Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 82)

PAL HD projects natively support the following formats:
• 720p25
• 720p50
• 1080p25
• 1080i50
Note: You can import 24 fps and 23.98 fps HDV-format video into PAL projects, but they
are not treated natively and are reencoded to a supported MPEG-2 format.
Using HDV Video from the Final Cut Pro Capture Scratch Folder
The HDV video clips that Final Cut Pro captures from some HDV sources cannot be
imported directly into DVD Studio Pro. Only HDV video clips exported from Final Cut Pro
are formatted correctly for use in an HD DVD project. When the clips are captured, they
may not have legal opening and closing GOP structures. When HDV clips are exported
from Final Cut Pro, the opening and closing GOP structures are made legal.
DVD Video Source Settings Summary
The following sections, DVD Video Settings for SD Projects and DVD Video Settings for
HD Projects , summarize the required settings for MPEG and other sources that can be
used with DVD Studio Pro.
Note: All assets within a project must use the same video standard (all NTSC or all PAL).
For the other settings, such as encoding format, resolution, and bit rates, you can mix
assets with different settings.
DVD Video Settings for SD Projects
The following settings work with SD projects. With the exception of MPEG-1 video, these
same settings can also be used in HD projects.
MPEG Type
Both MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 are supported, at the video resolutions listed below.
MPEG Structure
Only elementary streams are supported.
MPEG Bit Rates
Multi-angle and mixed-angle tracks have stricter requirements. See Encoding Video for
Multi-Angle Tracks for details.
• MPEG-1 Video: Up to 1.856 Mbps (1.15 Mbps is typical.)
• MPEG-2 Video: Up to 9.8 Mbps (The typical maximum used is 8 Mbps.)
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