Compressor/DVD Studio Pro v6 and FCP7?

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Compressor/DVD Studio Pro v6 and FCP7?

Can I use Compressor and DVD Studio Pro from version 6 with FCP7? I use a Macbook Pro 10.6.8 with FCP7

I'm trying to make a DVD and I keep getting a message in DVD Studio Pro : "Illegal angle situation. Only the main video angle will be simulated".

My sequence is in 1920x1080, Compressor: XDcam EX1080p25, Frame Rate 25.

I brought a self contained Quicktime into Compressor.

Selected Settings: DVD Best quality 90min. The Inspector said: 720x576, PAL, 25,

Allow job segmenting was selected. Should it be?

Frame Controls was ON. Should it be?

It produced an MP-2 6.2Mbps 2-pass.m2v file and a DolbyDigital Professional 2.0.ac3 file

I dragged them on the Track1 screen in DVD Studio Pro 4 and the Simulator gave me the "illegal angle situation" message.

Do you have any idea for a solution please? I have to fly out tomorrow and yo have the DVD done,,,

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.11), FCP 6

Posted on Sep 17, 2013 7:50 PM

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Answer 1

RatVega™

Level 4

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Sep 18, 2013 3:51 PM in response to RuthSchell

In a word, yes. As long as you are outputting your timeline as a master for compression, there is not linkage between FCP and Compressor/DVDSP. Compressor and DVDSP don't care about anything except that the incoming footage is in a valid format.

I'm betting that your error message is the result of a corrupt DVDSP project file. They do some wacky stuff when they break. Built a new one.

Good luck!

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RuthSchell Author

Level 1

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Sep 19, 2013 12:22 AM in response to RatVega™

Thank you for your suggestion. Actually I found out 2 errors on my part: 1) I had not imported the assets on the bottom left tab. Instead I had dragged them directly into the track1 screen. 2) The assets were in PAL and I had to change the DVDSP Project from NTSC in 2 places: Outline tab and in the contextual window on the bottom right.

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