Settings to Export a 7D to DVD Studio Pro
The Canon EOS 7D camera has been widely adopted to capture video. The venerable DVD is still one of the most widely used formats for sharing video. DVD Studio Pro is an authoring tool used to create original DVDs. A wide variety of options are available to import video captured with a 7D into DVD Studio Pro. If you understand the underlying video technology, you will be better informed when you make decisions about these options in your workflow.
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Canon 7D
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The Canon EOS 7D video camera is classified as a Digital Single Lens Reflex camera. DSLR cameras use a mechanical mirror system in combination with an optical viewfinder and digital sensor. The EOS 7D was introduced in 2009 and is classified as a professional camera. The 7D can capture still images and high definition video at a variety of frame rates and sizes up to 1080p. Canon EOS and similar DSLR cameras have been adopted by filmmakers for the quality of capture capabilities at an affordable price point. Video footage shot by a Canon 7D can be seen in television shows, commercials and independent films.
DVD Studio Pro
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DVD Studio Pro is a software product of Apple, Inc., available in the Final Cut Studio suite. DVD Studio Pro is a professional grade authoring software for mastering original DVDs. Apple originally released DVD Studio Pro in 2001 and the latest version available is 4.2. DVD Studio Pro offers tools to import audio, video and still images into an original DVD. The most advanced features serve to enable an author to create advanced menus for the navigation of DVD content.
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H.264
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All digital video is highly compressed and requires well-defined standards for the encoding and decoding of information. Such standards are also known as codecs. The H.264 codec is incorporated within the MPEG-4 part 10 standard that was drafted by a wide consortium of international stakeholders in 2003. H.264 has become widely adopted due to the agreeable balance between quality and size of video compressed with this codec. The H.264 codec underlies the video in Blu-ray discs and a variety of Internet-based streaming services, including YouTube, Vimeo and iTunes. The Canon EOS 7D video camera captures video in the H.264 format.
MPEG-2
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The MPEG-2 video format predates MPEG-4 and H.264. The earliest public releases of MPEG-2 standards date back to 1996. The MPEG-2 standard underlies video on DVDs and broadcast as digital television signals. DVD video uses the MPEG-2 standard but imposes additional limitations compared with MPEG-4 and H.264. It does not support the highest definition resolutions available and is more limited with regard to frame rates and audio. Although DVD Studio Pro added support for H.264 with version 4, its native format is MPEG-2.
Transcoding
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To transcode video means to decompress it from one codec and recompress it into an alternative. DVD Studio Pro is not optimized to transcode video. Apple offers the tool Compressor for the purposes of transcoding video. The optimal workflow to import video captured with a Canon 7D in H.264 is to transcode the material using Compressor into a more optimal format. Export the video from Compressor in the MPEG-2 format with AAC audio. Then import your video and audio into DVD Studio Pro. Take into account your audience and the devices they will use to watch your DVD. Depending upon your audience, you can master your DVD using Standard Definition settings such as 720x480 or HD settings up to 1280x720p. When in doubt, master your DVD to the lowest common denominator or SD format. This will ensure that the largest possible audience can view the material.
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