Hi Everyone,

I'm new with kdenlive and video editing with linux... I'm from Italy and my english is not so good, so please be patient :-)

So...I try to get a dvd using kdenlive and devede, but I don't reach a great result. The final dvd, is more a vhs then a dvd.

I dont understand why.

I start with an .avi (sharp minidv), then I edit with kdenlive (cut, add transitions ecc.) and export the timeline in dv-raw. So I add dv-raw to devede, to obtain the iso of my dvd. The result is not good. I've tryed all the options of devede (don't deinterlace, ecc.) but nothing change; Bitrate set to 8500 kbps.

I've tryed to create directly a dvd with kdenlive, but I have the same result...

I think my ffmpeg doesn't work well for some reasons...last, starting with the same .avi and doing video editing with windows xp & commercial software, no problem, dvd is ok.

I use debian lenny 5.0, kdenlive 0.6.0-svn, FFmpeg version SVN-r13582.

Someone can help/suggest me?

Thank you,

Manuel

Could you please try upgrade to a newer version of Kdenlive? We are now at 0.7.8.
Your ffmpeg version is also quite outdated.

After you export the timeline to Raw DV but before making the DVD how is the quality when viewed in a media player? If the quality is OK, then perhaps devede and the way it converts is the problem.

Hi ddennedy,
the quality is OK.

In fact I made the final dvd with RAW DV created with kdenlive then pinnacle (to mpeg) + nero vision (menus+ video_TS).

I also think (since my first test) that the problem is ffmpeg or mencoder...

Bye,
Manuel

To upgrade to the newer kdenlive I have to upgrade to squeeze...and I'm not sure...

...so I downloaded debianlive usb, but kdenlive crashes when render :-(

Now I'm trying to install 0.7.8 in my second pc, where I use slackware, but I have problem with libs...

My "goal" is to get the same dvd quality, using kdenlive with my debian (or slackware is the same), as now I have with xp+pinn.

Thank you ttill