Guides

So far in the Basic DVD Authoring Project we've downloaded and analyzed some video files. Then we demuxed the audio and encoded it as AC-3, leaving us with DVD Assets ready for authoring. Now it's time to turn our attention to the video. Like with the audio, there are some mandatory requirements for standards compliant video. Unlike audio, there are some additional options we need to consider to make sure we have the best quality possible that will still fit on a DVD.

This is the fourth guide for the Basic DVD Authoring Project. It's specific for PAL DVDs, so if you're making an NTSC disc you won't need to read this, and shouldn't follow the instructions here unless you're making a PAL disc. If you're not already familiar with the project you may want to start with the first guide in the series.

Required Software

DGIndex
AviSynth
TIVTC AviSynth Plugin
ColorMatrix AviSynth Plugin
AvsP
ffdshow
Haali Media Splitter
VirtualDub

Basic DVD Authoring Project guides:

• Part 1 - Introduction
• Part 2 - Analysis
• Part 3 - Prepare Audio Assets
• Part 4a - Prepare NTSC Video
• Part 4b - Prepare PAL Video

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Preparation
3. Opening Files
4. Recovering Film Frames
5. Color Correction
6. Framerate Conversion
7. Resizing
8. Colorspace Conversion
9. Video Preview
10. Script Examples
11. The Arctic Giant
12. The 5000 Fingers Of Dr. T