Multiple MPEG2 files on a single DVD?

[john1290]

I'm in the process of capturing a bunch of Disney cartoons from DTV and throwing them on DVD for my daughter. We have some VHS tapes with these 'toon marathons but they're starting to wear out. I'm capturing via S-Video from the DTV receiver, to my Digital8 camcorder and then to my PC via firewire from the camera. Pic quality is superb. 30 minute cartoons gives me a 5 gig file. Now....here's the questions.... quality isn't a MAJOR concern so I can live with some macroblocks. She's only 2 and I don't think she's gonna complain. What's the best way to crunch these down and then, when I have say 6 or 10? how do I go about putting them on a DVD and linking them to play one after another?! I'll probably use TMPGEnc to do the compression. (Set for CQ....what min/max bitrates should I use??? (keep in mind these are simple cartoons). My guess......take a 30 min cartoon.. compress and take the resulting MPEG2 file into SpruceUp and make a chapter point of just the cartoon. Add 2nd cartoon and that will be the next chapter point. That way, I can just pop from cartoon to cartoon and doing it this way will also automatically just link the cartoons together so once cartoon 1 finishes, it will auto go to the next MPEG2 file and play away?! (Forgive my ignorance....I usually work with single MPEG2 files......)

[Greg12]

I think the best option would be to use TMPG's

NTSC DVD Low Resolution Template.


if you have alot of time or fast CPU, use VBR

I think a Max of 5 megs.

[Bel]

I personally would stay away from the low resolution dvd template, and just use the dvd template at 2000 cbr. If you have the time and want to go for it go with the 3000 vbr one. The low resolution is mpeg1 and there tends to be some mine sync issues that occasionally crop up in some stand alone players. The 2000 cbr is mpeg 2 and will end up only being about 100 mb bigger per hour. You'll get about 4-6 hours depending on the settings you use.

I've been putting 6 45 minute tv episodes on one dvd encoding 5 with the 2000 cbr dvd template, and one with the low resolution. I can always tell which one is the mpeg1 and think the mpeg2 at low bit rate's a much better way to go. But that's just my opinion. Of course the higher the bit rate, the better the quality, but it's really not bad at the 2000.