Re: HDV sourced footage looks great edited in FCP, turns to crap when going to DVD Studio Pro

It's not clear if you are sending the project to Compressor from FCP, or exporting a self-contained or ref Quicktime which is my preferred method. Second thing is the data rate of 21mbps. That's way too high for a DVD (sounds like a program stream). The max spec (video + audio) for DVD is around 10mbps and most people rarely exceed 7mbps since a too-high data will choke certain players. Also use ac3 for your audio instead of aiff as it has a lower audio data rate with virtually the same quality.

John

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