still can't figure this thing out! HELP!!!!!

[lia]

Thank you for all the answers about me burning a 2 1/2 hr. movie using imovie in a dvd-r. Well..... I basically tried everything that was suggested and i keep getting either bad pixelation or out of sync audio. I decided to cut the movie into half ( i will be having 2 discs ). last thing i tried is Cleaner 6 and i set it according to all the info i can gather in this forum. Video was perfect but audio was mess up when i played it in Quicktime pro. I would have given up with this project except i really want to do this for my mom. I really need help step by step. If anyone is patient enough to help me with this, i'll really appreciate it. Plus you have my mom's appreciation too

[Frobozz]

I'm going to sound like a Grinch here, but I actually want to help - or at least make it easier for others to help.

You need to provide more information. What software and version are you using? Do you have Toast 6.0.7? What Mac are you using and does it have a Superdrive or external DVD burner? Cleaner 6 is a $550 application so apparently cost is no object to you.

Somehow you've captured a 2-1/2 hour movie from a VHS tape to your hard drive. Apparently you imported it to iMovie. You say you tried everything suggested earlier but something tells me you tried some things but not others. What did you actually try? What didn't work when you tried it?

What application were you going to use to author the video DVD after compressing with Cleaner? You could choose to make a disc image with Toast or DVD SP. Then you can mount the disc image and play that video with DVD Player to hear if the sound is still a mess.

If you've cut the movie into halves, what about using iDVD to create a DVD from each half?

I don't know what options you have available to work with.

[lia]

Sorry that i did not make myself clear. And thank you for answering back and pointing the problem to me.

I'm using 10.3.7 on a G5 2.5 ghz -2gb memory- superdrive. I used imovie via canopus 100 to capture the 2 1/2 hr. movie(made in 1930's so it's not that great) Things i have tried:

1. created a disc image using Toast 6 then compress it with popcorn and then burned it on a disc.--result- Since the movie IS 2 1/2 hr. - in a 73 inch TV, pixelation is very noticeable. sound is also out of sync.

2. Tried MMT EZ tried the bitrare 3500, i think- i forgot -then toast.--still out of sync.

I decided to cut it into 2 discs so i can use idvd. --s0 i did and its great except there's a loud hissing noise in the background. So i looked around, and someone post that cleaner 6 ( which i bought out of frustration- an expensive mistake- when i was trying to convert Sapphire and Steele , from PAl to NTSC- another story) will be able to clean video and audio at the same time. Used MPEG-2 settings- played in it Quicktime pro with that MPEG 2 codec. And it's still out of sync big time. I did not try to play it with the dvd player. I 'm planning to do it again with cleaner6 if i can, because that's the only one i think will really make the movie a little better.
All the software i have are those that i mentioned.
TIA

[pixeljammedia]

Try this:
• Find your iMovie project folder and open up the Quicktime referrence movie in Quicktime Pro.
• Scrub through to make sure that the audio is in synch
• Save the Movie as a self-contained Quicktime movie.
• Use Mpeg2Works to create your DVD at the proper bitrate.

[Frobozz]

Thanks for the extra info.

Let's start with the captured movie in iMovie. Does the audio play in sync there?

Did you use the iDVD link in iMovie to export it to iDVD?

There really shouldn't be an audio sync problem when importing via a Canopus ADVC 100 directly into iMovie. The fact that iMovie imports the video in 2 GB segments is to prevent the sync problem that is inherent with large QuickTime captures. The hissing noise also is bizarre.

It makes sense to me that the low bit rate or requanitization required to fit the entire movie on a single-layer DVD doesn't look great on a 73" TV.