[Michael Brown]

Did you start with one of the DVD presets in Squeeze?
MB: Yes. It is a preset.

There is a checkbox next to the “Auto GOP” drop-down box.
MB: no checkbox… just the options “none/fast/vcsd.”

Are you saying your source audio is 48KHz/16-bit, or that you exported from Squeeze as MPEG PCM audio?
MB: No. The .wav file is exported directly from Avid.

Squeeze’s default (as you are probably aware) is to transcode the audio to MPEG Layer 2 audio, which is often a very bad choice for DVD.
MB: Squeeze doesn’t touch the audio. Whatever Encore is doing, it affects only the video. The audio asset comes in as “Transcoded.”

Are you accidentally multiplexing the audio and video streams?
MB: No, I looked at that… “DVD MPEG 2” format; elementary stream.
Thanks for the ideas. –MB

[Michael Brown]

1-pass CBR didn’t solve the problem…

[Michael Brown]

Hi Jeff!
MPEG 2 Elementary; 2-pass VBR
MAX: 7812 AVG: 5859 MIN: 3735
720 X 480 NTSC UNCONSTRAINED
29.97, 4:3, LOWER FIELD
I FRAMES: 15; P FRAMES: 3; AUTO GOP: NONE (other options are “fast” & “vcsd”)
Audio is just an ordinary 48k/16 .wav file exported from the Avid.
I may try a 1-pass CBR to see if that fixes things.
Thanks for your fast reply.
Mike

[Michael Brown]

We’ve used Avery DesignPro 4.0 for years — it was free way back then.
Here’s the latest version.
https://www.avery.com/us/Main?action=product.HierarchyList&node=10210809&catalogcode=WEB01
Mike

Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association

[Michael Brown]

How would they know unless you tell them? I don’t know of any technical reason for the comment.

Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association

[Michael Brown]

I agree that the analog way is best, especially if you can go component, Y, Pb, Pr. Your experience may differ, but I’ve found ripping takes a long time, and often yields mediocre results.

Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association

[Michael Brown]

Well, this is an inkjet, but it is working quite well for us. You can also get Taiyo Yuden “Watershield” printable discs.
https://www.microboards.com/article.php/2006042409170927
Please note: “Separate internal 7200 RPM hard drive is recommended” for your G4 or better….

Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association

[Michael Brown]

Jeffrey,
Captioning is pretty tedious, and requires some skill, so we use an outside company to do it. The company produces .scc files to which we link up in the DVD.
I think the ADA only requires material be accessible by the hearing-impaired. I don’t think they care whether it’s with CC or subtitles, as long as they provide the same experience. I think subtitles are harder to read.
If you haven’t already, this is a good source of deep background. https://joeclark.org/
I hope this is helpful.

Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association

[Michael Brown]

My sound guy says…
Pin 1=ground
Pin 2=L hot
Pin 3=L cold
Pin 4=R hot
Pin 5=R cold

Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association

[Michael Brown]

Some people substitute subtitles for closed captioning, but we don’t do it. More info is here:
https://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#1.45

Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association