The DVD format has specific requirements. I seriously doubt that either Corel or ULead can convert that video correctly for DVD.
From your MediaInfo text (and thank you for posting). I'll try to explain some of the basic stuff:
Video #1:
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Format: AVC
Format/Info: Advanced Video Codec
DVD is encoded with the MPEG2 codec. AVC/h264 encoding is not allowed. Whatever conversion program you use, the video will be re-encoded at unspecified parameters as MPEG2. It can't simply be "copied" and burned to a DVD disc.
Format settings, CABAC: No
CABAC is a specification that is required by DVD. Roughly, it refers to interlacing.
Format settings, GOP: M=1, N=120
Long GOP's are not allowed in DVD or BluRay. The maximum GOP length for NTSC DVD is ~18 frames, not 120. That fact alone means a complete re-encoding of the video.
Bit rate: 1 406 Kbps
This is a very low quality target bitrate and is not usually acceptable for DVD.
Width: 640 pixels
Height: 478 pixels
Display aspect ratio: 16:9
This is a standard definition frame size (almost) but is not valid for DVD. The aspect ratio of a 640x478 image is 1.33:1 (4:3), meaning that during playback on a media player the image is stretched to 16:9. This frame size is not allowed in DVD. The height of 478 pixels is not mod-8 (i.e., it cannot be evenly divided by 8), which is required for almost all standard video formats. Usually a 16:9 display aspect ratio for DVD is encoded at a frame size of either 720x480 pixels or 704x480. A proper conversion program would resize the video to one of those frame sizes for 16:9 playback. Otherwise, it's a 4:3 image that gets "squished" when played as DVD.
Frame rate: 23.976 fps
This frame rate is not allowed in DVD. The video is film-based and must use 3:2 pulldown to play at 29.97 fps. DVD cannot be encoded at 23.976 fps. Also, standard DvD is usually interlaced or telecined. DVD can't be encoded as entirely progressive without playback problems on many players.
Video #2:
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Format: JPEG
Codec ID: jpeg
DVD cannot be encoded as JPEG, but these are menu images. Some authoring programs will re-encode jpeg to something like png, but not always.
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 360 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
The images at 640x360, a 16:9 ratio, so they bare encoded as square-pixel.
Frame rate mode: Variable
Frame rate: 0.003 fps
Minimum frame rate: 0.002 fps
Maximum frame rate: 0.006 fps
These are motion menu images.
Audio:
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Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
AAC audio cannot be used for DVD, which must be Dolby AC3 or uncompressed PCM.
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
This audio sampling rate is invalid for DVD.
The fact that you can play this DVD at all is a wonder, so your software did make some conversions that got things going on the DVD disc. I'm not a user of free no-cost conversion programs. One possibility might be
AVS2DVD. Others who use freebies might be able to advise. A few conversion programs can also import the mp4 menu and images. I would use an entirely different process if I had to make a DVD from this video, but I don't think you'd want to go through all that.
Other members will have to advise on easy to use software that can properly make this conversion. Some external players or media servers can play mp4 as-is, or mp4 can be burned to a DVD disc as "data" rather than as "DVD", or an mp4 can be copied to USB or hard drive -- a few players will recognize it, most will just choke on it, and those will probably be advanced BluRay players.
Suggestions,folks?
