windtalk Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 If you're after widescreen, I would just output your image at 864x480. That's going to give you a nice 16:9 aspect ratio, and you can dump that into your editing software and easily export for either computer or DVD use. High def image size is cool and all, but certainly not necessary for widescreen. what I need to make is a DVD that can be play on a DVD player, and I don't know what kind of TV the client will use. in this case, what is the best resolution you would suggest ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrvr1 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 what I need to make is a DVD that can be play on a DVD player, and I don't know what kind of TV the client will use. in this case, what is the best resolution you would suggest ? I'd still stay with 864x480; pixel aspect ratio at 1. If played on a widescreen TV it will fit perfectly. If played on a standard 4:3 tv or through a projector it will just have the black bars at the top and bottom like any widescreen film shown on a standard tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrvr1 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Hi, Are you also exporting MPEG2 directly from premiere? How is the quality? Do text edges remain crisp and clear? The reason I ask is because as i have mentioned before, we have not been using premiere, and many of our methods have failed to provide crisp quality. Thanks, rnx. The only thing I would ask is why would you want to use MPEG2? Just curious because it's really a bit of an old beasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnx Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 The only reasons for using mpeg2 is for previews/sending to client to watch on dvd player or for showreels. DVDs seem to the defacto demand here by most clients/agencies for preview purposes. rnx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrvr1 Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 The only reasons for using mpeg2 is for previews/sending to client to watch on dvd player or for showreels. DVDs seem to the defacto demand here by most clients/agencies for preview purposes. rnx Do you have an option to export as mpeg2DVD? It offers better compression at higher quality for your DVD use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnx Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Do you have an option to export as mpeg2DVD? It offers better compression at higher quality for your DVD use. Not sure i understand. Which program are you talking about? Where would this option be available? Is it another mpeg2 codec? rnx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrvr1 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Not sure i understand. Which program are you talking about? Where would this option be available? Is it another mpeg2 codec? rnx. Heh. Mpeg2DVD is an encoder plugin that's available on a number of software platforms, and it's better than straight mpeg2 for DVD authoring. What program are you using to create your DVDs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chow choppe Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 good thread cheers all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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