MPEG2 Artifacts w/ Compressor 3.0.3
by Robert Allan
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Jun 20, 2008 at 12:39:44 pm
I'm working on my first HD downconvert to SD DVD; I'm exporting FCP Movies of 1080i 60 project. That source file is placed into Compressor. I'm encoding multiple clips to MPEG2 at around 6mbps and changing field dominance to progressive. I just updated my Final Cut Studio 2 to Compressor 3.0.3. I'm having intermittent problems with the encodes.
I have 13 "bonus material" clips, each running anywhere from 2 to 6 minutes in length. The resulting MPEG2 files are either totally fine, or they start to get increasingly blotchy; like the dirty DVD you rent from Blockbuster. It never happens at the same point in time, but in the bad encodes it consistently starts fine, then starts to show artifacts, then gets totally blotchy by the end of the clip. It almost happens in a pulsating fashion, like every second or so. I recompress the bad clips with mixed success. Anyway, I'm looking for help before I try to encode the main 60 minute feature. Thanks for your help.
Re: MPEG2 Artifacts w/ Compressor 3.0.3 by Daniel Low on Jun 20, 2008 at 1:18:59 pm
How are you viewing these clips?
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Re: MPEG2 Artifacts w/ Compressor 3.0.3 by Robert Allan on Jun 21, 2008 at 12:02:36 am
Once Compressor has made the MPEG2 and the AC-3 files for the clip, I'm dragging them into DVD Studio Pro 4 as a "track" and then watching that track in the Simulator. Thanks for any help...
Re: MPEG2 Artifacts w/ Compressor 3.0.3 by Daniel Low on Jun 21, 2008 at 9:52:01 am
I've never used the simulator to do anything other than to test menu functionality.
Have you tried playing the files in Quicktime player, VLC or actually burning a DVD?
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Re: MPEG2 Artifacts w/ Compressor 3.0.3 by Daniel Low on Jun 21, 2008 at 5:43:32 pm
Please provide detailed information on the settings you are using.
Including:
Datarate
CBR or VBR
1 or 2 pass
Deinterlace applied?
etc
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Re: MPEG2 Artifacts w/ Compressor 3.0.3 by Daniel Low on Jun 21, 2008 at 6:28:40 pm
You can't really do much other than increase the datarate.
What is the footage of?
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