appropriate bitrate?

[just]

what is the appropriate dvd bitrate?

[aedipuss]

upper left of this site page. what is: dvd.

[ZippyP.]

Depends on the resolution, the source type and how fussy you are regarding quality.

Lower resolution video looks fine at a lower bitrate, higher resolutions need higher rates to keep quality.
Shakey handheld sources need a higher bitrate.
Marginal quality video can look bad on a big screen HDTV but Ok to someone else viewing it on a small CRT.

[just]

ZippyP.
Posted: Nov 26, 2008 20:50
Depends on the resolution, the source type and how fussy you are regarding quality.

Lower resolution video looks fine at a lower bitrate, higher resolutions need higher rates to keep quality.
Shakey handheld sources need a higher bitrate.
Marginal quality video can look bad on a big screen HDTV but Ok to someone else viewing it on a small CRT.

im trying to encode from .avi to dvd
i want to keep the quality or at least not lose so much of it

[ZippyP.]

1-1/2 to 2 hrs per dvd, eg 4800 to 6500 kbps is good. Use a bitrate calculator, see the Tools section.

[just]

ZippyP.
Posted: Nov 26, 2008 21:44
1-1/2 to 2 hrs per dvd, eg 4800 to 6500 kbps is good. Use a bitrate calculator, see the Tools section.

thank you thank you thank you just what i was looking for !