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Eilmer
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July 10, 2015
Question

Problems getting a Captivate video to play on a DVD

  • July 10, 2015
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I'm using Captivate 8 to capture an eLearning lesson (created with my client's proprietary authoring system). Most of it is captured as video demo slides, with a few software sim slides for transitions. I'm publishing as MP4, converting to MPEG-2 with Adobe Media Encoder, and burning on a CD with Windows DVD maker. The mp4 and mpg versions look good when played on my computer, but the image quality is not good when I play it from the DVD.

I've been told that the problem is with the source material - the eLearning I'm capturing - that it just can't look good being played from a DVD. He says, "DVDs of anything captured from a computer screen are going to look horrible." Is that the final word, or is there a way to improve the results?

Does anyone have any suggestions on settings I could use in Captivate or Media Encoder to make the results look better? Should I burn the DVD with something other than Windows DVD maker?

-Stuart

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Kurrykid-jzpfVq
Inspiring
July 10, 2015

‌What resolution are you recording your project at? The end use needs to considered when authoring the project. I have done video projects that have looked fine on DVD's but I tested to insure the outcome was what I expected.

It's not what your using to burn the DVD, it's recording the source at the proper ratio And then exporting, or creating your video, in the right size. For example, 1280 x 720, 1920 x 1080 for HD, etc.

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EilmerAuthor
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July 10, 2015

Thanks for your reply. Are you saying that there are particular resolutions I should be capturing at, such as the examples you give, in order for the DVD to look good?

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