Exporting from Premiere 6.5 for DVDs

[shimonmor]

I have a movie I made in Premiere 6.5 from footage from a DV camera. I want to export it so I can burn it to DVD with Ulead DVD Workshop 2.

I exported it with the export function and used the default settings (MS DV AVI) and I quickly watched it in Windows Media Player before burning to DVD but it looks like any shots with motion have these horizontal "blur" lines which are annoying.

What's the best workflow method to get output from Premiere for a DVD with the highest video quality. It seems like I'm loosing something with the export function.

Thanks.

[daamon]

II exported it with the export function and used the default settings (MS DV AVI) and I quickly watched it in Windows Media Player before burning to DVD but it looks like any shots with motion have these horizontal "blur" lines which are annoying.

These are normal. Let me explain...

Footage taken by a DV camera is interlaced (look this up in the Glossary for info, top left of the page), and so DV AVI is interlaced too. All your editing and outputting to MS DV AVI will also be interlaced.

PC monitors display images progressively (look up "progressive scan" in the Glossary), and so interlaced footage will look exactly as you see it - whether it's DV AVI, MPEG2 etc.

This footage, when played on a TV, will (should) be OK. If you want to preview it on the PC monitor, use something like WinDVD or PowerDVD as these adjust interlaced footage for progressive display.

Hope that helps...

[shimonmor]

Thanks for a very good explanation. I just tried the file in PowerDVD and it looked fine. So, I'll go ahead and burn it to DVD.

So if I wanted to use the file exclusively on a computer then I would want to de-interlace it? Is that right?

[daamon]

Thanks for a very good explanation.

No problem - I like to try to give as much info in an initial response. It saves loads of questions back and forth...

I just tried the file in PowerDVD and it looked fine. So, I'll go ahead and burn it to DVD.

Result...

So if I wanted to use the file exclusively on a computer then I would want to de-interlace it? Is that right?

Yes. But as you've got PowerDVD, save yourself the time and hassle, and play it in that.

[shimonmor]

Thanks again!