Antons Video Productions
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Using TmpgEnc Video Mastering Works 5 for downscaling EDIUS HD to PAL SD or NTSC SD with superb results, no downscaling artifacts, ideal for DVD production.
Make the following prefetch cache settings for further improvement
Now you are ready to get started
1. Export your EDIUS timeline to Canopus HQ Fine Quality or Canopus Lossless. Be sure Edius project setting is set to Standard Color space conversion.
2. Start Mastering Works 5 and start a new project in Normal Mode
3. Click Add File and browse for the Canopus HQ
4. Sometimes the field order is not detected correctly, make sure you set it to interlaced if the source is interlaced, otherwise leave it on progressive
5. Click Filters
6. Select Picture resize filer and set like below for best results
7. Click Format and choose DVD-Video standard MPEG file
If your required output target is Canopus HQ.avi stop right here and jump to step 17
8. Choose your Video System, use CBR for short programs, VBR for long ones with 90min or more duration when using single layer DVD
9. set video bitrate to 7700 maximum and set audio to 256
10. Choose Elementary Video and Audio (in most cases) and then unlock the template with MPEG output button
11. Close the GOP and set the number of frames
12. In Advanced, set as below
13. Save the Template and type a suitable name
14. Click Encode and choose Export or Batch Export in case you want to encode more files
15. Next time you need to do a DVD, use the custom template and all you need to do is adjust the bitrate if needed in order to fit the content on the single layer or dual layer DVD.
16. The size indicator gives a clear picture of how full the disk will be as you adjust the bitrate, make sure you allow some overhead for the menu if needed.
This completes downscale and output to DVD compliant files
Optional output
17. Choose AVI file output
18. Type the desired width and height, and choose progressive or interlaced depending on your source, choose Canopus HQ and set quality to Online Fine
19. make sure audio is set to 48000 Hz
20. Start a new EDIUS SD interlaced or progressive 16:9 project depending on your source file, right click the file and notice that aspect and field order are incorrect, in case of interlaced file. (Note that Edius disk burner will be unavailable when working in progressive projects)
21. Correct field order (if file is interlaced) and aspect ratio
Download my Pal 720x576 16:9 DVD Template
(place in Documents/TmpgEnc/...Mastering Works 5/Template/Export folder)
Download my Pal Blu-ray 1920x1080 Interlaced Template
(place in Documents/TmpgEnc/...Mastering Works 5/Template/Export folder)
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