Hi all,
You always wonder what are the capabilities of your standalone regarding to KDVD ? I also do.
So, I compiled a "KDVD Samples" volume. This DVD contains a movie sample about 1'20" long encoded in :
#1 - 352*288 MPEG2 - 4/3
#2 - 352*576 MPEG2 - 16/9
#3 - 480*576 MPEG2 - 16/9
#4 - 544*576 MPEG2 - 16/9
#5 - 704*576 MPEG2 - 16/9
#6 - 704*576 MPEG2 - 16/9 - LONG GOP (25 insteed of 15)
The NTSC volume contains a 43' long video encoded in :
#1 - 352*240 MPEG2 - 4/3
#2 - 352*480 MPEG2 - 16/9
#3 - 480*480 MPEG2 - 16/9
#4 - 544*480 MPEG2 - 16/9
#5 - 704*480 MPEG2 - 16/9
#6 - 704*480 MPEG2 - 16/9 - LONG GOP (25 insteed of 15)
All samples where done with the same script, using CCE (with Vmesquita template) except for the last one that was done with TMPGENC. This way you can compare also the two encoders if you want to
Last : I adapted the Q factor (or CQ for last one) of each sample in order to have exactly the same filesize. That means that all samples above lead the same target size on the end. So you can compare too the visual quality of each resolution for a given target !
I put the sample on edonkey :
KDVD Standalone Compatibility Samples - PAL.rar (141.01 MB)
KDVD Standalone Compatibility Samples - NTSC.rar (61.27 MB)
I also put them under Konspire, into my own channel
KVCD.net - Dialhot's channel.
Note1: sample #1 is actually 4:3 but declared as 16:9 by the authoring software (DVD-lab) that couldn't mix both 4:3 and 16:9 on the same disc.
Note2 : audio is 128 Kbit/s - MP2 but it does not really matter.
FINAL NOTE : My standalone (pioneer D454) plays
everything . I'm quite sure a lot of standalones will do.