rendering old 4:3 DVD for internet

Randy Brown wrote on 12/24/2012, 11:10 AM

Hi,
I have an old DVD (something I shot years ago) I now have on the timeline (burned the TS file to DVD and used the camcorder disc import) and it doesn't look awful but I need to cut out a few chunks and render to the best internet settings...if I choose show match properties only it only shows audio templates.
Any suggestions on the best way to do this?
Thanks very much,
Randy

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rs170a wrote on 12/24/2012, 11:39 AM

Randy, if you're running Pro 10, use the Sony AVC Internet 640x480-30p preset.
With Pro 11 and newer, use the MainConcept Internet 640x480-30p preset.
You can try the Internet 1280x720-30p preset but, depending on the quality of your source footage, it might not look that good.

Mike

Randy Brown wrote on 12/24/2012, 12:53 PM

Hey Mike... I tried that and it looked okay but the dissolves were real blocky....after that I tried Sony AVC/memory stick sd ntsc 6256 and it looks a lot better but the size is huge comparitively so I've marked both as favorites to choose from in the future.
Thanks very much Mike!

rs170a wrote on 12/24/2012, 1:54 PM

Randy, the bit rate for the 640x480-30p preset is very low (2,000,000) in comparison to the Internet 1280x720-30p which is 8,000,000 so try increasing the bit rate on the 640x480-30p preset as it will help a lot.
Good luck with it and merry Christmas!!

Mike

Randy Brown wrote on 12/24/2012, 10:08 PM

Thanks Mike, what do you think I should try, say 5,000,000 to see what the quality/size ratio works out to be?
Thanks again,
Randy

rs170a wrote on 12/25/2012, 5:16 AM

Randy, I'd go up in 2,000,000 increments until you find your optimum quality/size ratio.

Mike

Randy Brown wrote on 12/25/2012, 8:44 AM

Will do Mike, Merry Christmas and thank you for all your help though the years sir!

Randy

TheHappyFriar wrote on 12/25/2012, 11:44 AM

What if you just re-render it to mpeg-2 (VBR template?) & then upload that to you youtube (assuming that's where you want it). It shouldn't re-compress, just join the files, and you'll be uploading the highest quality you'll get off the disc.