Help needed putting VHS to DVD

I'll be capturing VHS tapes to my HDD via a 7500 All In Wonder. What format should the footage be stored in in order for it to be compatible in set top DVD players? MPEG, AVI,....?

 

[Encryptic]

MPEG-2, I believe.

 

[pray4mojo]

I thought you were going to jam a tape into a dvd player.

 

I thought you were going to jam a tape into a dvd player.

I tried that first.....duh....

Anywho, is Mpeg2 correct? Will Mpeg4 work also?

 

[DaveSimmons]

> ? Will Mpeg4 work also?

only on 1 $450 player so far.

www.vcdhelp.com and try search here, in Software, and in Video forums using "DVD" and "Capture" for 1 or 2 more threads on this.

 

[todpod]

You can capture to mpeg-1 and a program like Mydvd or Ulead DVD Movie Factory will convert to use with DVD. The advantages are that you can get about 3+ hrs per dvd, the big disadvantage is the quaility is lacking. You would have to try it and see if the trade off is worth it.

 

[Maetryx]

Capture it uncompressed (or barely compressed using HUFFYUV codec or similar) at 720x480. Then compress it to MPEG2. Kind of overkill. Consider VCD (352x240, MPEG1) or SVCD (480x480, MPEG2).

 

[speed01]

What Maetryx said......