How do I convert Mpeg-1 to Mpeg 2 (DVD)?

[Mattlock]

I am a newbie and I was recording a TV show with my AIW video card. I am capturing in mpeg-1 format.

I'd like to covert to DVD (mpeg -2) I think...

What software do I need?

thanks,
Mattlock (newbie)

[andkiich]

TMPGENc Plus.

[johns0]

You dont need to convert or re-encode mpg1 for dvd,Tmpgenc dvd author is what you need.

[Vejita-sama]

The DVD format supports MPEG1 video. There's some debate about the supported resolution (only 352x240 or 720x480/352x480/352x240) but most people seem able to play MPEG1 video at any DVD resolution.

The DVD standard as a max supported MPEG1 bitrate that's rather low (IIRC ~4000kbit/s) but again many players can handle higher bitrates.

So if you're video is at a supported resolution with 48khz audio you're pretty much good to go.

[bugster]

The DVD standard as a max supported MPEG1 bitrate that's rather low (IIRC ~4000kbit/s) but again many players can handle higher bitrates.

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Actually its even lower than that, 1.856MBps according to https://www.videohelp.com/dvd. So you probably want to keep the resolution down to 352*240/288 anyway even if higher resolutions do play on your DVD player.