.FLV / .AVI / .WMV straight to DVD using TMPG DVD Authorworks 5

[Smack2k]

OK,

First off, forgive me if this question is WAY off...

But if I am going to use TMPG DVD Authorworks 5 to create DVD"s using many of the .flv / .avi / .wmv files, are there any things to look at for each file format (size, etc..) that will let me know which would and wouldnt be good to be burnt to DVD and watched on a TV?

I have seen many .flv and .wmv files moved to DVD that ended up looking great using the software, but want to know if there is a secret or somethign to make sure of before randomly choosing .flv / .wmv / .avi files or other formats and using TMPG to create and burn to DVD..

Thanks!

[Baldrick]

I would check the resolution/frame size and frame rates/fps. Anything below around 640x480pixels wont look that good. And frame rates below 24 fps will be jerky.

Use mediainfo to check the video properties in all kinds of files.

[Smack2k]

Excellent...thanks soo much...checking those two will be good enough if they are above the settings you mentioned to put in DVD?

[smrpix]

When you load each file into TAW it should show you the information Baldrick is telling you to check. TAW will do as good a job as can be done with your files short of heavy duty hand-crafted mpeg encoding alchemy.

[Smack2k]

Thanks so much!