TMPG DVD Author... errors?

[only_emo_kid]

Alright, I've got an older tv show with multiple eps on dvd, I don't like the main menu of it so I'd like to redo it my way.. the menu is one from tmpg dvd author.. but I'll put the dvd in my drive, and then create new project > add dvd video and it shows me all the episodes on the dvd so I choose one then it says :


*The video resolution 480x480 cannot be used for a standard DVD.

The video resolution 480x480 cannot be used for a standard DVD.
For a standard DVD you can only use the following resolutions:

352x240 352x480 704x480 720x480 pixels (NTSC format only)
352x288 352x576 704x576 720x576 pixels (PAL format only)


AND


*The video framerate 29.97 fps cannot be used with the resolution 480x480.

The video framerate 29.97 fps cannot be used with the resolution 480x480.
This framerate can only be used with the following resolutions:

352x240 352x480 704x480 720x480 pixels (NTSC format only)

[only_emo_kid]

anybody konw whuts wrong?

[johns0]

Tmpgenc dvd author will not accept svcd(480x480),you can use dvdpatcher to trick tda into accepting it as long as your dvd player will play this type of non compliant dvd,otherwise you will have to re-encode to 352x480.

[only_emo_kid]

Tmpgenc dvd author will not accept svcd(480x480),you can use dvdpatcher to trick tda into accepting it as long as your dvd player will play this type of non compliant dvd,otherwise you will have to re-encode to 352x480.

How many dvd players woln't play this? because my apex ad500w plays it fine... hmmm Thx i'll try that

[jimmalenko]

Tmpgenc dvd author will not accept svcd(480x480),you can use dvdpatcher to trick tda into accepting it as long as your dvd player will play this type of non compliant dvd,otherwise you will have to re-encode to 352x480.

How many dvd players woln't play this? because my apex ad500w plays it fine... hmmm Thx i'll try that

1857 players ... to be exact

[only_emo_kid]

whoah, how many play it then?

[jimmalenko]

whoah, how many play it then?

Sorry, I pulled that number outta my A$$.

https://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers.php?DVDname=&Search=Search&dvdsvcd=1&country=&orde...Submit2=Search shows that out of 419 DVD players tested for DVD-SVCD compatibility, 360 players support it while 59 don't. This is only based on the user reviews though.

[only_emo_kid]

ah alright, come on man! LoL thats better tho.

[rumplestiltskin]

I use TMPGenc Express to transcode(?) mpeg-2's for SVCD into the correct format for TMPGenc DVD Author to accept. Yes, it does take some time but the results are accepted by Author without complaint and the DVDs play on all my squirrelly players.

[only_emo_kid]

i'm afraid of anymore quality loss, because its not the best anyhow comming from VHS

[rumplestiltskin]

Can't say I've had any noticeable quality loss. I set the 720x480 size and keep the bitrate just above the original. If you're coming from VHS through mpeg-2 at 480x480, you're not going to lose anything more than you've already experienced simply by having source material in VHS.

I don't recall if there's a demo version of Author available but, if so, it's certainly worth a few hours of transcoding to see the results. Click "go" and have a long dinner.

Ciao!