Hi,
Maybe this link will explain
http://www.videoformatguide.com/mp4-video-format/
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Thanks for that link Jim about MP4.
Searching around I came across this:

MPEG-2 is the format used for standard DVD players and digital broadcast television coming from your cable company.
Commercially produced DVD movies, home-recorded DVD discs, and most digital satellite TV broadcasts employ MPEG2 video compression to deliver their high-quality picture. If you rent a movie on DVD, it’s MPEG-2.

So it seems that MPEG-2 is still the best bet for dvd production for use in a dvd player ... correct?
What format do our experts use for making dvd's? CYa Ron (W10/i5gen8/Nvidia)
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Hi,
I use the Mpeg-2 with high def for standard DVD's and AVCHD H.264 for Blu ray DVD's, burn to folder both , then ImgBurn to write to disk. In both cases the quality is very good.
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MPEG 2 is the only format for DVD. That is the DVD standard and is unlikely to change. __________________________________
CORNBLOSSOM

Thanks for the straight answers which confirm I'm on the right (only) track.
Going from Edit to Produce to Burn, would you Produce in MPEG-2 and then use this file to Burn the DVD? Or would you Produce in another format or just use the original Timeline data as is? Is there an advantage burning to a Folder and then burning these files to disc?
Maybe it does not matter which method is used in terms of final quality? CYa Ron (W10/i5gen8/Nvidia)
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Hi Ron -

If your main purpose is to burn DVDs, then producing to MPEG-2 DVD HQ then using that produced file to burn to disc is a reasonable process. In fact all it does is take a little load off your PC.

I rarely burn discs - in fact only for others - but when I do I:
1. First produce the final video to AVC H.264 Full HD at an appropriate bitrate (~ 20+MBps) for my own purposes (viewing through media player)
2. Create Disc (DVD/BR) > create folder
3. Use Power2Go or imgburn to create the disc(s) from that folder

When the video is destined for YouTube (not disc), I still complete step 1 (above). I either post the 1920x1080 file to YT or re-produce to 1280x720 (AVC, MPEG-4 or WMV, depending on duration) for YT.

There's no single answer or "right" way - we all have different purposes.

Cheers - Tony
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Thanks Tony for this summary.
Ron CYa Ron (W10/i5gen8/Nvidia)
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Some time ago, I mentioned in another thread that when playing Produced videos on my pc they where not very sharp, though OK when played as a dvd on my tv.

I have found out where my mistake was:
I Produced video files only for burning to DVD (not Blueray) eg MPEG2. When I Produce at AVC H.264 Full HD at an appropriate bitrate I get a very clear picture viewing through the pc media player and I can then use this produced video for for burning a DVD in the MPEG2 DVD HQ format.

Took me a while to work this out ... even though I was told Put it down to age

Thanks all. CYa Ron (W10/i5gen8/Nvidia)
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