MPEG2 to DVD without quality loss at DVinfo.net

John Majoris · September 11th, 2009, 10:20 AM

Hi Folks,

We wound up going with the ChaseCam for our road video and the results are good. Now however we need to take that MPEG 2, edit, and burn to DVD with minimal loss of quality. iMovie (I can hear the snickers now!!) just isn't cutting it so does anyone have any suggestions? Right now this is a 1 time project so the budget is low.

Thanks!

John

William Hohauser · September 11th, 2009, 11:56 AM

What else do you have? Toast will make a very good DVD but the preset menus are lacking.

John Majoris · September 11th, 2009, 01:06 PM

Hi William,

We only have iDVD. I think that the issue that we are having is the conversion from MPEG 2 to MOV (so that iMovie can work with the files) is creating a quality loss.

Thanks,

John

William Hohauser · September 11th, 2009, 05:32 PM

Are you using MPEGStreamclip? If you are, make sure the quality slider is at 100%.

John Majoris · September 14th, 2009, 07:08 AM

Hi William,

Yes, we are. So far it comes the closest to the actual quality that we can find.

Thanks,

John

Noah Kadner · September 14th, 2009, 04:33 PM

Upgrade to DVD Studio Pro- that's the best way to get better control over quality.

Noah

William Hohauser · September 14th, 2009, 07:41 PM

Look with at the footage with VLC and see if the problem is with the original footage. I use MPEGStreamclip all the time and the resulting files are as close to the originals as you can expect. Near identical. Is the camera actually producing full resolution video files?

September 11th, 2009, 10:20 AM	#1
John Majoris New Boot Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Clinton NJ Posts: 5	MPEG2 to DVD without quality loss Hi Folks, We wound up going with the ChaseCam for our road video and the results are good. Now however we need to take that MPEG 2, edit, and burn to DVD with minimal loss of quality. iMovie (I can hear the snickers now!!) just isn't cutting it so does anyone have any suggestions? Right now this is a 1 time project so the budget is low. Thanks! John

September 11th, 2009, 11:56 AM	#2
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	What else do you have? Toast will make a very good DVD but the preset menus are lacking. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

September 11th, 2009, 05:32 PM	#4
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Are you using MPEGStreamclip? If you are, make sure the quality slider is at 100%. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

September 14th, 2009, 07:41 PM	#7
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Look with at the footage with VLC and see if the problem is with the original footage. I use MPEGStreamclip all the time and the resulting files are as close to the originals as you can expect. Near identical. Is the camera actually producing full resolution video files? __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

September 11th, 2009, 01:06 PM	#3
John Majoris New Boot Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Clinton NJ Posts: 5	Hi William, We only have iDVD. I think that the issue that we are having is the conversion from MPEG 2 to MOV (so that iMovie can work with the files) is creating a quality loss. Thanks, John

September 14th, 2009, 07:08 AM	#5
John Majoris New Boot Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Clinton NJ Posts: 5	Hi William, Yes, we are. So far it comes the closest to the actual quality that we can find. Thanks, John

September 14th, 2009, 04:33 PM	#6
Noah Kadner Better than Halle Berry Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 435	Upgrade to DVD Studio Pro- that's the best way to get better control over quality. Noah