Best way to encode .m2t to DVD-R?

[paslay]

I'm trying to convert several m2t files that I recorded from my set top box via firewire to be playable on a DVD-R disc via my DVD player. I used the "DVD ffmpegx" setting with "author video-ts folder" turned off. Got my mpg files out of that and Toast accepted them and burned them. But when I played them on my DVD player the video was shakey. I'm getting the idea from other posts that I should use "DVD mpeg2enc" instead. But I don't know what I should select and deslect in the options tab to eliminate the shakyness?

[tomlee59]

[see my reply to your similar post in the Mac forum]

If the shakiness you describe is evident when objects are moving, you may be experiencing interlacing artifacts. Do a quick search for "interlace" or "deinterlace" on these forums if the terms (and their corresponding visual artifacts) aren't familiar.

[Case]

It could be that the video stream is missing a 3:2 pulldown. This would happen if the framerate is NTSC Film (23.976 fps). Is it?

To add a pulldown with "DVD mpeg2enc," just set the "Set 3:2" checkbox.
To add a pulldown to a "DVD ffmpeg" encoding, get the elementary video stream (demux the .mpg file if needed), use the Pull tool, and Mux as DVD again (setting Authoring is optional).

[paslay]

With one m2t file I had, I tried to de-interlace with frame and field, both failed. I'm thinking maybe because the stream is in HD. It was recorded from NBC, which I think is in HD 24/7...

I'll try the muxing/demuxing process, that might help.

Also, since I already converted all these m2t files to "DVD ffmpeg", which turns out to be a mpg file. Is it too late to get rid of the interlacing/shakey watery effect?