MiniDV to DVD-R ?!!? Quality

[PetrDanhel]

Ineed help with this.
I capture from my Sony camcorder to PC with Adobe Premier Pro ( using AVI file) and after want burn on DVDR ( about 40minuts movie) I don't need menus.

1. But when I encore that to DVD format the video quality is not good.
I want quality like the original :P

2. Do I need different Encoder like cinemaCraft Encoder or MainConcept Encoder???Or is there other way to encore AVI file to DVD format ??
or just change the bit rate to higher like 9000 ???

3. Or is better to buy StandAlone DVD Recorder .Transfer DV Movie back to camcorder and after burn to DVDR on recorder.

4. Or buy dual layer PC DVD RW Burner (Sony 700A) so bigger movie can fit on DVD+R disk ???

Can somebody help me please.
Give me some good TIP Thanks

[joecav]

I am no expert, but when I put my DV movies to DVD I use Premiere too. After transferring the DV to the PC you get a DV-AVI and use Premiere to "export" the movie using the MainConcept encoder that's built into Premiere....After editing of course.

Before you export use the bitrate calculator to figure out the numbers you need to plug in then export.

The quality I get is pretty darned good, not perfect, but you shouldn't expect it to be.

[guns1inger]

I use Vegas, which also uses the MainConcept encoder. I usually use max 8200, min 4500, avg 6000, 2 pass vbr. Using mini-DV source with a reasonable amount of action, the average is usually around 5995. As I have probably done some colour correction and image tarting along the way (even used the movie looks filter on occassions when speed was not an issue), the output is usually superior to the source, even allowing for compression. If you are getting markedly lower quality after compression, then you are not doing something right.

I suggest you find a small section, maybe only a minute or two, that represents the type of footage you are working on. Try encoding with different setting until you find one that suits. For 40 minutes, you could even go CBR at 9000 and still fit (assuming you don't blow the balance with an LPCM audio track)

[zanos]

The results I get by doing this is shocking compared to a dvd recorder. You would think you'd get the same results or maybe even a little bit better but you don't. The resulting mpeg is sharp but contains alot of pixelation and I don't know why. It doesn't matter how high you adjust the bitrate or the encoding method. I have used tmpgenc and mainconcept and have gotten the same results.