Formatting Question

[mac4lifeOG]

Im am currently transferring VHS tapes to DVD. Im using Final Cut Pro to capture. My standard procedure has just been exporting as a final cut quicktime file with chapter menus and then burning with iDVD. Is there a better alternative for quality, space, etc. I read that MPEG 2-would work. Any thoughts, advice? Thanks.

[DPA]

MPEG-2 is what DVDs that have movies on are written in and that would save space because the videos are being compressed. DVD Studio Pro compresses them to MPEG-2 files when you click burn so that is already taken care of. If anyone else has suggestions they would be appreciated by Mac4lifeOG and myself.

Thanks,
David

[LethalWolfe]

I'd suggest using Compressor and DVD Studio Pro as opposed to iDVD. You get more control over the process w/Compressor which means you can fit better looking video into a smaller file size. I know Compressor and DVD SP can look intimidating, but it's pretty easy to get down the basics.


Lethal