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Setting a Dual-Layer DVD Break Point
Dual Layer break points are determined by where the VTS segments are located, not just which is the longest, or most logical, clip within which to place a break point.
Getting a DVD to Loop
Larry walks you through looping a DVD, along with reader feedback on how to those loops seamless.
Changing The Name of a DVD Created With a Compressor Template
David Scott was having a problem creating a DVD using a Compressor Template. Until he solved it. Here’s what he did.
Working With Blu-Ray Discs on a Mac Pro
If Blu-ray Discs are in your future as a Mac Pro user, you need to read this report from Michael Powles on installing a Blu-ray burner in a Mac.
FCP 7: Compression and DVD and High-Def
In this article, Larry Jordan answers a question about when to convert HD files to SD for editing in Final Cut Pro 7 or earlier.
H.264 Vs. X.264
H.264 and X.264 are two different development projects that result in two different codecs that both do the same thing: create H.264-compliant files.
Burning Questions
In this article we examine my personal favorite method to burn DVDs (Roxio Toast) as well as the most reliable way to burn a VIDEO_TS folder.
Protecting 16:9 Titles in 4:3 Title Safe
A subscriber, creating titles for a 16×9 movie that will go to SD DVD, writes in asking whether he keep his text in a 4×3 title safe grid. In response, we look at how Title Safe is defined.
Eliminating Compression Artifacts
An extensive email correspondence with editor/subscriber, Patrick Nugent, concerning some difficulties with video artifacting and the solutions he found, is summarized in this article.
Blu-Ray HD BluesÂ
A subscriber writes in asking for the best codec to use to get the great HD quality of her footage transferred onto a 4.7GB DVD, which is, unfortunately, a question with no easy solution.
What Is Color Sampling? Graeme Nattress
Technical Guru Graeme Nattress presents a lucid, and illustrated, explanation of why colors in DV, Betacam, and DVD are handled differently. If you do any kind of color work, you need to read this article.
Sizing Graphics for DVD
Nothing causes more confusion for video editors than trying to figure out how to size still images for video. I’ve written extensively about this in the past — which is referenced in this article — this is an additional follow-up.
