i looked in lightwave and they have 2 NTSC DV settings D1 - 720x480 and the other D2 - 752x480 also i remember these settings from previous video work i did with our schools Sony VX-1000 camera.. it is DV digital camera and uses 752x480 so thats what i used... the only thing i messed up on was the speed it should have been 29.97 fps... sorry about that previously... not sure on the specs for a DVD disc but the others are the specs for usual DV video equipment... VCD, Camcorder ETC.... jason Jeff wrote: > Thanks for the tips. > > I'm getting so many different ones... Now I've heard that 720x480 is the DV > standard.... ahh.... see? That's my problem... No one seems to know for SURE > what I should do it at. Now I've got it at NTSC 720x480 at 30 fps at 4:3 > aspect ratio, compressed as MPEG2, looks pretty good, but I have no DV > equipment to actually test it on a real TV to see what it looks like. > > I opened up Adobe Premiere and they show the DV standard for NTSC as 720x450 > (and I think they have a 720x480 option as well) so I am sticking with the > latter for MPEG2 unless I hear a more absolute answer from somewhere... > > Do you have any links that state that 752x480 is the right standard? Or are > you just guessing from memory? > > ~Jeff > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jason Poulter" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 11:16 AM > Subject: Re: Recording mpg's > > > | try 752x480 that is standard DV digital video format... i believe that > | is what dvds use also and they are encoded in mpeg2... at 29.70 fps > | > | jason > | > | > | Jeff wrote: > | > Following up on this... I have an off-the-list-question about MPEG 2. > | > > | > Has anyone taken classes in Video Production anywhere? > | > > | > I'm making a commercial for a client and they need the final project > encoded > | > in MPEG2. > | > > | > First, I am having trouble finding out what resolution American TVs use. > | > I've read that we use PAL, and I've read that we use NTSC standards, but > | > then also, I've seen resolutions of 720 x 450 and I've seen them at > | > 500-something by something... I used NTSC 720 x 450 when I started, I'm > now > | > done with it, but when I go to encode it as MPEG-2 it says that the > | > resolution needs to be in increments of 8... that would make it 720 x > | > 456.... > | > > | > Can anyone help? > | > > | > ----- Original Message ----- > | > From: "George Toft" > | > To: > | > Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 7:16 PM > | > Subject: Re: Recording mpg's > | > > | > > | > | Using this link as a reference, and the docs, I was able to compile > | > | and install mplayer in under 2 hours. It is clearly the best movie > | > | player I have ever seen for Linux. > | > | > | > | SuSE uses the "required" gcc version, so it compiled OK. The hardest > | > | part was realizing that I didn't have gtk-devel installed :) > | > | > | > | mencoder is another issue . . . > | > | > | > | Thanks for the pointer. > | > | > | > | George > | > | > | > | > | > | KevinO wrote: > | > | > > | > | > George Toft wrote: > | > | > > I looked at mplayer briefly, and discovered it was going to be > | > | > > a paing in the butt to get working under SuSE. I guess that will > | > | > > be my next project, when I get lots of spare time. > | > | > > | > | > I found this information helpful : > | > | > > | > | > http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2001/1214.mplayer.html > | > | > > | > | > I used gcc ver. 2.96 , IIRC . > | > | > -- > | > | > Kevin O'Connor > | > | > > | > | > "People will be free to devote themselves to activities that are > fun > | > ... > | > | > > | > | > The GNU Manifesto - Copyright (C) 1985, 1993 Free Software > Foundation, > | > Inc. > | > | > > | > | > ________________________________________________ > | > | > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail > doesn't > | > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > | > | > > | > | > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > | > | > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > | > | ________________________________________________ > | > | See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail > doesn't > | > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > | > | > | > | PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@pluglist.mybutt.net > | > | http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > | > > | > ________________________________________________ > | > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > | > > | > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > | > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > | > | > | ________________________________________________ > | See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > | > | PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > | http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss