Apple Compressor 3 - Manual (Page 163)

Compressor includes the ability to easily create H.264 settings specifically configured for
high definition DVD authoring.
High definition DVDs have the option of using HD MPEG-2 encoded files or H.264 encoded
files as sources. At DVD data rates, H.264 is generally twice as efficient as MPEG-2. That
means you can use a lower H.264 bit rate to get the same quality (and smaller files) as
with an MPEG-2 encoder, or higher quality (and similar file sizes) when using the same
bit rate for H.264 as you would use for MPEG-2.
Note: For more information on creating files specifically for Blu-ray Disc, see Creating
H.264 for Blu-ray Disc .
This chapter covers the following:
• About the H.264 for DVD Studio Pro Encoder Pane (p. 163)
• About the Frame Sync Setting (p. 167)
• Using Multi-Pass for DVD Authoring (p. 167)
• About the Bit-Rate Settings (p. 167)
• H.264 Workflows for DVD (p. 168)
About the H.264 for DVD Studio Pro Encoder Pane
This section contains detailed information about the elements of the H.264 for
DVD Studio Pro Encoder pane in the Inspector window. You make your H.264 settings
using this pane, by either modifying an existing setting or creating a new setting in the
Settings tab.
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