What is the aspect ratio [smallest] for DVD-R yet compliant

[tokyootaku]

I know 704 X 480... but can it be any smaller and yet still Compliant to the DVD Standard ? I got the sound part corrected but the aspect ratio only unsure. Thanks again

[tonyp12]

352x480, and is called a half-D1

352x240 is also a legal DVD size.

[tokyootaku]

I got some AVI Files of a new child birth tutorial for parents and thinking of converting to DVD-R but they are AVi and some aspect ratio. If I can make it into a DVDR instead of a VCD while mantaining the quality.... In TMPGENc.. How do I convert this AVI file.. in the settings What Aspect ratio settings.. as in TMPGENc it shows only 704 x 480... can this be changed to some custom settings..what other settings in the Video portion needs to be changed there is a DC_Component Portion of 8, 9, 10 bits...help ? Is there a tutorial out there. Thanks a lot

[jopereira]

Right now I don't use TMPGEnc, but as far as I remember there are DVD templates.

For PAL 720x576 is 'the' standard, but 352x576 (D1) and 352x288 (VCD resoolution) are also standard.
For NTSC, as said before, exchange 576 by 480 and 288 by 240.

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[merkin]

I got some AVI Files of a new child birth tutorial for parents and thinking of converting to DVD-R but they are AVi and some aspect ratio. If I can make it into a DVDR instead of a VCD while mantaining the quality.... In TMPGENc.. How do I convert this AVI file.. in the settings What Aspect ratio settings.. as in TMPGENc it shows only 704 x 480... can this be changed to some custom settings..what other settings in the Video portion needs to be changed there is a DC_Component Portion of 8, 9, 10 bits...help ? Is there a tutorial out there. Thanks a lot

When the project wizard opens up, cancel it. Then go to 'load' an mpeg setting / template, and open up the DVD PAL / NTSC one. Now go to load up another one, but instead go to the 'extra' folder and open 'unlock'. You will now be able to change every setting to your needs! My advice would be to leave everything as it is and just change the resolution, and see how it comes out.