

<LINK rel=stylesheet type=text/css href="Style.css"><h1>Configuring MPEG 2 Properties</h1> 
<p class=level_1_indented>MPEG 2 is the audio and video compression system used to create DVDs.&nbsp; This high quality compressed format can be played back on all computing platforms.&nbsp; DVDs accept MPEG files that conform to their respective standards.</p>
<p class=level_1_indented>To configure MPEG 2 conversion settings, click <strong>Formats</strong> &gt;&gt; <strong>Select Standard Formats</strong> &gt;&gt; <strong>Custom MPEG 2 /</strong><strong>MPEG 2 DVD (PAL)</strong><strong>MPEG 2 DVD (NTSC)</strong> &gt;&gt; <strong>Configure</strong>.</p>
<p class=level_1_indented>The table below lists the formats in which MPEG 2 files are made by Digital Media Converter Pro depending on the type of video disc selected.</p>
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<TD bgColor=#c0c0c0 width=182 colSpan=3><b>Video Disc</b></TD>
<TD bgColor=#c0c0c0 width=591 colSpan=6><b>MPEG Format (Standard)</b></TD></TR>
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<TD bgColor=#c0c0c0 width=32>Disc Format</TD>
<TD bgColor=#c0c0c0 width=46>Picture Standard</TD>
<TD bgColor=#c0c0c0 width=43>Disc Type</TD>
<TD bgColor=#c0c0c0 width=75>MPEG Type</TD>
<TD bgColor=#c0c0c0 width=76>Dimension (pixels)</TD>
<TD bgColor=#c0c0c0 width=64>Frame Rate (FPS)</TD>
<TD bgColor=#c0c0c0 width=99>Video Bit-rate (Kbps)</TD>
<TD bgColor=#c0c0c0 width=101>Audio Bit-rate (Kbps)</TD>
<TD bgColor=#c0c0c0 width=126>Variable/Constant Bit-rate (VBR/CBR)</TD></TR>
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<TD width=32>DVD</TD>
<TD width=46>NTSC</TD>
<TD width=43>DVD</TD>
<TD width=75>MPEG 2</TD>
<TD width=76>720 x 480</TD>
<TD width=64>29.97</TD>
<TD width=99>6000</TD>
<TD width=101>224</TD>
<TD width=126>CBR only</TD></TR>
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<TD width=32>DVD</TD>
<TD width=46>PAL</TD>
<TD width=43>DVD</TD>
<TD width=75>MPEG 2</TD>
<TD width=76>720 x 576</TD>
<TD width=64>25</TD>
<TD width=99>6000</TD>
<TD width=101>224</TD>
<TD width=126>CBR only</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<p class=level_1_indented>NTSC is the picture standard used in USA and Japan, while PAL is used in almost all European countries and in China.</p>
<p class=level_1_indented>Read the article: <a href="http://www.deskshare.com/resources/articles/dmc_convertbetween_PAL_NTSC.aspx" target=_blank>Convert Between PAL and NTSC</a></p>
<H2 class=ltr>Making MPEG 2 Movies for DVDs</h2> 
<p class=level_1_indented>Creating a DVD involves making MPEG movies conforming to the standard of the disc followed by burning the created movie to a DVD.</p>
<p class=level_1_indented><b>A separate CD or DVD burning software is required to burn these MPEG movies to a DVD</b>.</p>
<p class=level_1_indented>To make a DVD, select the required format.&nbsp; Click <b>Formats</b> &gt;&gt; <b>Select Standard Formats</b> &gt;&gt; <b>MPEG 2 DVD (NTSC) / MPEG 2 DVD (PAL)</b>.</p>
<H2 class=ltr>Audio and Video Properties</h2> 
<p class=level_1_indented><b>Aspect Ratio</b></p>
<p class=level_1_indented>For DVD-NTSC, movies are created with dimensions of 720 x 480.&nbsp; In DVD-PAL, movies are created with dimensions of 720x576.&nbsp; Every DVD video stream has a Aspect Ratio.&nbsp; It tells the media player what kind of target display the stream has been encoded for.&nbsp; You can set the aspect ratio to 4:3 (for normal TV) or 16:9 (for HDTV).</p>
<p class=level_1_indented><b>Note</b>: The Aspect Ratio is not the ratio of the actual video dimensions at which you have encoded the video.&nbsp; Even though Windows Media Player continues to show the actual video dimensions in the file's properties, it will play the video in the DAR you have chosen.&nbsp; For example, if you have created a movie in DVD-NTSC and DAR as 16:9 the video will appear in widescreen when playing in Media Player but will still have dimensions of 720x480.</p><BR>�