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1. cfg_2451,

Dec 29, 2012 6:21 AM in reply to Aida-filmmaker

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We can't read your mind. You must tell us explicitly about your source footage, your intentions for it, how you are trying to get there, and what you see that's actually wrong -- in other words, you have to define for us what you mean by "very poor". if you want help.

I personally have taken a lot of 1080p30 AVCHD footage through PPro to Encore via AME for output on DVD, and the results have been excellent. As much resolution as the DVD can handle (which is a lot less than the 1080p30 source footage contains, but it's a DVD and not a BD so this is expected), excellent color and gradation, excellent sound. I know it can work.

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2. Ann Bens,

Dec 29, 2012 6:42 AM in reply to cfg_2451

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Its all be discussed in this thread.

http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1120914?tstart=0

If OP cannot even produce descend quality dvd with Avisynth or Frameserving then somewhere down the line OP is making an user error of somesort.

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3. Jim Simon,

Dec 29, 2012 9:12 AM in reply to Aida-filmmaker

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When the HD footage is exported to MPEG2 DVD (or other downscaling), the results are very poor!!!

CS6 actually does a very good job of downscaling if you have either CUDA acceleration turned on, or Maximum Render Quality checked in the export settings. It will not look as good as the original, which is simply not possible. But it will look very good for DVD.

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4. John T Smith,

Dec 29, 2012 9:48 AM in reply to Aida-filmmaker

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I use CS5 http://forums.adobe.com/thread/652694 to convert AVCHD to DVD, and have excellent results

ADDED... look at these... I have NOT used either, but both have been recommended in the past

CCE Basic for coding http://www.cinemacraft.com/en/

or Grass Valley Procoder http://www.grassvalley.com/products/procoder_3

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5. Aida-filmmaker,

Dec 29, 2012 1:07 PM in reply to Ann Bens

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I did tried all.

No good results. As I told above, only the tool Imtoo Video Converter Ultimate has alittle bit better result.

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6. Aida-filmmaker,

Dec 29, 2012 1:09 PM in reply to Jim Simon

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Hi Jim,

CUDA acceleration turned on: YES

Maximum Render Quality checked: YES

Results are poor.

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7. Aida-filmmaker,

Dec 29, 2012 1:10 PM in reply to John T Smith

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Hi John,

thank you for the links and suggestions.

I will try them and give you a feedback.

Bye

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8. Aida-filmmaker,

Dec 29, 2012 1:23 PM in reply to Aida-filmmaker

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Hi John,

unfortunately, there is no trial software from CinemaCraft and GrassVAlley.

I cannot see any relationship between TreByte software and my problem.

Regards

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9. Jim Simon,

Dec 30, 2012 7:33 PM in reply to Aida-filmmaker

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Results are poor.

Chances are it's your expectations that are too high.

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10. PMK3,

Jan 2, 2013 6:41 AM in reply to Aida-filmmaker

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Hi Aida-filmmaker,

Does this sample 2012_Weihnachtsmusikcal_Schule_13-12_1-pmk3.mpg that can be downloaded from here: https://www.bredbandsbolaget.se/portlet-b2-serviceportal/storage/b1317 06/PMK3/ also have the same "poor quality"

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11. Stan Jones,

Jan 2, 2013 7:17 AM in reply to PMK3

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downloaded from here:

Acts like it is trying to load; not the usual download. I'm leery of anything that doesn't prompt me for where to load. And can't do a "save target as."

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12. PMK3,

Jan 2, 2013 9:50 AM in reply to Stan Jones

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Stan Jones wrote:

downloaded from here:
Acts like it is trying to load; not the usual download. I'm leery of anything that doesn't prompt me for where to load. And can't do a "save target as."

I have uploaded a zip file instead of the mpg file, so you should now get a prompt asking you were you want to save the zip file when you click on the icon.

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13. PMK3,

Jan 3, 2013 8:51 PM in reply to PMK3

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The OP doesn't seem's to be around here anymore,so I have removed the sample.

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14. Jon Geddes,

Jan 7, 2013 4:31 PM in reply to PMK3

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hd2sd with AviSynth produces studio quality results. It doesn't really get any better than that. The most sophisticated algorithms are used, with completely customizable options to tweak it to your liking. If it looked poor quality, it was due to incorrect settings or unrealistic expectations for SD.

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