Posted by Bob on 01/19/06 16:15

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:48:32 GMT, "Netmask"
<netmask56NOFLEAS@geemail.com> wrote:

Don't top post - it is the sign of a newbie.

>There are plenty of mp4 converters - just google MP4 TO MPEG.
>But the results will be truly terrible.

Not if you are soing it correctly.

>DVD's have a native resolution of
>720 x 576 in PAL in NTSC slightly less.

Not true. DVD allows for several levels of resolution. Here some of
the standard levels found on must DVDRs:

Mode Hour BitRate Encode NTSC
HQ 1 9.5Mbps MPEG2 720X480
SP 2 5.1Mbps MPEG2 720X480
LP 3 3.3Mbps MPEG2 352X480
EP 4 2.5Mbps MPEG2 352X480
SLP 6 1.7Mpbs MPEG1 352X240

>>I downloaded some tv episodes in mp4 format (for iPod) and want to burn
>> it to DVD in a format that will play in most DVD players.

The DVD player/recorder makers are starting to put the codecs in for
AVI/MPEG4. My ILO DVDR05 (Walmart $99) will play most. That means you
do not have to convert anything - just burn a data disc and play it
directly in the DVD unit.

>How can I do
>> this? Anyone know of cheap software / free trial / freeware / shareware
>> that will do this? I'm having a hard time finding something that really
>> works.

Try WinAvi. You can adjust the resolution to one of those above with
the parameter "Constant Video Quality". There are 5 settings which
correspond to the values above. I do not know if they are identical,
but they appear to match up somewhat. You will have to play with it to
find out what meets your needs.

Try TotalVideoConverter too - it also has the capability to set the
resolution, and it displays what the source file resolution is.





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