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FCPX and iDVD: Quality and Exporting and Burning

Hello, I have a very complex set of questions to ask.

I've researched all I can and keep running into the same walls. Basically, How do I get "movie" quality videos? I film on a Sony HDR-AX2000 at a setting of HD1080/24p FX...I could bump it up to HD1080/60i FX.... is it all in the filming and importing or the exporting? I've been getting a static-y look.

At the same time I need help with iDVD. Not only has it been discontinued but during some last update its been VERY difficult to use. I keep having to export from FCP to then having to upload it through iMovie in order for it to burn correctly through iDVD. I keep burning directly and get nothing but sound.

It's really unproductive and need a faster way to get HIGH QUALITY from FCP to a DVD without taking hours to export to import to burn. Thank you for your tips and pointers my friends.

Final Cut Pro X, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Apr 16, 2014 9:50 AM

16 replies

Apr 18, 2014 10:29 AM in response to Russ H

Russ H wrote:

... Good "guess", Karsten ..

don't forget:

iDVD was meant, 500y ago, by concept using DV = two clear, seperate streams of a + v.

the underlying QT-engine did some marvel, when you fed diff. sauce into iDVD, but meanwhile ..

no more Quicktime-engine (in Mavericks), and how 4444 stores the seperate streams... I dunno, but obviously goo' ol' iDVD (=still the best, most versatile disk-maker .. IF you need disks at all) gets confused ... 😁😝😁

FCPX and iDVD: Quality and Exporting and Burning

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