Recompression problem

blurred wrote on 8/9/2004, 6:23 PM

Is there a way to avoid recompressing an MPEG-2 file that has modifications, like choosing interlacing with top field first and selecting high VBRs? I think the recompression will result in loss of video quality, which I'd like to avoid, if I can.

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bStro wrote on 8/9/2004, 6:31 PM

Just make sure that 1) your MPEG2 files are DVD-compliant and 2) your Project settings (or the individual clip settings in the Optimize DVD window) match those of your videos. As long as these two things are true, DVDA couldn't care less what field order you use or what your bitrate is set at.

Rob

blurred wrote on 8/9/2004, 7:11 PM

These suggestions are a big help. I'm trying a test now with these two conditions in mind. I'll let you know how the nurned DVD turns out.