My source video is H.264 (.mts) imported from a Canon Vixia HFS100.
There are only two settings in the PowerDirector 2D Disc page, so not much to get wrong. I have the video recording format set to "Widescreen (16:9)" and the encoding format and quality set to "HQ - Best Quality".
I doubt that this matters, but in the drive settings, the recording speed is set to 48.0, which is the maximum.
One strange thing is that on my DVD player menu, the aspect ratio says 4:3. But it won't let me change it. It's as if the setting is read-only and it's just reporting what it sees. I don't know why this is, but even when I play the DVD back on my computer using the VLC player, the quality is poor.
Any ideas?