Posted by Biz on 12/29/05 20:48

"John" <qak@ttack.com> wrote in message
news:dv98r11lplku5qml95nn4j0mhsmr4oh2hi@4ax.com...
> Hi. I have some video on my computer saved in Mpeg 2 format. It is I
> believe in half resolution format 352x720 PAL (620) or something like
> that with stereo sound at 44,100 (even though the source was only mono
> sound. This is an okay format for DVD isn't it? Is there a way with
> Nero to just burn the video to DVD without having to encode it all?
> I'm not bothered about menus etc just being able to play back the
> video files.
>
> Could I just use a DVD disc as a storage disc and simply transfer
> them? I have some DVD-R DVD-RW and DVD-RW DL discs available to use.
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> John
>
>

You're on the right track, but a few things need to be stressed about making
everything playable on all DVD players, meeting dvd spec compliance...

In the DVD FAQ, there are sections that discuss allowable video and audio
specs. Your specific example does not meet the dvd spec, so it needs to be
re-encoded...

Video-wise from http://dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#3.4

Allowable picture resolutions are:
MPEG-2, 525/60 (NTSC): 720x480, 704x480, 352x480, 352x240
MPEG-2, 625/50 (PAL): 720x576, 704x576, 352x576, 352x288
MPEG-1, 525/60 (NTSC): 352x240
MPEG-1, 625/50 (PAL): 352x288

YOur example was MPEG-2 PAL 720x352, which as you can see is not on the
list....so it *may* work on some players, but undoubtedly will not work on
all players. Best advice is to re-encode to one of the allowed
resolutions...

Audo-wise is addressed here: http://dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#3.6.2

Its pretty easy to follow...your audio again does not meet DVD spec, all
audio no matter whether its LPCM, AC-3, DTS, etc...HAS to bee 48khz, its the
only allowable sampling rate allowed for DVD-V compliant stuff....

In the future, any capturing etc, you do should be done with those
limitations/restrictions in mind so you may be able to avoid any or maybe
all re-encoding....

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