Capturing with Winfast 2000 Deluxe

[dtac7]

What settings do you recommend capturing with using the Winfast 2000 card and output to author a DVD? Most importantly I want the video to look good and the video/audio to be in sync.

Should I have 4000 variable bitrate?

What bitrate for Audio MPEG1 please?

[thecoalman]

For DVD authoring use the MPEG2 presets, using the optimal preset will give you about 1 1/2 to 2 hours of video. The next step down (using 4000 vbr) will fit more video on the disc but will reduce quality. Try both and see what you like. Use at least 192 kbps for the audio.

If you use mpeg1 to remain DVD compliant you have to select the VCD preset, there's no adjustments there absolute.

[dtac7]

For DVD authoring use the MPEG2 presets, using the optimal preset will give you about 1 1/2 to 2 hours of video. The next step down (using 4000 vbr) will fit more video on the disc but will reduce quality. Try both and see what you like. Use at least 192 kbps for the audio.

If you use mpeg1 to remain DVD compliant you have to select the VCD preset, there's no adjustments there absolute.

OK I tried using the MPEG2 preset (optimal) and the audio/video are out of sync when I author the DVD.

Not sure I understand your last sentence. I should use VCD preset to get audio/video in sync?

[thecoalman]

OK I tried using the MPEG2 preset (optimal) and the audio/video are out of sync when I author the DVD.

Not sure I understand your last sentence. I should use VCD preset to get audio/video in sync?

Audio sync issues are usually system problems, there could be many reasons why it goes out of sync. Adjusting the settings won't neccesarily fix it, try reading the sticky at the top of this forum for troubleshooting sync issues.

If you want to create a DVD compliant file it must meet certain specs. MPEG2 can be used at different settings. If you use MPEG1 you have to use the VCD specs to remain compliant, they are absolute there is no adjustments such as bitrate that can be changed. See DVD under the "what Is" section to the left.