Sound format on home video

[chris1379]

I'm going to be putting some 8mm camcorder video on DVDR. I've been reading that MPEG2 audio is accepted but that all DVD's must also contain one AC3 or PCM track. I've heard many stories of Besweet causing problems but PCM takes up too much space. Is it OK to use MPEG2 audio or am I going to run into problems with future players not playing them? Also, does anyone know the standard bitrates that DVD recorders use? I want to stick to some type of standard.

[johns0]

You mean mp2 audio,most newer dvd players will play mp2 audio but some older models wont,pcm and ac3 are the most accepted audio for dvd players,what i do is convert the mp2 to ac3 with ffmpeg,some pioneer players are reported not to play these ac3 but who cares,wont buy one.Mp2 is more accepted in europe for dvd.

[Akiraro]

Almost all dvd players can actually play mp2 audio, it's now a standard. I have 3 DVD players and they work perfectly with mp2 audio. 2 of them are Pioneer (DV-333 et DV-343), the other one is a JVC XV-N44. For home made DVD, mp2 is a better choice over PCM imo. The audio file (stereo) can be so much smaller. Even the PS2 can handle MP2 audio perfectly.

The best solution is to use SurCode Encoder (available as a trial in Premiere Pro) to convert your audio to Dolby Digital Stereo, you can save a lot of place for the video.