Volstag
2007 July 26th, 00:04
Hey all,
Like the title says, I'd like to do all my shooting in 60i, edit/downconvert (or vice versa), then burn to SD DVD for distribution. I'm currently using Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 along with HDVSplit, MPEG StreamClip, VirtualDub and a trial copy of Tmpgenc.
The problem that I'm currently having is that the MPEG encoder in PrEL appears to, quite frankly, suck. All the test SD DVDs that I've burnt over the past month of extensive experimentation are pretty poor quality. The colors are washed out, and the picture is exceedingly soft... it almost looks like it's out of focus. I just encoded my first mpeg from tmpgenc, at 8000 kbps, and you can easily tell the difference between the mpeg export from PrEl (at highest quality, 9 Mbps CBR).
For the longest time I thought I was going crazy, until I found the following thread over on dvinfo.net: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=70792
My current workflow, or the closest match anyway, is rated a 2 out of 10 (w/ regards to video quality).
I'm so fed up with this problem that I'm at the point where I'm willing to throw money at it (if that's what it takes). If there's anyone out there who shoots in HDV and distributes in SD DVD, I'd love to hear what tools, NLEs, and workflows you're employing. I'd also love to hear what kind of quality you're seeing on the finished product.
While I like Elements, a part of me feels that I need to move up to something more robust -- like Vegas 7, for example. But for all I know that might not be enough. Would it be better to start segmenting my workflow across various platforms.... like a dedicated NLE, a dedicated encoder, a dedicated authoring/burning tool?
Ideally I'd like to have a "silver bullet" solution, but such a thing might not exist.
One final question (before my next one :hv20-smilie03: ), how necessary is Aspect HD? I feel like I can't read anything about any HDV cam w/o Aspect/Prospect HD getting mentioned.
Thanks in advance,
V
Like the title says, I'd like to do all my shooting in 60i, edit/downconvert (or vice versa), then burn to SD DVD for distribution. I'm currently using Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 along with HDVSplit, MPEG StreamClip, VirtualDub and a trial copy of Tmpgenc.
The problem that I'm currently having is that the MPEG encoder in PrEL appears to, quite frankly, suck. All the test SD DVDs that I've burnt over the past month of extensive experimentation are pretty poor quality. The colors are washed out, and the picture is exceedingly soft... it almost looks like it's out of focus. I just encoded my first mpeg from tmpgenc, at 8000 kbps, and you can easily tell the difference between the mpeg export from PrEl (at highest quality, 9 Mbps CBR).
For the longest time I thought I was going crazy, until I found the following thread over on dvinfo.net: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=70792
My current workflow, or the closest match anyway, is rated a 2 out of 10 (w/ regards to video quality).
I'm so fed up with this problem that I'm at the point where I'm willing to throw money at it (if that's what it takes). If there's anyone out there who shoots in HDV and distributes in SD DVD, I'd love to hear what tools, NLEs, and workflows you're employing. I'd also love to hear what kind of quality you're seeing on the finished product.
While I like Elements, a part of me feels that I need to move up to something more robust -- like Vegas 7, for example. But for all I know that might not be enough. Would it be better to start segmenting my workflow across various platforms.... like a dedicated NLE, a dedicated encoder, a dedicated authoring/burning tool?
Ideally I'd like to have a "silver bullet" solution, but such a thing might not exist.
One final question (before my next one :hv20-smilie03: ), how necessary is Aspect HD? I feel like I can't read anything about any HDV cam w/o Aspect/Prospect HD getting mentioned.
Thanks in advance,
V