interlace using Vegas and render the MPEG2 output in PAL or NTSC widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio, 6Mbps average bit rate.

The big advantage with shooting HD is that you can make NTSC or PAL crops without losing quality, effectively reframing or enlarging the picture.

Steve Cahill · April 27th, 2010, 03:41 AM

Here is a solution for PAL with presets @
Apple - Downloads - Final Cut Studio - 5DtoFCP

Paul Russell · April 27th, 2010, 04:47 AM

and it looks like Premier CS5 will be supporting the Canon H.264 codec native

Roy Niswanger · April 27th, 2010, 01:06 PM

When I first got my 5DMK2 I wanted to make the best DVD from the HD footage using Windows and Sony Vegas...I jumped in on this thread here and P. Ford gave me a lot of help: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/what-hap...quality-5.html

-Roy

Ryan Mueller · June 22nd, 2010, 09:41 AM

Has anyone developed a solid FCP workflow for taking 5DII footage to DVD? I have struggled with this for a while now.

Tony Davies-Patrick · June 22nd, 2010, 03:58 PM

I simply convert the 25p HD files to PAL Avi 16:9 then drop onto the timeline. This makes it also easy to mix with original SD footage AVi files on the same timeline. Then when your project authoring is complete, just convert to Mpeg2 and burn to DVD. It produces very good quality DVDs.

April 15th, 2010, 02:48 AM	#16
Wayne Avanson Major Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire UK Posts: 496	Thanks Ben and although it's all on PC and Premier etc, there were a few snippets of info that might help me. __________________ Avey theactionhouse.com

April 27th, 2010, 03:41 AM	#18
Steve Cahill Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 321	Here is a solution for PAL with presets @ Apple - Downloads - Final Cut Studio - 5DtoFCP __________________ Regards Steve

June 22nd, 2010, 03:58 PM	#22
Tony Davies-Patrick Trustee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Worldwide Posts: 1,589	I simply convert the 25p HD files to PAL Avi 16:9 then drop onto the timeline. This makes it also easy to mix with original SD footage AVi files on the same timeline. Then when your project authoring is complete, just convert to Mpeg2 and burn to DVD. It produces very good quality DVDs. __________________ www.WILDCARP.com www.NIKON.me.uk

April 19th, 2010, 01:35 AM	#17
Paul Russell New Boot Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Singapore Posts: 12	I don't know if this will help you but when I shoot for DVD DVD, which is still quite frequent, I shoot HD at the native resolution of the target destination (60i for NTSC, 50i for PAL), then de-interlace using Vegas and render the MPEG2 output in PAL or NTSC widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio, 6Mbps average bit rate. The big advantage with shooting HD is that you can make NTSC or PAL crops without losing quality, effectively reframing or enlarging the picture.

April 27th, 2010, 04:47 AM	#19
Paul Russell New Boot Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Singapore Posts: 12	and it looks like Premier CS5 will be supporting the Canon H.264 codec native

April 27th, 2010, 01:06 PM	#20
Roy Niswanger Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 30	When I first got my 5DMK2 I wanted to make the best DVD from the HD footage using Windows and Sony Vegas...I jumped in on this thread here and P. Ford gave me a lot of help: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/what-hap...quality-5.html -Roy

June 22nd, 2010, 09:41 AM	#21
Ryan Mueller Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Highlands Ranch, CO Posts: 336	Has anyone developed a solid FCP workflow for taking 5DII footage to DVD? I have struggled with this for a while now.