can I export HDV from FCP to IDVD in prores 422 HD for best results?

I finished a project HDV 1080 25p in FCP set same
Need to burn a DVD best Q
I usually use compressor and DVD SP to burn a DVD.
But in this case, as I don´t have templates and need a menu, I'm going to burn ti in IDVD.
When I export as Quicktime Movie with current settings the result is very poor so my question is
Shall I use QT conversion and then prores 422 HD for best results?
Is there any other way can you recomend me??
also I observe low quality in the titles that were created livetype
thanks in advance!

Any idea or suggestion?

If your export at "Current Settings" doesn't look good, I would recommend duplicating your sequence and set the sequence compression to ProRes instead of HDV; then export that at current settings.

HTH,

JVK

Thanks John,

For what I understand is a better workflow for HDV to always set the sequence to prores (or HD prores), render to prores and export QT movie prores?

Coulple of questions:
I unchecked interlaced, field dominance none, in the sequence settings. Is that right?

Should I export in current settings unchecked movie self contained to export?

Is then prores going to get better my quality in IDVD?


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How long is your project? If it's very long it could be that iDVD is compressing it a lot to make it work.

Hi Jude, thanks for the answer.
No, is just 6 minutes.

Exporting prores timeline to QT movie current setting makes a very small file 6minutes 67 Mb. Isn't that too small for a good resolution result?

Yes, if it's self contained. That's far too small.

Export a self contained quicktime movie at 'current settings' from your timeline and see what size that is.

Hi Jude,

My HDV project now was copied to a new seq setting Prores, render prores and export current selfcontained, giving 4,39 Gb
It looked great but little unstable image at some shots and I observed that the dimensions changed to 1920x1080? Is it normal?
As you suggested I suppose that is the best quality I can ask for to make a DVD in IDVD.
Thanks a lot!