The BEST display quality DVD settings

karlui · Post by **karlui** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 6:37 pm

Hello,

I used MSP6 for years & just upgraded to MSP7 recently. Now, I would like to create the best display quality DVD to play from a non-progressive scan DVD Player on a non-progressive scan NTSC TV. What are the settings I should use? (The project will include Digital JPG images (5M pixels) & miniDV footage in SP mode) Should I capture them in MPEG format in Video Capture V7 (in what compression)?

After studied the manual & from the my past experience, I have the following settings...

Project settings in MSP7
Edit in MPEG format?
Select perform non-square pixel rendering
Select apply video filters
TV standard = NTSC drop frame (29.97 fps)
Frame type = lower Field First
Compression/media type = NTSC DVD
Select Two-pass encode
Audio format = LPCM audio

Preference in MSP7
Select apply color filter for NTSC
Audio cross-fade resampling = Linear
Default field order option = Lower Field First
Default stretch mode = stretch

Please let me know if the above settings are the BEST. Thanks.

Karl

DVDDoug · Post by **DVDDoug** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:17 pm

Your MPEG encoding should be last.

MPEG is not meant to be edited. You can cut & splice, but it is lossy compression and true-editing (filters, transitions, etc.) require the video to be decoded and re-coded, (two lossy compressions).

For the best quality, use the highest bitrate and the highest resolution (for MPEG conversion.) If the result won't fit on a DVD, you'll have to use a lower bitrate.

I don't have MSP, but when editing MPEGs (with transitions) using Video Studio, I've experienced the infamous A/V sync problem.

LPCM is the higest-fidelity audio... Dolby (AC3) and MPEG are lossy. However AC3 is quite good, and it will give you more space for higher-quality video... if you need it.

Off the top of my head... I'd say if your DVD is less than an hour you shouldn't worry about compressing the audio. If it's longer than 90 minutes, you should consider compressing the audio.

karlui · Post by **karlui** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:45 am

DVDDoug,

Thank you for your reply. I have Adobe Encore which will create the best display quality DVD & will fit into a single DVD. Therefore, I am thinking I should capture & edit in DV Video Type-1 format (just like what I did in the past). The output will be a single AVI file. Then use the above software to create a DVD.

Karl