[MacDV] Re: Playing a Mac generated DVD on Windows XP

[Erica Sadun]

>On Sunday, March 14, 2004, at 07:48  PM, Erica Sadun wrote:
>>
>>Media is a factor but bitrate is also a factor.
>>If you want to play back on computers, make sure
>>you lower that bitrate a lot. iDVD uses 8 Mbps
>>for its 1-hour videos, a rate that exceeds the
>>playback capabilities of many computers.
>>
>>-- Erica
>
>I think this may be it.
>I notice that the counter is running on the player and then if I hit 
>the fast forward button, I see one frame of the video and then the 
>screen goes back to green.
>
>Thanks- this is helpful information.
>
>Do you have a suggested bitrate that I should pass along?
>
>Carl

Try 4-5 Mbps.

-- Erica