mpeg4 and nero recode2

[fjmr]

Is NERO DIGITAL (MPEG-4) like is writen in NERO RECODE 2 from NERO6 Package the same as MPEG4 format?
I mean if is writen on front of a Standalone DVD player MPEG4 if I make a Video with the nero recode soft the player will play it?

[Baldrick]

no but it might work, if you want to be sure get a http://www.nero.com/nerodigital/eng/DVD_Player_Recorder.html

[jagabo]

Most set-top players that support MPEG4 only support MPEG4 part 2 (aka ASP, also produced by Divx and Xvid) in an AVI container. Nero Digital uses MPEG4 part 2 or MPEG4 part 10 (aka AVC) in an MP4 container.

There is also an audio codec issue. Most set-top players do not support the AAC audio that Nero Digital encodes with. The Philips DVP 642 for example will play ASP encoded Nero Digital video but will not play the audio.

[celtic_druid]

Nero's output is 100% MPEG-4 spec compliant. Only issues are chapters/subtitles, which are their own creation. MPEG-4 specs allow for this though. Just that they can get ignored.

As said though. In most cases when they state MPEG-4. They mean XviD/DivX video and mp3/AC3 audio in an avi container. This despite the fact that avi has nothing to do with MPEG-4 and neither does AC3. mp3 is however allowed. Enabling packed bitstream also makes XviD/DivX non MPEG-4 compliant, since a spec compliant decoder doesn't have to handle that.