MPEG 1 Files... can I easily burn these to a DVD?

[dvd-dude]

I have some MPEG 1 files that I would like to burn to a DVD-R for viewing on a consumer DVD player. I'd like to avoid as much reencoding as possible. I read in a forum that you could play MPEG1 muxed video files on a consumer DVD player... I have no idea if this is true. Can anyone who knows what they're talking about point me in the right direction? Is this or is this not a possibility? Will I simply have to reencode to a standard DVD format? Thanks!

P.S. - Just curious... what exactly is a kdvd?

[dcsos]

any official "follow the forum spec" dvd authoring application WILL
let you add mpeg-1 files of the proper kind

that spec is listed on
http://www.dvddemystified.com/
on the dvd faq page
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
once you've encoded at this rate DVD studio pro will accept the assets

KDVD: do you mean a LINUX based player software for plaing dvd's
or KVCD a format invented by a regular on DVD help who uses special templates to get a tolerable looking 3hrs capacity on a semi-standard VCD

[dvd-dude]

My muxed MPEG 1 files are NTSC (29.97 fps). Data rate of 170kbps. Size is 320x240. I tried importing them into DVD studio pro 2 as assets and it said they weren't supported. Is it because of the picture size? Or is it because the file is muxed?

I was referring to the 300 minutes of tolerable video on a CDR.

[dvd-dude]

Okay.... I tried demuxing the MPEG files, then converting the audio from .m1a to wav. I imported those into DVD Studio Pro 2 and it worked. I burned the DVD and tried it in the DVD player. It started out fine, but about 15 minutes into the disc it becomes very sluggish (not playing smoothly straight through) and the audio goes away. Now I've burned discs that my player had a difficult time reading before and this current situation appears nothing like that. There are not artifacts or digital issues with the picture, it just seems to be slightly and consistantly "catching" every few seconds, but the picture remains normal. The audio just stops altogether, even if I try to navigate to a later portion of the disc the audio is still gone. I'm not sure what to do or what this means.

[dcsos]

i'll bet that problem is from the AUDIO CONVERSION
do it again using another tool and re-create the disc
hth

[Dunnyman]

Actually, using just Toast 6, I've made quite a few nice DVD's with MPEG1's, NTSC 352x240, just drag 'em into Toast's DVD window, and let 'em rip, use the setting for High Quality video, and you'll be fine, it's slower than dirt, but ti actually builds a nice little DVD, no menues or anything because using Toast's LAME menus is where Toast goes so wrong. The yalos play in order as chapters, so just use your remote to jump to the next ep, and you're set!

[BernieR]

Just thought i would mention that there are MANY cheap ($50) DVD players that will play raw mpg 1 files on cd-r. Saves you the money and time of changing format to DVD-R

one example:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000A0AJH/qid=1076697253//ref=pd_ka_1/1...onics&n=507846

Bernie

[dcsos]

changing format to DVD-R

these files are compliant to dvd as we discussed above..did you miss the point?
ie some kinds of mpeg-1 can be included on a dvd without re-encoding


still your idea is doable and good

[BernieR]

sorry,

should have said "burning format to DVD-R"

Bernie

[galactica]

check my webpage for SVCD to DVD
SVCD is mpeg2 and it will show you how to compile a dvd image out of sizzle which you can then burn

if the file is VCD (mpeg1) it will still work, but your settop player may not play it

use the link in my signature

[lordsmurf]

DVD STUDIO PRO.