Best DV -> DVD WorkFlow

[dionisos]

Hi, maybe some ppl would think that the "sticky" thread would go along with all answears. but i dont think so.
Lets talk:

My workflow is:
Premiere Capture and Cuting.
After FX (6.5) "post" (all corrections and motions) opening a premiere pro 1.5 project (without render)
Render to Tif ou Tga (rle or lzw compression)
CCE importin of img seq and encode.
them i send to some authoring prog (dvd lab pro, scenarist or even encore) and after all, burn into dvd.

wich way this could be improved to obtain the better ending?

some times i export directly from after fx (maincompect mpeg encoder) but mc dont seems to look in the right direction of implementing all manageable mpeg2 options content.

post your, coment mine... let's get all better
:D
cheers

JB

[dionisos]

btw, the question isnt only about best compression results... time saving tips would be apreciated too
;)
cheers
JB

[kururu]

For really simple captures (no video transitions): After timelining in Premiere, I export the audio for compression, then make a text file with the names of the AVIs and all the cut points and durations.

Then I have a script that will take that text file and make my AviSynth script and will also make a Virtuldub script for me too.

Then I go in and tweak the AviSynth and VirtualDub scripts to give me what I want.

There's no intermediate AVI files, and all the trouble of coming up with the scripts is already templated for me. The VirtualDub script also does 2-pass encoding and muxes back in the audio. It takes me about 1 minute to transfer the cuts on the timeline to a text file, then 2 minutes to tweak the scripts and double check things.