Convert a AVID DV Xpress file to?

[poker]

I have digitize some old super8 movies onto a AVID system DV Xpress and i simply wanna know what format i should export it to.

To .mov or to .avi?
Why should i export it to either .mov or .avi?

Is any format better?

There is an option in AVID where you can "same as source"
I guess it would be no better if you choose to sorenson3 or?

The bitrate? leave it alone?

then in TMPgenc i will convert from "file" to MPEG2 and now the Q
To 720x576 or 768x576?`
I use to convert it to 768x526 but creating a DVD later maybe require some other size.
Any other tip regarding encoding to MPEG2 is helpful

Hope someone outthere can help me a bit

[guns1inger]

If you are using tmpgenc to encode, then output as avi. If you have the disk space, output as uncompressed. If you don't have tons to spare, output as DV @720x576

[poker]

No im not using TMPgenc to generate a AVI file.
Im using AVID DV Xpress doing that.

So AVI uncompressed is the best option and the best quality?
Why not a .MOV file?

[Baldrick]

please try post in correct forum. converting is NOT authoring. i'm moving you.

[BJ_M]

use same as source - avid DV codec

[poker]

So same as source and in AVI-file uncompressed!

thanks

[BJ_M]

DV is compressed

[poker]

Yes DV is compressed..
I could used 1:1 in res but thats pretty overkill for some 20-30 years old super8 films so in this purpose AVID DV Xpress is perfectly fine.
It would be different if we are producing an education DVD which we had and digitize it all in 1:1 but geeeze you need hdd-space.

In res 425 noone will see the different in this qual.

So anyway.. about the output which would be in AVI uncompressed.
I feel i wont loss any picqual if i take an OP in this mode.

(we have serveral AVID system in case you all wonder)

[TheGame7]

Hi,

I have just used Avid Xpress Pro at work to edit some home movies...

I now need to export my final sequence to an .avi file so that I can then run that through tmpgenc to convert it to mpeg2 for burning onto DVD.

However, when I try to export to .avi, I am unable to do so as I always get a error message because the file size has exceeded 2GB. This is the same will different compressions of .avi.

Is there a work around?

I have tried searching and found it may be a Windows XP limitations and there was a suggestion to use Quicktime...

If I go this route, which export option and what settings do I use? (Film is captured origianlly in PAL format)?

And then, how will I use the quicktime file in TMPGEnc? As I have read about problems with this?

Thanks...

[BJ_M]

there is no limitation in xp .. it is a limitation of type 1 avi files ..

use type 2 compliant .. you can just export as dv in fact

[TheGame7]

How do I export to type 2?

[BJ_M]

it is in the settings in avid -- check the manual

[TheGame7]

I looked in the help and was unable to find anything on type 2 avi...

By going to file>export after highlighting my sequence, if I choose AVI - there are some codec options but nothing on type 2?

Any help much appreciated.

Thanks.

[TheGame7]

anyone?

[BJ_M]

i just checked and avid does not support this type avi - you have to use QT for over 2GB

only avid has this problem ..

[BJ_M]

now this is what avid says on thier forum ... i find it hard to believe that a DV based editor would have a 2GB avi file size limit -- i mean how does it print to tape ?

[TheGame7]

So if I do output to quicktime...

How can I then go on the convert from this to mpeg2? (For DVD)

I tried using TMGEnc with a 3rd party plugin - but it freezes after 10 or so %..

Any other ideas?

[BJ_M]

get sony vegas , or premiere pro or procoder or cinema craft....

also avid does come with a mpeg2 encoder for this purpose anyway ...

[TheGame7]

How different are the settings of encoding on these programs compared to TMPGEnc?

As I have followed the guide on digitalfaqs.com

Using a bitrate of 8000 for a full d1 PAL resolution in the CQ setting as well as the GOP settings etc.

The only filters I used was to crop the borders... (As the source is near digital).

[BJ_M]

avid comes with squeeze .. squeeze uses the main concept mpeg encoder ...

[TheGame7]

Squeeze hey...

I'll look for that.

I might also be able to get hold of CCE - does that encode QT video?

Any links to tutorials?

[BJ_M]

it would be on your installation cd's