Sorry about the compression problems I did try to encode the MKV straight from my ProRes HQ master but unfortunately this was a no go and not wanting to spend too much time on it I decided to use handbrake to encode the MKV from the DL-DVD I had authored for previewing purposes. As for next time, there wont be a next time :p I only plan to release this in DVD format, the MKV was just a way of putting a work print out at 1/4 the size of a DL-DVD.

As far as the DL-DVD I authored up for previewing goes, I used the highest possible bit-rate my MPEG2 encoder supports 7.7mbps VBR with a max of 9mbps.