Note: By using a pattern of REPEAT_FIRST_FIELD flags on the headers of encoded pictures, pictures can be displayed for either two or three fields and almost any picture display rate (minimum 2/3 of the frame rate) can be achieved. This is most often used to display 23.976 (approximately film rate) video on NTSC.
* Audio+video bitrate
- Buffer average maximum 9.8 Mbit/s
- Peak 15 Mbit/s
- Minimum 300 Kbit/s
* YUV 4:2:0
* Additional subtitles possible
* Closed captioning (NTSC only)
* Audio
- Linear Pulse Code Modulation (LPCM): 48 kHz or 96 kHz; 16- or 24-bit; up to six channels (not all combinations possible due to bitrate constraints)
- MPEG Layer 2 (MP2): 48 kHz, up to 5.1 channels (required in PAL players only)
- Dolby Digital (DD, also known as AC-3): 48 kHz, 32?448 kbit/s, up to 5.1 channels
- Digital Theater Systems (DTS): 754 kbit/s or 1510 kbit/s (not required for DVD player compliance)
- NTSC DVDs must contain at least one LPCM or Dolby Digital audio track.
- PAL DVDs must contain at least one MPEG Layer 2, LPCM, or Dolby Digital audio track.
- Players are not required to playback audio with more than two channels, but must be able to downmix multichannel audio to two channels.
* GOP structure
- Sequence header must be outputted for every GOP
- Maximum frames per GOP: 18 (NTSC) / 15 (PAL), i.e. 0.6 seconds both
- Closed GOP required for multiple-angle DVDs
Kun video ja audio täyttävät kyseiset ominaisuudet, on se DVD yhteensopiva.
