[G4] iDVD-different encoding schemes?

James Asherman jimash at optonline.net
Wed Jan 1 09:36:01 PST 2003



David Crandon wrote:

>1 hour or 1 1/2 hour mode? Aren't DVD's supposed to hold 4+ gigs? Enough
>for 2-4 hours of video?
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>David
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Yes they do. yes they are. yes it is.
 But iDVD only encodes at Data rates the result in program times of 1 
hour  or 1+1/12 hour.
This ensures further sales of DVDSP, I guess.
The good news is that it is VERY easy and comes out good and when you 
pop it in a DVD player it makes a nice impression.
Jim

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