Re: FN-FORUM: FW: Flash to DVD continued

date posted 26th June 2007 14:10

nah its not something I do professionally, its just something I've
dabbled with in the past (flash photo slideshows on DVD for relatives
etc)

widescreen is where things get complicated and I dont know too much
about the differences. I'm fairly certain, with the exception of new
HDTV's, All CRT tv's, widescreen or not, are fixed at 720x576 (unsure
on non HD plasma/lcd but I guess they are the same). Think of the
resolution as being hard-wired into the tv (since it sort of is!)
since the screen in made up of a number of pixels which are actually
like tiny little lights.

TBH whenever I've done DVD's the software (nero mostly) has had
extended options to allow 4:3 or 16:9 ratios, although I've no idea
what they do to the video to make them different.

Autoplay should again be an option you can set in the DVD authoring
software, it probably wont be called autoplay though... how complex is
Toast? is it a full-on dvd studio tool or a simple drag/drop/burn
application? if its the full on studio type of program, whatever it
calls 'autoplay' may well be hidden in the depths of an obscure menu!



On 26 Jun 2007 11:59:57 -0000, Adam Mould [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Cheers Chris...
>
> Regards to aspect ratio... Just borrowed one of their existing DVDs that
> they play in between the KARAOKE slots... These are Music videos... 2
> immediate things that strike me:
>
> they are definitely set to wide screen as they are heavily bordered top and
> bottom on my wide screen tv... So maybe they are set to 16:9 ?
>
> They AUTO play when inserted in the dvd player... This is 'TRES'
> important!...
>
> I am authoring the screen presentation in FLASH / exporting out as QT Movie
> and then BURNING to 'VIDEO' CD using Titanium Toast...all on MAC OSX. Which
> bundles lots of interesting folders on the CD in the process!...
>
> Q. what's the best way to set the 'AUTO play' - do I need to go thru a third
> party DVD authoring software?
>
> Currently it requires the push of the PLAY button to get thing rolling...
>
> Can you help?.. Is this something you offer in a professional capacity?
>
> Ta
>
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> aspect ratio - stick to 4:3 to ensure maximum compatibility, decent DVD
> players/tv's will 'widen' the ratio where needed, the important bit is
> making your movie at 720x576.
> Framerate - PAL systems run at 25fps, for best results stick to that,
> you wont really see any benefits at higher frame rates, lower will
> obviously be jerky.
> Compression - as little as you can get away with! to be fair, you
> shouldn't really need much more than 4000kbps for decent quality video,
> animation will be lower still, probably around the 500kbps mark
> dependent on the complexity of the stuff on screen.
> Audio - I'm assuming you're including audio! depending on how long your
> clip is, go for the highest you can. 192kbps is CD quality, 160kbps is
> a good compromise and will probably sound OK on home TV's, 128kbps is
> passable but will clip both treble and bass, which isnt good on a decent
> hi-fi system at high volume, the audio ends up sounding muffled
>
> Make sure the DVD playes the disc will be used on support SVCD or VCD if
> you're only using CD's, otherwise they wont play your disc!
>
> hope that helps!
>
> Chris
>
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