[Roman Melekh]

Do you see right/down combobox “Write Speed”?
Right – button “book”
click on it, or menu->tools->drive->change book type
select you recorder model and setting for DVD+R to DVD-ROM

[Roman Melekh]

/* burn image with another, 3rd party, application – i’ve got Nero 6 (would that work? Or does it have to be IMGBurn?) */

https://www.imgburn.com/
ImgBurn is software for recording any types DVD-Video to disks (dvd5/9, image or VIDEO_TS folder)
Nero6 CAN NOT write images RIGHT….. so…

/* Not sure what you mean by ‘book-type’? */
book-type “tells” to dvd-player what kind of disk is inserted – DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-ROM, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL.
No all players can play +R or -R disks, but all can play DVD-ROM (by book-type, not by media)
+R and +R DL disks can be written with setting DVD-ROM and be playabe on all players (my last test – OOOLD LG player can play +R DL disk).

and, ImgBurn is free!

[Roman Melekh]

I’m not a wishmaster 🙂

How you create DVD-Video disk:
– MPEG2 Encoder ?
– Writing to disk – software?
– Disk – manufacturer?
– DVDRecorder’s name, speed, settings?
– Win Version?
– AE version?

For 100000% compability need to do this:
1. create an image file of project
2. set DVD-ROM book-type to your recoder by IMGBurn software
3. write to disk by IMGBurn software

thats all….:)

[Roman Melekh]

if you use CCE or ProCoder you NEED to set 16..235 because any composition/editing software makes it better – no need use CCEs or CPC2 16..235 or ShinkColorSpace…
If you use mainConcept encoder (Adobe Premiere, etc) – then you not need to set levels because encoder automatically set it.

[Roman Melekh]

Hm..only for testing: try to create video only disk, and see it
You must be sure, that AC3 file is no corrupt
Or, try to create project by other authoring software – any 🙂

[Roman Melekh]

Sonic Scenarist, DVD Maestro, DVDStudio Pro

[Roman Melekh]

try reencode at VBR (CBR) @ open (closed) GOPs

[Roman Melekh]

IMHO “3500, CBR” will be best choice. Then, you need 9 DVD-5 disks 🙂

[Roman Melekh]

24p on dvd????
hm…..news 🙂

[Roman Melekh]

bitrate based 🙂

total bitrate = disk_size / min / 60 * 8 * 0.96
video_butrate = total_bitrate-sounds_bitrate

if you want to place 19hrs to dvd:…
1. take dvd-9 disk
2. encode video to 0.9Mbps, 352×480 (576)
3. encode audio to 64k
4. author in scenarist/dvdlad/maestro/dvdstudio