Posted by Ken Maltby on 11/04/05 19:47

"Ken Maltby" <kmaltby@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> "Bob" <spam@uce.gov> wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 07:14:25 -0500, "SBFan2000"
>> <mocaveboyNOSP#M@glenngriffith.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Movie Factory does a great job as long as you capture compliant files.
>>>If
>>>you have to render it sucks, but if you capture video into compliant
>>>files
>>>there is no rendering.
>>
>> How can I tell if a mpeg file is "compliant"?
>>
>> And what do you mean by "there is no rendering"? I have the option "Do
>> not convert compliant MPEG files" checked. Yet every clip I submit,
>> even those processed by VideoReDo, take a long time to convert to
>> exported files.
>>
>> NB: I always create an exported file for each clip I author. That way
>> when it comes time to compose the entire DVD compilation, all the
>> rendering is done ahead of time in the exported files, so the final
>> pass is fast.
>>
>> I have one particular clip that I have run thru VideoReDo which
>> allegedly makes it MPEG compliant. Yet it has serious audio sync
>> problems when rendered in MF4.
>>
>>
>
> Within VideoReDo's options there is a setting under the
> "General Parameters" to have it "Output Streams for Movie
> Factory" , perhaps you should check that box.
>
> A good general description of DVD compliant MPEG,
> from the TDA help section:
>
> MPEG-1
> Input video file format* MPEG-1 system stream (.mpg)
> MPEG-1 elementary stream (.m1v)
>
> Input audio file format MPEG-1 Audio Layer2(.mp2)
> Dolby Digital Audio AC-3 (.ac3)
> Linear PCM (.wav)
> Input video size NTSC 352x240 / PAL 352x288
> Aspect ratio 4:3
> Video bitrate Max. 1.8Mbps
> Audio format* MP2 mono 32kbps-192kbps, stereo 64kbps-384kbps
> Dolby Digital mono 64kbps-256kbps, stereo 128kbps-448kbps
> Linear PCM mono 768kbps, stereo 1536kbps
>
>
>
> MPEG-2
> Input video file format* MPEG-2 program stream (Mpg,.m2p)
> MPEG-2 elementary stream (.m2v)
> Input audio file format MPEG-1 Audio Layer2(.mp2)
> Dolby Digital Audio AC-3 (.ac3)
> Linear PCM (.wav)
> Input video size NTSC
> 352x240 / 352x480
> 704x480 / 720x480
>
> PAL
> 352x288 / 352x576
> 704x576 / 720x576
> Aspect ratio 4:3 / 16:9
> Video bitrate Max. 9848kbps
> Audio format* MP2 mono 32kbps-192kbps, stereo 64kbps-384kbps
> Dolby Digital mono 64kbps-256kbps, stereo 128kbps-448kbps
> Linear PCM mono 768kbps, stereo 1536kbps
>
>
> Supported video stream specifications
>
> MPEG-1 Encoding method
> CBR Interlace No Progressive
> Yes
> Playback 3:2 pulldown No
> Inverse 3:2 pulldown No
> Profile&Level Video format NTSC/PAL
> GOP structure Max. 18 frames (NTSC)
/ 15 frames (PAL)
> Sequence header interval One header per GOP (one
sequence header in front
of all GOP)
> VBV buffer size 40KB

>
MPEG-2
> Encoding method CBR/VBR
> Interlace Yes
> Progressive Yes
> Playback 3:2 pulldown Yes
> Inverse 3:2 pulldown Yes
> Profile&Level MP&ML
> Video format NTSC/PAL
> GOP structure Max. 18 frames (NTSC)
/ 15 frames (PAL)
> Sequence header interval One header per GOP (one sequence
header in front of all
GOP)
> VBV buffer size 224KB
>
> You can use parameters that exceed these sometimes and still
> have it work with most players, but this is a useful starting point.
>
> ( Don't know if the formatting above will work, I was surprised
> it made it here with the Ctrl-C & Ctrl-V process.)
>
Well it didn't. Tried again above.

Luck;
Ken

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