DVD Burning m2v to dvd

[El Tiburon]

It still does'nt seem to work. Okay I imported 2 videos from a vhs using the Formac studio dv, I then exported the .dv file and converted it to a m2v file with both audio and video laced together.
I tried using sizzle to create a DVD Image to burn but everytime I try to play on my dvd It only skips through the menus and buttons and does not play my titles (movies). Does Sizzle not except more than one title at a time or am I not editing the buttons right in the (TOC Menu)?
Any Advise_Thanks (Using Imac SuperDrive)

[WiseWeasel]

What do you mean by:

I then exported the .dv file and converted it to a m2v file with both audio and video laced together.

You need to convert the video to m2v, but the audio to ac3. Then, you can import these into sizzle, set it up, and master a DVD. Also, make sure your video is within DVD spec, 720x480 resolution, 29.97 fps for NTSC or 720x576 (if memory serves) and 25 fps for PAL. The audio needs to be 48 kHz AC3.

[galactica]

I then exported the .dv file and converted it to a m2v file with both audio and video laced together.

by definition .m2v is just a mpeg2 video file with no audio. so to have a "laced" m2v means its no longer .m2v but now .mpeg.

do like WiseWeasel said and I think you will be set.

[crayfish]

One thing you should do before burning you DVD...

After you make the .dmg file with sizzle, open it, then from the disk image drag the TS folder to your hard drive and try to play it with your mac dvd player.

If it plays the way you want it to play, then burn your disk.

[crayfish]

What do you mean by:

I then exported the .dv file and converted it to a m2v file with both audio and video laced together.

You need to convert the video to m2v, but the audio to ac3. Then, you can import these into sizzle, set it up, and master a DVD. Also, make sure your video is within DVD spec, 720x480 resolution, 29.97 fps for NTSC or 720x576 (if memory serves) and 25 fps for PAL. The audio needs to be 48 kHz AC3.

I'm also using formac and do not have an option to select ac3.
When converting the audio is made into a m2v file.

Would this be a problem?

[crayfish]

I'm also using formac and do not have an option to select ac3.
When converting the audio is made into a m2v file.

Would this be a problem?

I meant it converts the audio to a mp2 file. (m2v was typed in error)

[WiseWeasel]

Hmmm, that's odd. MP2 is the format that SVCDs use. Do you know what sampling rate it's at? SVCD is 44.1 kHz, DVD needs to be 48 kHz. What you might need to do is try to get the PCM audio out of the DV stream, and into an aiff container or something using QuickTime Pro. Then you can convert the uncompressed aiff to AC3 audio (I use A.pack, but there are some other options out there, I believe). Do you know what the resolution of the video is? It needs to be 720x480 pixels. Hopefully, the Formac software exported the mpeg2 at the right settings. Do you still have the original DV files? Do they need editing? If not, you could use ffmpegX to do the conversion to DVD usable files for you, instead of the Formac software.