Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 84)

• HD MPEG-2 Video: From 2.0 Mbps to 29.40 Mbps (The typical maximum used is 27 Mbps.)
Note: HD assets include the 480p and 576p resolutions.
• HDV Video: HDV video is MPEG-2 encoded. The bit rate depends on the video resolution:
• 1280 x 720p: 19 Mbps
• 1920 x 1080i: 25 Mbps
H.264 Bit Rates
Multi-angle and mixed-angle tracks have stricter requirements. See Encoding Video for
Multi-Angle Tracks for details.
• SD H.264 Video: From 0.5 Mbps to 15.00 Mbps
• HD H.264 Video: From 1.5 Mbps to 29.40 Mbps (The typical maximum used is 27 Mbps.)
Note: HD assets include the 480p and 576p resolutions.
Video Resolution
DVD Studio Pro supports a variety of resolutions. See Choosing a Video Resolution for
more information.
• SIF: 352 x 240 NTSC; 352 x 288 PAL
• 1/2 D1: 352 x 480 NTSC; 352 x 576 PAL
• Cropped D1: 704 x 480 NTSC; 704 x 576 PAL (matches analog blanking, only the interlaced
version is supported)
• Full D1: 720 x 480 NTSC; 720 x 576 PAL (both interlaced and progressive versions)
• 720p: 1280 x 720 (NTSC and PAL, progressive)
• Anamorphic 1080i: 1440 x 1080 (NTSC and PAL, interlaced, anamorphic 16:9)
• 1080i: 1920 x 1080 (NTSC and PAL, interlaced)
Frame Rate
There are three supported frame rates:
• NTSC with 525 lines (29.97 fps)
• PAL with 625 lines (25 fps)
• Versions of 23.976 fps video using either the NTSC or PAL video resolutions
Aspect Ratio
4:3, anamorphic 16:9, and true 16:9 are supported.
Chroma Format
The DVD specification requires a 4:2:0 chroma format.
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