DVD Studio Pro: For motion menu background assets, use DV QuickTime sources with High Quality setting

Issue or symptom

If you use DV video content as a menu background element, the menu may not be rendered with the best possible quality if the High Quality QuickTime option is not set in the asset.

Solution

This issue occurs rarely, and only with DV QuickTime movies. You can avoid this issue by setting the High Quality option for your asset as follows.

Perform the following steps before importing the asset:

1. Open the movie file with QuickTime Player.
2. Choose Window > Show Movie Properties.
3. In the Properties window, select the Video Track.
4. Select the Visual Settings button. (If you do not see the Visual Settings button, try selecting the Audio Track, then reselect the VideoTrack to refresh the button display).
5. Select the High Quality check box if it isn't already selected.
6. Save the file.

Note: In QuickTime 7 and later, you can select a preference to always use high-quality video setting when available. If that preference is set, then the High Quality property will be selected by default when you open the file in QuickTime player.

This document will be updated as more information becomes available.