Authoring

DVD compliant resolution

352x240(NTSC) or 288(PAL)

352x480(NTSC) or 576(PAL)

720x480(NTSC) or 576(PAL)

NON DVD compliant resolution

480x480(NTSC) or 576(PAL))

This for WinTV-PVR 150/250/350

Premade DVD-VCD, DVD-SVCD and CVD Custom Recording MPEG Registry

Ulead DVD MovieFactory 2.0 Authoring VCD, SVCD, DVD-VCD, DVD-SVCD, CVD, DVD

1. Starting your Video Project.
2. Building your Menu’s.
3. Testing Video and Burning Disc.
4. Burning ISO or DVD folder.

Other and Tips

1. Building Custom Menu Template.
2. Tips before burning DVD-VCD and CVD.
3. Tips before Authoring DVD-SVCD.
4. DVD Shrink Guide.

Useful Tools

IfoEdit

DVD Patcher

DVD Shrink

Video File Comparison

	VCD	SVCD	DVD-VCD	DVD-SVCD	CVD	DVD
Resolution NTSC/PAL	352x240 352x288	480x480 480x576	352x240 352x288	480x480 480x576	352x480 352x576	720x480 720x576
Video Compression	MPEG1	MPEG2	MPEG1	MPEG2	MPEG2	MPEG2
Video bitrate kbit/sec	1150 kbit/s	1500-2550 kbit/s	1150-1800 kbit/s	1500-2550 kbit/s	1500-3000 kbit/s	3000-9800 kbit/s
Audio Compression	MPEG1 Layer 2	MPEG1 Layer 2	MPEG1 Layer 2	MPEG1 Layer 2	MPEG1 Layer 2	MPEG1 Layer 2
Audio Sampling Frequency	44.1 KHz	44.1 KHz	48 KHz	48 KHz	48 KHz	48 KHz
Audio bitrate kbit/sec	128-384 kbit/s	128-384 kbit/s	128-384 kbit/s	128-384 kbit/s	128-384 kbit/s	128-384 kbit/s
Base Avg Per-Disc	60 minutes (74 minCD)	35 minutes (74 minCD)	450 minutes DVD	300 minutes DVD	240 minutes DVD	160 minutes DVD
DVD Player Compatibility	Great	Good	Good	Low	Good	Excellent
Quality	Fair	Great*	Good*	Great*	Great*	Excellent*

* The quality depends on the size/min, more MB/min means generally higher quality