Most common DVD Format

[Mike Kujbida]

The only format for regular DVD is MPEG-2 video with AC-3 (or PCM) audio.
Use a constant bitrate for encoding the MPEG-2 file of 8,000,000 and you’ll be fine.

[Ernie Foss]

Thanks for the feedback.

I have used Sony Vegas for making the presentation. And when I render it to a DVD in mpeg 2 it turns out great and will play on my Sony Play Station 3, but not on other household DVD players.

But when I use the Sony DVD Architect it does a compression on it, even though it only uses half the space available on a DVD. This has cause the audio to be degraded? Now the presentation plays on other DVD players but with disorted audio. Using AC 3 for audio at 320 kbits.

Thanks again

Long time family photographer – new to video but learning…

[Ernie Foss]

Hi

Doing a little more research I find that Sony DVD architect will only accept a few type of audio formats without compressing them. I wondered if this is what is resulting in my reduced audio quality when using Sony DVD?

And if so, how do you convert audio best with out losing quality?

I am new to video work – so please be a little patient.

Thanks

Long time family photographer – new to video but learning…

[Mike Kujbida]

Are you using Vegas/DVD Architect Pro or one of the various Movie Studio versions?

[Mike Kujbida]

I forgot to mention that DVD Architect will only accept AC-3 or PCM (i.e. WAV) audio.

[Ernie Foss]

Hi

The consumer end, vegas movie studio HD platinum 10.

It seems odd that everything goes great when I render it and play it on the Sony Play Station 3 – really great video and audio. But the same material put to disk through Sony DVD Architect is, audio wise, not acceptable.

Thanks for your help.

Long time family photographer – new to video but learning…

[Mike Kujbida]

I use Vegas Pro but the few times that I’ve helped friends with Movie Studio, all they do is press the “Make Movie” button and follow the prompts.
The result is a finished DVD that plays everywhere.

[Ernie Foss]

When you use the “Make Movie” it directs you through Sony DVD architect. And it does produce a decent product.

I guess I got spoiled because my first test dvd’s were simply encoded and then burned on a disk and played with my kids sony play station three.

I used the mp4 format and it played with fantastic graphics and very clear fidelity. What I didn’t realize was that this format would only play on a few machines and could not be done through DVD architect.

So I am comparing apples to oranges I guess?

For my home stuff though I will definitely be using the play station with a mp4 format – much nicer – and too bad I can’t get the same quality on a regular DVD player. Same disc material – different outcome??

Long time family photographer – new to video but learning…

[Mike Kujbida]

“So I am comparing apples to oranges I guess?”

Unfortunately yes 🙁

” Same disc material – different outcome??”

The drawback to using Movie Studio over Vegas Pro is that you don’t have the higher degree of MPEG-2 encoding customization available to you.
I’ve done several graduation DVDs (all stills) over the past several years and have always been very happy with the quality of the finished DVD.
Everyone will be very happy with the DVD you produce.
As always, you’re the only one who will know just how good it can be – but don’t tell them that 🙂

[Ernie Foss]

Thanks for your help.

For a newbie I had no idea just how much there was to the video side. Just figuring out the maze of codecs and input / output choices is a little bewildering.

Thanks Again

Long time family photographer – new to video but learning…