I was just wondering if this is something I need to be concerned about.

I am using AVStoDVD to decode my .mts files and burn them to a DVD. When I do so, I can only get my fps to be between 7 and 8. Is a rate of 7-8 typical? Should I expect something higher?

Here are the spec's of my input file:

Info: AVC - 22870 kbps - 1920x1080 - DAR 1.778 - 29.97 fps - Interlaced (TFF) - 20 seconds - 627 frames

Here is my burn log file:

<9/8/2009 12:37:23 PM>
START PROCESS
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<9/8/2009 12:37:23 PM>
PROJECT SETTINGS

DVD Video Standard: NTSC
DVD Titles number: 1
DVD Size: 23/4435 MB (1%)
DVD Output Setup: DVD Folder
DVD Label: DVD
DVD Menu: No Menu
Output Folder: C:\Camcorder
Save Log file: Yes
Delete Temp Process Files: Yes
Delete Working Files: Yes
Edit Command Parameters: No
Post Process Task: Show Progress Status window

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<9/8/2009 12:37:23 PM>
TITLE 1 SOURCE FILES
Video: C:\Camcorder\00056.MTS
Info: AVC - 22870 kbps - 1920x1080 - DAR 1.778 - 29.97 fps - Interlaced (TFF) - 20 seconds - 627 frames
Audio: C:\Camcorder\00056.MTS
Info: AC3 - 256 kbps - CBR - 48000Hz - 2ch - 20 seconds
Subs:
[MediaInfoLib - v0.7.19]
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<9/8/2009 12:37:23 PM>
AVISYNTH SCRIPT
Import("C:\Program Files\AVStoDVD\Lib\A2DSource.avsi")

Video = A2DVideoSource("C:\Camcorder\00056.MTS", CacheFolder = "C:\Camcorder\temp")
Video = Video.ConvertToYV12(interlaced = true)
Video = Video.ChangeFPS(29.97,false)
Video = Video.Lanczos4Resize(720,480)

Return Video
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<9/8/2009 12:38:07 PM>
START VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Encoding Profile: HCenc OPV 1-pass
Target Video FileSize: 22.5 MB
HCenc Parameters: -ini "C:\Camcorder\temp\DVD_0_00056.HCenc.ini"
HCenc ini file:
*INFILE C:\Camcorder\temp\DVD_0_00056.avs
*AVSRELOAD
*OUTFILE C:\Camcorder\DVD_0_00056.m2v
*LOGFILE C:\Camcorder\temp\DVD_0_00056.HCenc.log
*MAXBITRATE 9000
*CQ_MAXBITRATE 1.06
*BITRATE 9000
*PROFILE BEST
*ASPECT 16:9
*INTERLACED
*TFF
*BIAS 90
*DC_PREC 10
*MATRIX MPEG
*AQ 1
*LUMGAIN 0
*SMP
*PRIORITY IDLE
*WAIT 2
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<9/8/2009 12:39:35 PM>
END VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
A2DVideoSource: DirectShowSource
Created File: C:\Camcorder\DVD_0_00056.m2v (18 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 7320 kbps - 720x480 - DAR 1.778 - 29.97 fps - Interlaced (TFF) - 20 seconds - 627 frames
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<9/8/2009 12:39:35 PM>
START AUDIO DEMUXING OPERATIONS
FFmpeg Parameters: -i "C:\Camcorder\00056.MTS" -acodec copy "C:\Camcorder\DVD_0_00056.ToFix.ac3"
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<9/8/2009 12:39:38 PM>
END AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Created File: C:\Camcorder\DVD_0_00056.ac3 (0.6 MB)
OUTPUT AUDIO INFO: AC3 - 256 kbps - CBR - 48000Hz - 2ch - 21 seconds
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<9/8/2009 12:39:38 PM>
START DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS
BatchMux Parameters: -arglist "C:\Camcorder\temp\DVD_0_BatchMux.ini"
BatchMux ini file:
-d "C:\Camcorder\DVD_0\VIDEO_TS"
-mxp "C:\Camcorder\temp\DVD_0_MuxMan.mxp"
-l "C:\Camcorder\temp\DVD_0_MuxMan.log"
-muxman "C:\Program Files\AVStoDVD\MuxMan"
-prio LOW
-v "C:\Camcorder\DVD_0_00056.m2v"
-vidmode LB
-a1 "C:\Camcorder\DVD_0_00056.ac3"
-a1lang en

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<9/8/2009 12:39:39 PM>
END DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS
Created Folder: C:\Camcorder\DVD_0 (19 MB)
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<9/8/2009 12:39:39 PM>
Log file created by AVStoDVD Release 2.2.1
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thanks,

joe...