DVD authoring quality video & audio at DVinfo.net

Dan Measel · February 27th, 2003, 10:17 PM

OK, I am ready to get a DVD burner and authoring software.

I've checked out the DVD Architect demo and it seems stable and very easy to use. The only thing holding me back from the purchase is a thread from last week when Brad Higerd and others were discussing suboptimal quality (mostly audio) using the Mainconcept MPEG2 in VV. He found rendering to avi and then letting Sonic DVD convert to MPEG2 yielded better results.

Can anyone else comment on the results of their DVDs made on Architect or Sonic products? Has the image and sound quality been great?

Another interesting point Brad made was that letting Sonic DVD convert avi to MPEG2 yielded a DVD which required more disk space than rendering to MPEG2 with VV and making a DVD with Architect. This at least suggests that more quality (data) is being preserved in the Sonic conversion.

Any input would be greatly appreciated since I want to upgrade to VV4 and need to know whether to get Architect too.

David Hurdon · February 28th, 2003, 06:08 AM

I don't know the products from personal experience but noting that the AC-3 codec is present explains the different file sizes. WAV takes up lots more space than AC-3. The video portion is probably close to identical and the saving is in audio.

Rob Lohman · February 28th, 2003, 02:35 PM

Audio is not in MPEG for DVD, but AC3 (Dolby Digital). So if they
were talking bad audio it should come through problems with
their AC3 encoder and not their MPEG Encoder.

I haven't really looked at the procut myself yet, so can't tell you
much more than this. Sorry.

Dan Measel · February 28th, 2003, 09:18 PM

Thanks for the feedback. That definitely helps me understand this whole process better.

February 27th, 2003, 10:17 PM	#1
Dan Measel Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 196	DVD authoring quality video & audio OK, I am ready to get a DVD burner and authoring software. I've checked out the DVD Architect demo and it seems stable and very easy to use. The only thing holding me back from the purchase is a thread from last week when Brad Higerd and others were discussing suboptimal quality (mostly audio) using the Mainconcept MPEG2 in VV. He found rendering to avi and then letting Sonic DVD convert to MPEG2 yielded better results. Can anyone else comment on the results of their DVDs made on Architect or Sonic products? Has the image and sound quality been great? Another interesting point Brad made was that letting Sonic DVD convert avi to MPEG2 yielded a DVD which required more disk space than rendering to MPEG2 with VV and making a DVD with Architect. This at least suggests that more quality (data) is being preserved in the Sonic conversion. Any input would be greatly appreciated since I want to upgrade to VV4 and need to know whether to get Architect too.

February 28th, 2003, 06:08 AM	#2
David Hurdon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 484	DVD authoring quality I don't know the products from personal experience but noting that the AC-3 codec is present explains the different file sizes. WAV takes up lots more space than AC-3. The video portion is probably close to identical and the saving is in audio. __________________ Site:http://www.faceliftmarketing.ca Blog:http://www.websitevideo.blogspot.com

February 28th, 2003, 02:35 PM	#3
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Audio is not in MPEG for DVD, but AC3 (Dolby Digital). So if they were talking bad audio it should come through problems with their AC3 encoder and not their MPEG Encoder. I haven't really looked at the procut myself yet, so can't tell you much more than this. Sorry. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

February 28th, 2003, 09:18 PM	#4
Dan Measel Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 196	Thanks for the feedback. That definitely helps me understand this whole process better.