I have a utility called movieidw.exe and when I dropped one particular MPG file, it gave, among other things, the following info:
File Format: MPEG-1 System Stream
Content: Video and Audio
Data Rate: 1316 kbps (ave)
Video Info: 352 x 240, 29.970 fps
Audio Info: 48000 Hz, 131.1 kbps, stereo
Audio Format: MPEG-1 Layer 2
Can anyone provide a summary of the more common values that might appear for each of these and how to deal with them (i.e. when it comes to encoding and/or burning)? What values should I look for to ensure the MPG is "DVD compliant"?
One thing I picked up from the AfterDawn guide is that fps should be 25.00, 23.97, or 29.97 (or a neaby number).
1. My DVD player plays NTSC format only. Does this mean that if a video on my hard drive is 25fps that I cannot burn it, or will it get converted into the proper fps when I select the NTSC format at the encoding stage?
Also, with regard to the following bits and pieces of information regarding the video:
File Format: MPEG-1 System Stream
Content: Video and Audio
Data Rate: 1316 kbps (ave)
Video Info: 352 x 240, 29.970 fps Audio Info: 48000 Hz, 131.1 kbps, stereo
Audio Format: MPEG-1 Layer 2
2. Can someone provide me with information (or a link) to file formats (e.g. MPEG-1), data rates (e.g. 1316kbs), video sizes (e.g. 352x240), audio info (e.g. 28000 Hz, 131.1 kbs, stereo), and audio formats (MPEG-1 Layer 2)?
The values for these categories will have certain ramifications I imagine, while others may not be important.
3. Can I combine videos with different video sizes (e.g. 352x240, 480x360, 320x240, 400x300, 720x480) on the same DVD? Since I have a normal TV, am I restricted to files with a 4:3 aspect ratio? Can this be fixed during encoding/burning?
4. Which values (e.g. aspect ratio, fps, etc.) can be "corrected" (i.e. made to conform to the desired value during encoding) and which cannot?
On the left you'll see a heading "What Is" with buttons underneath
DVD SVCDVCD Glossary
in the descriptions for SVCDVCD etc. it covers things such as
NTSC and PAL formats. There are conversion tool guides there also.
It's good to look at several sources of info to get perspective. Also
you can google on DVD FAQ and SVCD FAQ etc. for more info on video formats. Same with audio.
That helped significantly. OK, let me focus my question more. My DVD player plays NTSC format only. When I check the video info and look at the various specs mentioned above of the different MPG, WMV, ASF, and/or AVI videos on my hard drive, how can I tell which ones I will successfully be able to convert and burn?
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Read this first, before you ask for help
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/183136
The third tab above "Guides" will answer most of the rest.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 19. May 2005 @ 17:51
Quote: That helped significantly. OK, let me focus my question more. My DVD player plays NTSC format only. When I check the video info and look at the various specs mentioned above of the different MPG, WMV, ASF, and/or AVI videos on my hard drive, how can I tell which ones I will successfully be able to convert and burn?
basically if there is an app to do it, then you can convert all of them to NTSC !!!
i know avi / mpg there are lots of apps idont use wmv or asf but i bet my life there are apps to do this!
for avi i use film machine and avi2dvd both apps free! the quilty is amazing!!! and both will convert avi...
for mpg i use divxtodvd or main concept, first 1 free second not...
