Encoding

[ribac]

I need to encode the footage from Premiere Pro,using Mainconcept encoder.
My footage is 70minutes from vacation.
What would be good setting?? VBR 2pass or CBR?? Also should I consider I,P frames ,lower field(DV)??
I'm kind of lost here and I need to send my video out..
Thanks for help

[edDV]

For best DVD quality from a DV camcorder source, I'd use 8-8.5 Mb/s CBR which will fit the 62 minute MiniDV tape to a single DVD.

High bitrate CBR is appropriate for handheld camcorder sources. Shakey camcorder shots need maximum bitrate.

[ribac]

Thanks for reply.I was just asking because I was told If I use bitrate calculator which gives me more then 7mbs I should use 7mb CBR as maximum due to errors during playing on standalone DVD player
If I use like u said 8-8.5 how much space is going to fill it out??It won't waste of space on DVD??

[edDV]

Thanks for reply.I was just asking because I was told If I use bitrate calculator which gives me more then 7mbs I should use 7mb CBR as maximum due to errors during playing on standalone DVD player
If I use like u said 8-8.5 how much space is going to fill it out??It won't waste of space on DVD??

Some DVD players may have problems with 8Mb/s bitrates but to be in standard they are supposed to play up to the maximum 9.something Mb/s.

A MiniDV tape uses 25Mb/s for video. Reducing this to 8Mb/s MPeg2 for DVD reduces quality. This quality reduction is compounded when the material is hand held shakey video that resists MPeg2 interframe compression. MiniDV sources need all the bitrate you can give them.

If I use like u said 8-8.5 how much space is going to fill it out??It won't waste of space on DVD??

Not sure what you mean. A MiniDV tape records 62 min. A DVD @8.5Mb/s is approximately the same number of minutes. It depends on how you include audio. PCM audio (1536Mb/s) will limit video bitrate if you desire 62 minutes on a DVD and PCM audio. Use the bitrate calculator if you are pushing the limit.