From: "Stan Jones" Received: from mtaout004-public.msg.strl.va.charter.net ([68.114.190.29] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTP id 7032307 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Tue, 03 Jul 2018 13:28:03 +0200 Received: from impout002 ([68.114.189.17]) by mtaout004.msg.strl.va.charter.net (InterMail vM.9.00.023.01 201-2473-194) with ESMTP id <20180703113612.SSYW3685.mtaout004.msg.strl.va.charter.net@impout002> for ; Tue, 3 Jul 2018 06:36:12 -0500 Received: from deepro ([75.130.201.169]) by impout002 with charter.net id 6BcC1y0073fnlSb01BcCtj; Tue, 03 Jul 2018 06:36:12 -0500 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.2 cv=C6eZ8UH+ c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=U93Y2hPVRIAuDhpiDdH0Wg==:117 a=U93Y2hPVRIAuDhpiDdH0Wg==:17 a=Pyq9K9CWowscuQLKlpiwfMBGOR0=:19 a=x7bEGLp0ZPQA:10 a=r77TgQKjGQsHNAKrUKIA:9 a=kmezWPgCWz4EMst2XKsA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=yMhMjlubAAAA:8 a=SSmOFEACAAAA:8 a=WTxxN-I-FkmqCf2VZnIA:9 a=OgDMOXMA7-k0DbqS:21 a=gKO2Hq4RSVkA:10 a=UiCQ7L4-1S4A:10 a=hTZeC7Yk6K0A:10 a=frz4AuCg-hUA:10 To: "'After Effects Mail List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [AE] DVD Burner Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 07:36:13 -0400 Message-ID: <019901d412c2$0c6a3770$253ea650$@net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_019A_01D412A0.85589770" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AdQSqw+KrhIO+tHvTl+aqo7NF3fPpAAFkDMg Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_019A_01D412A0.85589770 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Also, Perry=E2=80=99s point here is important: =20 > The problem in my experience is to find an application that will = format supplied Mpeg2 file(s) without re-encoding the actual video and = audio. =20 The DVD spec is exacting. And the Sonic authorcore (same as used in the = top end Scenarist and also in Encore) was unforgiving. And this caused = difficulty when importing assets that were not to spec. =20 Some of the other authoring applications did not allow for keeping = imported assets that were actually to spec. Or did not allow the = un-multiplexed assets (eg. m2v, wav, a3c) to be brought in separately.=20 =20 Stan =20 From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv]=20 Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:51 AM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] DVD Burner =20 Yep, tracking entirely. That was the reason for my original question. = Otherwise, it's just a data disk which doesn't need any special = software.=20 =20 Eric =20 On Tue, Jul 3, 2018, 4:01 AM Perry Mitchell = wrote: It is important to understand the difference between a Digital Video = Disk and a Digital Versatile Disk! The latter is simply a data store = that is supported by most computers, the former is the original DVD = format supported by dedicated players (and most computers).=20 You can store any data on the latter, including any digital video file, = but whether it will play from the disk depends entirely on the device. The former uses an Mpeg2 file formatted in a very particular way (a = VIDEO_TS file), such that the DVD will play on any dedicated player. The = problem in my experience is to find an application that will format = supplied Mpeg2 file(s) without re-encoding the actual video and audio. = This ensures that you maintain the best quality. It also is going to be = much quicker. I use an old free app called 'GUI for dvdauthoring' which = still works fine for me on Win10. It will only accept raw video & audio = mpeg files, not multiplexed. Once it has formatted the DVD it uses = Imageburn to create the physical disk. Hope this helps. =20 =20 Mr. Eric D. Kirk wrote Can anyone recommend a simple utility to burn a DVD? Looking for free, = not a bunch of add on crap, etc. =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_019A_01D412A0.85589770 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Also, Perry=E2=80=99s point here is = important:

 

> The problem in my experience is to find an application = that will format supplied Mpeg2 file(s) without re-encoding the actual = video and audio.

 

The DVD spec = is exacting. And the Sonic authorcore (same as used in the top end = Scenarist and also in Encore) was unforgiving. And this caused = difficulty when importing assets that were not to spec.

 

Some of the = other authoring applications did not allow for keeping imported assets = that were actually to spec. Or did not allow the un-multiplexed assets = (eg. m2v, wav, a3c) to be brought in separately.

 

Stan

 

From:= = After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] =
Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:51 AM
To: After = Effects Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] DVD = Burner

 

Yep, = tracking entirely. That was the reason for my original question.  = Otherwise, it's just a data disk which doesn't need any special = software. 

 

Eric

 

On = Tue, Jul 3, 2018, 4:01 AM Perry Mitchell <AE-List@media-motion.tv> = wrote:

It = is important to understand the difference between a Digital Video Disk = and a Digital Versatile Disk! The latter is simply a data store that is = supported by most computers, the former is the original DVD format = supported by dedicated players (and most = computers). 

You can store = any data on the latter, including any digital video file, but whether it = will play from the disk depends entirely on the = device.

The former uses an = Mpeg2 file formatted in a very particular way (a VIDEO_TS file), such = that the DVD will play on any dedicated player. The problem in my = experience is to find an application that will format supplied Mpeg2 = file(s) without re-encoding the actual video and audio. This ensures = that you maintain the best quality. It also is going to be much quicker. = I use an old free app called 'GUI for dvdauthoring' which still works = fine for me on Win10. It will only accept raw video & audio mpeg = files, not multiplexed. Once it has formatted the DVD it uses Imageburn = to create the physical disk.

Hope this helps.

 

 

Mr. = Eric D. Kirk wrote

Can = anyone recommend a simple utility to burn a DVD?  Looking for free, = not a bunch of add on crap, etc.

 

 

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