Creating a DVD From Files on Your Hard Drive
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Prerequisites
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Creating DVD's from files on your hard disc requires that you to have some appropriate files to use. So the first question is, what kind of files can you create DVD's from?
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1. | Currently our DVD authoring only supports full D1 size video and we don't resize the frame size so your pre-capture files will need to be full D1 size which is either 720x480 or 704x480 for NTSC or 720x576 or 704x576 for PAL.
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2. | Now, as for compression formats, we either support:
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a) | DVD ready compression which is DVD compliant MPEG-2. This can come in several different formats.
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- | Elementary streams where the audio and video are stored in seperate files. Video files with the following extensions *.mpv or *.m2v may but are not guaranteed to contain MPEG-2 video. Audio files must also have the correct sampling rate for for DVD's which is 48 KHz, 16 bit. The audio can be compressed as MPEG layer 2 audio which will typically have extension *.mpa or *.m2v. AC3 audio (*.ac3) of the correct sampling rate and size are is also acceptable.
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- | MPEG-2 program streams are typically MPEG-2 video and MPEG layer 2 audio multiplexed into a single stream. *.mpg is a common extension for this type of file.
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- | VOB files are very similar to MPEG-2 program streams in format. They will typically be found in the VIDEO_TS folders of DVD's. Do NOT try to use VOB files from copyrighted or encrypted DVD's, it will not work.
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b) | Any video format of the right dimensions (Frame sizes mentioned above) that you have a DirectShow decoder for. Another way to look at it is any video file of the right size that can be played by Window Media Player. Our software uses a software MPEG-2 encoder to convert raw video to DVD compliant MPEG-2. Some typical file extensions which will contain usable media are *.wmv and *.avi. If you have specifically installed a QuickTime DirectShow
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Before, setting up the project, let's set one of the preferences to suit our needs. Click the preferences button, and the Preferences tab from the property page dialog that pops up. Uncheck the option to 'Step Through Property Pages as a Wizard'. Don't worry about the other options for now. If you want to read more about the this options on this page you can do that in the section titled 'Preferences'.
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After making sure that option is unchecked, you can apply your options by clicking OK.
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Now using the Windows file browser, locate your pre-captured files, select them, then drag and drop them onto the application. You can seledct and drag multiple files at one time and the application will add them to the project and then open the project property page for editing. You may add additional file at that time and then close the dialog when finished.
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Proceed to 'Setting Up the Project'
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