Posted by Frank on 11/28/06 21:43

On 28 Nov 2006 04:57:27 -0800, in 'rec.video.production',
in article <Re: Exported AVi is of poor quality>,
pwilleke@gmail.com wrote:

>Hello,
>
>And here I am again!

Thank you for reporting back to us with your results.

>I did recreate all file, prepared the DVD files en had a look at them
>on the computerscreen.
>Oh no, there is still interlacing, but it is bettter, isn't it?

That's normal when viewing interlaced footage on a non-interlaced
computer display device, whether CRT or LCD. As previously mentioned,
this will not be a problem when viewed on a standard interlaced
television or monitor.

>Well, why not try anonther disc? So I threw in a new DVD-R and started
>to write the files to the DVD.
>
>By that time I had added a background title and some titles to the menu
>(only one page).
>
>When the DVD was ready, I went over to my standalone DVD player. I
>wanted to do the test on a tv screen. I put in the DVD. The menu
>appeared, nice and sharp, with music. The buttons were working. I
>selected Play Movie ....
>
>First some titles, these were also good in the previous version ... and
>than came the first image .... and it was of good quality!
>
>I fast forwaeded it a few times and saw that the quality was even good
>in places it was horrible on the previous DVD.

As expected.

>So, I have to thank the people over here that have been a great help!
>(also those whoms name I won't say ;-) !
>
>I've made the deadline for Friday and will -very proudly- show the
>movie to my colleagues.

Good luck!

>Up to this day only very few of them know the film will be showing. So,
>for most of them it will be a surprise! It's been twoo years since we
>went on that weekend. I think wome people just don't count on it any
>moore. They are in for a nice zurpise I hope?
>
>The only thing I will have to learn it to cut more in the tapes that I
>edit.

Yes, sometimes less is more, especially in editing film/video.

>I still ended up with 42 minutes of film. I think now that I could have
>made a better movie of maybe only 20 minutes. I will develop that skill
>in my next project.

Especially in business-related presentations -- which yours may or may
not be, I don't know -- generally the shorter the better, just be sure
to get your main points across to the audience. People tend to fall
asleep in long presentations and that's not desirable.

>Thanx a lot and I hope that I will be giving out advice very soon!
>Peter

Regards,

--
Frank, Independent Consultant, New York, NY
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