Formatting a DVD to send to Gamelink, assistance with media - GoFuckYourself.com

johnnyloadproductions · 11-05-2010, 05:00 PM

I use Sony Vegas Movie Studios 9. My only experience has been setting up online media.

I talked to gamelink, and got some information.

They need the dvd to be in mpeg 2 format, easy enough.

720 x 576.

I'm a little confused by in terms of how they wanted it on the dvd, as if it were a dvd you bought in the store? I'm confused on how they want it on the dvd.

You can say that I should just call them and talk to them but would prefer to figure everything out and not annoy them, on top of that try to get it right the first time. If any of you have worked with gamelink, could you offer me some advice?

I've already made the cover, had a graphic designer friend do it cheap. I understand all the 2257 statements and have those.

scouser · 11-05-2010, 05:21 PM

they would just want the .mpg file burnt to the disk (as a regular data disk), not a dvd set up like a dvd movie... otherwise they'd have to rip it

(probably anyway.)

Jim_Gunn · 11-05-2010, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by deadmoon

they would just want the .mpg file burnt to the disk (as a regular data disk), not a dvd set up like a dvd movie... otherwise they'd have to rip it

(probably anyway.)

VOD sites are accustomed to ripping fully authored DVD movies from studios, so you may very well just make a burnt DVD movie using simple software like Convert X to DVD or another DVD authoring software. NTSC video for DVD is 720 x 480, and if your original footage is HDV like 1080i 16 x 9 use a widescreen 1.2 pixel aspect ratio when you convert your HD video to SD 720 x 480 so it will fill a high def tv screen nicely.

11-05-2010, 05:00 PM	#1
johnnyloadproductions Account Shutdown Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gone Posts: 3,611	Formatting a DVD to send to Gamelink, assistance with media I use Sony Vegas Movie Studios 9. My only experience has been setting up online media. I talked to gamelink, and got some information. They need the dvd to be in mpeg 2 format, easy enough. 720 x 576. I'm a little confused by in terms of how they wanted it on the dvd, as if it were a dvd you bought in the store? I'm confused on how they want it on the dvd. You can say that I should just call them and talk to them but would prefer to figure everything out and not annoy them, on top of that try to get it right the first time. If any of you have worked with gamelink, could you offer me some advice? I've already made the cover, had a graphic designer friend do it cheap. I understand all the 2257 statements and have those.

11-05-2010, 05:21 PM	#2
scouser marketer. Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: bcn Posts: 2,280	they would just want the .mpg file burnt to the disk (as a regular data disk), not a dvd set up like a dvd movie... otherwise they'd have to rip it (probably anyway.)