DVD conversion questions

[Stickboy42]

Hey there!

So here is the deal: I've edited a movie in 1080p in Final Cut Pro X. I've exported a Apple ProRes HQ version of my film with Compressor 4, and burned it. The problem is, as I'm sure you already know, that the quality sucks. The gorgeous footage we took looks washed out and grainy.

I know full well that DVDs do not support HD. But when you go buy a DVD in the store, the quality is fantastic. What am I doing wrong? I have the CS5 suite with Adobe Encore if I need to use it. I know there is a way to make my footage look awesome on a DVD, I just don't have any idea how!

I know this isn't an easy question, but I really have no clue where else to ask. I know the big studios have huge budgets to make their DVDs look amazing, but as far as I'm aware, they are using Adobe Encore or DVD Studio Pro to design the DVDs. What settings should I be using to make my footage look good?

Any help would be absolutely amazing. Thanks!

-David

[davexnet]

What are the specs of the Apple Prores file you exported?

What did you use to encode said file to DVD ?

[edDV]

Hey there!

So here is the deal: I've edited a movie in 1080p in Final Cut Pro X. I've exported a Apple ProRes HQ version of my film with Compressor 4, and burned it. The problem is, as I'm sure you already know, that the quality sucks. The gorgeous footage we took looks washed out and grainy.

I know full well that DVDs do not support HD. But when you go buy a DVD in the store, the quality is fantastic. What am I doing wrong? I have the CS5 suite with Adobe Encore if I need to use it. I know there is a way to make my footage look awesome on a DVD, I just don't have any idea how!

It starts with the source. What is it? 24p? Other?

How do we know what you are doing?

What are your encoding settings?

How are you playing the result?

[johns0]

Stickboy42-Please do not cross post,i deleted your other thread.