I have a few questions about DVD workshop 1.3

[dreamlady]

Ok. I will try to explain this as simply as possible. When I use DVD Workshop 1.3,

at the end of the process I click finish/make disc/high quality. Then I get a window “MPEG Audio is not a standard audio type for a ntsc DVD. Do you still want to use it?

Well I clicked yes, burned no problem, played no problem on about a dozen different set top players, then when I played it on an “onkyo” , there was video & no audio. Hmmmmm??

Is this because I chose to burn the DVD with “mpeg audio” setting?

Now this REALLY scared me, because this same Image file I have burned on about 2 dozen DVD. I sent this as a portfolio of my work to clients. Gee I hope it works


Then I noticed later in another posting on this forum, where you can go into “disc Template manager and change settings/ compression/ audio settings there are 2 choices

Mpeg Audio & LPCM audio. Is the LPCM the correct choice?

OK, one last question, then I will leave everyone alone.

What is the difference between
(High Quality 8,000kbps 60 min per dvd) & (High Quality VBR LPCM audio).

I know VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate. Why would I choose one setting over the other.

BTW, most of my projects for clients never exceed 30-45 minutes in length, so the high quality means less video on disc, which is fine by me.


Thank you all so much
Great Forum

Dreamlady

(nope not a blonde) LOL

[Scheif]

MPEG (Layer 2) audio is not a standard audio format for NTSC DVDs -- hence the warning message from DVDWS. Many (if not most) stand-alone DVD players will play it anyway, but there are some that do not. Your Onkyo is probably one of them.

If you want maximum compatibility for general release, you need to use either LPCM (uncompressed) or AC-3 (a.k.a. Dolby Digital) audio. Since LPCM is uncompressed, it consumes a lot more of your disc, leaving less space available for video, which can force you to lower your video bitrate. However, with 45 minutes worth of video, you can use LPCM audio and still encode your video at 8000 Kbps.

As to your final question, the difference is how DVDWS encodes the audio and video. It's not clear exactly what settings these templates use. Perhaps it's in the manual. I always use "Customize" and set my own parameters.

[dreamlady]

Thank you Fred, Everything you told me, is what my instincts said also.


LPCM was a term I was unfamiliar with, and you're right....... the length of my video projects, i certainly don't have to worry about large files.



such a great Forum we have here

Dreamlady

[Specialist]

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Jerry Jones
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