Apple Compressor (4.0) - Manual (Page 109)

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3 Choose 44.1 kHz from the Sample Rate pop-up menu.
4 Select Stereo when using two-channel audio sources, or Mono when using one-channel
audio sources.
5 Specify the bit rate to use by dragging the Bit Rate slider.
Important: Set the bit rate as low as you can set it to get acceptable audio quality. Use a higher
bit rate when encoding stereo.
6 To save this setting, click Save.
Create MPEG-1 video for DVD
Follow the instructions below to author a DVD with MPEG-1 elementary streams.
Stage 1: Create a new setting in the Settings tab
1 In the Settings tab, choose MPEG-1 from the Create a New Setting (+) pop-up menu.
This adds a new setting to the existing list.
2 Name the new setting “MPEG-1 Video for DVD.”
For more information about creating settings, see Create and modify settings on page 35.
Stage 2: Open the MPEG-1 Encoder pane and configure video settings for DVD
1 Click the Encoder button in the Inspector and choose MPEG-1 from the File Format
pop-up menu.
2 To open the Video tab, click the Video button.
3 Select the Enabled checkbox.
Select to enable
the Video tab.
Select DVD to set the
resolution to match
the frame rate.
Choose the bit rate.
Choose the frame rate.
The file extension
changes to .m1v once
the Audio tab is disabled.
4 Choose a frame rate—either 29.97 for NTSC or 25 for PAL—from the Frame Rate pop-up menu.
5 Select the DVD option.
This sets the resolution of the output to match the selected frame rate.
6 Set the bit rate to 1.15 Mbps by dragging the Bit Rate slider, or enter a value.
Note: The typical value used for DVD projects is 1.15 Mbps, with 1.856 Mbps being the
maximum allowed.