User`s guide

28 Making Videos
The quality of
encoded video
depends upon the
quality of the source
video, the encoding
system used, and the
skill of the operator.
Although encoding your own video is very cost effective and surprisingly
straightforward, only an experienced individual can create the highest-quality
MPEG. Video material encoded without regard to bleeding colors and motion
artifacts will include them, so it is important for the user to decide whether these
elements are acceptable. A good alternative to hiring an on-staff MPEG expert
(or becoming one yourself) is to hire an experienced post-production house to
encode and format your video for you. All you have to do is to provide a Digital
Betacam or D-1 master and they do the rest!