Anyone still burning DVD's? at DVinfo.net

David Chapman · November 26th, 2011, 11:56 AM

I made a DVD today. It's been about 3 years since I had the need, but dang it DVD Studio Pro worked quickly and no problems on Lion (even with FCPX and Compressor 4 installed).

Just thought I'd throw this one in there:
If you are making 16:9 content on a SD DVD, the best option is 16:9 Letterbox (vs Pan and Scan and both).

Les Wilson · November 26th, 2011, 03:44 PM

Yes. It's still a popular distribution scheme in less connected areas and for repeat presentation such as classrooms. IMHO

William Hohauser · November 26th, 2011, 04:16 PM

DVDs everyday. BluRays once a month at most. Internet or server files, a couple of times a week.

Ed Fiebke · November 26th, 2011, 09:18 PM

Yes. . . burn DVDs more often than I wish I was. Also "print" on top of them with my trusty Epson Stylus Photo R200 ink-jet printer. One. . . at. . . a. . . time. . .

The burning and the ink-jet printing is my least favorite part of the "production" process.

Someday I'll purchase one of those multi-burn-and-print burner/printer thingys.

While still working with standard definition video, Apple's DVD Studio Pro has been very good to me. :-)

David Chapman · November 27th, 2011, 10:25 AM

I just hate seeing how any footage or animation looks on an SD DVD. I think MPEG-2 is horrible.

But, thank goodness we can still make them if we need to.

William Hohauser · November 27th, 2011, 10:43 AM

Shouldn't look bad. I frequently create DVDs for projection in movie theaters and they look as good as DV tape if the compression is kept low.

Mark Ahrens · November 29th, 2011, 06:10 AM

All the time. I avoid the hassle of Studio Pro and simply use Compressor's direct to dvd or AVCHD with custom title screen. I have a call for one off burns down the road, so i go to disc.img and burn with toast (for SD dvds) - adding ROM files in the Toast step as needed.
I'm happy with the workflow, as i don't have a stockpiled library of physical dvds hogging my shelves like i used to. I wish i could do the same for AVCHD dvds.

I've been on the fence with getting a proper BluRay burner and media . . . most projects are less than 30 minutes and the AVCHD dvds look great and couldn't be easier.

Daniel Epstein · November 29th, 2011, 09:37 PM

Actually burned a few recently and found using Compressor to make the DVD file was much better looking than letting DVD Studio Pro do the conversion. Source was DVCPRO HD and had a lot fewer artifacts with compressor than DVD Studio Pro conversion. Workflow is slower but seems much cleaner.

Mark Ahrens · November 30th, 2011, 06:53 AM

Compressor's much faster too!

Brian David Melnyk · December 1st, 2011, 02:43 AM

unfortunately, yes.
Just burned a test DVD of beautiful 5D footage (FCP>Compressor>DVDSP) that looked wonderful when played on the computer> 32" HDTV hooked up as a monitor.
and then i played it through a DVD player> HDTV (not HDMI).
and then i cried.

Taky Cheung · December 1st, 2011, 03:00 AM

Still doing it! For my wedding customers, with professional designed DVDs and Blurays, the brides can relate their wedding DVD as hollywood movies. =)

Tom Hardwick · December 1st, 2011, 03:19 AM

Me too - I love DVDs. Really cheap, really reliable, easily printed, you can post them for peanuts, they can be played anywhere, by anyone, in the car, laptop, desktop, under the TV. The word ubiquitous sings with the letters DVD.

Not so with BD. It sure looks better but but only if you can play it. The b & g may want a BD, but all their guests want DVD, that's for sure.

So what's not to like? Upscaled into a big 1080 TV DVDs can look just wonderful.

tom.

November 26th, 2011, 11:56 AM	#1
David Chapman Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 346	Anyone still burning DVD's? I made a DVD today. It's been about 3 years since I had the need, but dang it DVD Studio Pro worked quickly and no problems on Lion (even with FCPX and Compressor 4 installed). Just thought I'd throw this one in there: If you are making 16:9 content on a SD DVD, the best option is 16:9 Letterbox (vs Pan and Scan and both). __________________ David Chapman www.davechapfilms.com

November 26th, 2011, 03:44 PM	#2
Les Wilson Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 3,014	Re: Anyone still burning DVD's? Yes. It's still a popular distribution scheme in less connected areas and for repeat presentation such as classrooms. IMHO

November 26th, 2011, 04:16 PM	#3
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Re: Anyone still burning DVD's? DVDs everyday. BluRays once a month at most. Internet or server files, a couple of times a week. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

November 26th, 2011, 09:18 PM	#4
Ed Fiebke Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Lebanon, New York Posts: 240	Re: Anyone still burning DVD's? Yes. . . burn DVDs more often than I wish I was. Also "print" on top of them with my trusty Epson Stylus Photo R200 ink-jet printer. One. . . at. . . a. . . time. . . The burning and the ink-jet printing is my least favorite part of the "production" process. Someday I'll purchase one of those multi-burn-and-print burner/printer thingys. While still working with standard definition video, Apple's DVD Studio Pro has been very good to me. :-) __________________ iMac Pro (3.2 GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon W ): OS X 10.15.6; 64 GBs RAM; Radeon Pro Vega 64X 16 GB graphics; 2 TB internal SSD; 3 external SSDs; MOTU 828ES

November 27th, 2011, 10:25 AM	#5
David Chapman Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 346	Re: Anyone still burning DVD's? I just hate seeing how any footage or animation looks on an SD DVD. I think MPEG-2 is horrible. But, thank goodness we can still make them if we need to. __________________ David Chapman www.davechapfilms.com

November 27th, 2011, 10:43 AM	#6
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Re: Anyone still burning DVD's? Shouldn't look bad. I frequently create DVDs for projection in movie theaters and they look as good as DV tape if the compression is kept low. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

November 29th, 2011, 06:10 AM	#7
Mark Ahrens Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Plantation, FL Posts: 239	Re: Anyone still burning DVD's? All the time. I avoid the hassle of Studio Pro and simply use Compressor's direct to dvd or AVCHD with custom title screen. I have a call for one off burns down the road, so i go to disc.img and burn with toast (for SD dvds) - adding ROM files in the Toast step as needed. I'm happy with the workflow, as i don't have a stockpiled library of physical dvds hogging my shelves like i used to. I wish i could do the same for AVCHD dvds. I've been on the fence with getting a proper BluRay burner and media . . . most projects are less than 30 minutes and the AVCHD dvds look great and couldn't be easier. __________________ Mark Ahrens www.heritagefilms.net

November 29th, 2011, 09:37 PM	#8
Daniel Epstein Trustee Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,267	Re: Anyone still burning DVD's? Actually burned a few recently and found using Compressor to make the DVD file was much better looking than letting DVD Studio Pro do the conversion. Source was DVCPRO HD and had a lot fewer artifacts with compressor than DVD Studio Pro conversion. Workflow is slower but seems much cleaner.

November 30th, 2011, 06:53 AM	#9
Mark Ahrens Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Plantation, FL Posts: 239	Re: Anyone still burning DVD's? Compressor's much faster too! __________________ Mark Ahrens www.heritagefilms.net

December 1st, 2011, 02:43 AM	#10
Brian David Melnyk Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Winnipeg Canada Posts: 532	Re: Anyone still burning DVD's? unfortunately, yes. Just burned a test DVD of beautiful 5D footage (FCP>Compressor>DVDSP) that looked wonderful when played on the computer> 32" HDTV hooked up as a monitor. and then i played it through a DVD player> HDTV (not HDMI). and then i cried.

December 1st, 2011, 03:00 AM	#11
Taky Cheung Inner Circle Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 2,114	Re: Anyone still burning DVD's? Still doing it! For my wedding customers, with professional designed DVDs and Blurays, the brides can relate their wedding DVD as hollywood movies. =) __________________ LA Color Pros Blog RODE Authorized Reseller . Comer LED Camera Lights . TakyBox HTML5 Menu Generator

December 1st, 2011, 03:19 AM	#12
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	Re: Anyone still burning DVD's? Me too - I love DVDs. Really cheap, really reliable, easily printed, you can post them for peanuts, they can be played anywhere, by anyone, in the car, laptop, desktop, under the TV. The word ubiquitous sings with the letters DVD. Not so with BD. It sure looks better but but only if you can play it. The b & g may want a BD, but all their guests want DVD, that's for sure. So what's not to like? Upscaled into a big 1080 TV DVDs can look just wonderful. tom.