Ulead DVD Workshop

[kktk1]

I have MPEG-2 files ready, and I import them into Ulead...arrange my chapter edit points, titles, menus etc...

When I go to burn them, on the first stage of the burning process, Ulead usually "converts" your files....IT TAKES HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After this step, the acutal writing of the files to the DVD only takes 2-3 hours at 1x(which is ok..)

Does anyone know why the "converting"? Is this normal?


Thanks

[Lamont Cranston]

I have MPEG-2 files ready, and I import them into Ulead...arrange my chapter edit points, titles, menus etc...

When I go to burn them, on the first stage of the burning process, Ulead usually "converts" your files....IT TAKES HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After this step, the acutal writing of the files to the DVD only takes 2-3 hours at 1x(which is ok..)

Does anyone know why the "converting"? Is this normal?


Thanks

The reason DVD WorkShop is converting your files is the parameters in the template you selected in Make Disk does not match the parameters of your Mpeg 2 file(s). If you want DVDWS to skip the converson create a custom template, if one does not exist, that matches your Mpeg 2 file(s). The video data rate in the template can be => your Mpeg 2 file. You want to avoid rerendering your Mpeg 2 files because it reduces the quality. Sorry, but I can't remember or find where I read this but I will continue to look.

[odyssius98]

I usually set my own template with everything maximum settings (max bitrate...) to avoid reencoding.


From http://forum.vcdhelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=89515&highlight=dvd+workshop

Look at the one sandokan posts.


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"reencoding problem":

Here is the rule which DVDWS uses to decide if an MPEG-2 file needs to be converted or not:
1. If the mpeg2 file is not in a DVD compliant range, it will convert.
2. If the bit rate of the original mpeg2 is higher than project setting, it will
convert it.
3. If the video dimension of the original mpeg2 is different from the
project setting, it will convert it.
4. If the audiosettings is different from the project setting, it will convert.
5. If a mpeg2 file is ok for above cases, but it is trimmed, the program
will do DTR. This means it will render only changes made to create the
shortened clip

If none of those cases exist, then DVDWS will not re-encode MPEG files before burning.

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[kktk1]

ok---great..that helped...

now the next set of questions...
1. What format should I import audio files for the menus in? Mp3 ?? WAV?
If wav--then should it be 44.1 or 48???? I believe DVD is 48

2. Should I convert all audio files as 48 before i bring them in?

another thing I noticed yesterday.....after all those hours of muxing, demxing, converting---IT CRAPPED OUT ON ME--saying "Error writing to file"

Does burning it to the harddrive(making a disc image) first helps? Usually I TRY to burn it to the DVD directly...

[kktk1]

How can you tell within Ulead what each file's settings are???

Audio, video files--their frame rates, etc?

[odyssius98]

Right-click => Property

[blindy007]

Hey there,

I thought this might be the place for my question with all these UleadDW experts here. I am a blind user who currently uses Moviefactory to create dvds. I know it sounds wiered that a blind person is backing up dvds but I enjoy the process and enjoy movies. Anyways, I can not use Spruceup because it does not work with my speech program that I use to be able to use the computer. I can only use Moviefacotry and the reason is I can get to the .exe files through their directory after installation. I just hit enter on it and away it goes. My question is if that would also work with Workshop. I want to use it so I can use .ac3 files. Hope someone can help. Thanks a bunch.