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Title: DVD-A or DVD-V for 2-channel?
Post by: zowie on December 28, 2011, 01:07:18 PM
If I want to burn edited 2-channel 24/96 files for playback, is there any reason I should go to the extra trouble of burning a DVD-audio disc rather than using more the ubiquitous DVD-video format as audio only?  I can't think of one.
Title: Re: DVD-A or DVD-V for 2-channel?
Post by: Craig T on December 28, 2011, 02:39:38 PM
Not for 24/48 or 96.  I don't think DVD-V supports any other 2-channel uncompressed formats.
Title: Re: DVD-A or DVD-V for 2-channel?
Post by: StuStu on December 28, 2011, 03:57:07 PM
A lot of DVD players only support one or the other, not both. As for sound quality, I don't think it matters.
Title: Re: DVD-A or DVD-V for 2-channel?
Post by: JasonSobel on December 29, 2011, 06:01:38 AM
A lot of DVD players only support one or the other, not both. As for sound quality, I don't think it matters.

every DVD player supports DVD-Video discs (otherwise the average consumer would be pissed off that their DVD player didn't play their DVD's).  Not all DVD players support DVD-Audio.  However, the ones that do support DVD-Audio will absolutely also play DVD-Video discs.

in terms of sound quality, it doesn't matter.  but as stated above, DVD-Video discs must be sampled at either 48 kHz or 96 kHz.  DVD-Audio discs, however, support PCM data at 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, or 192 kHz.  so if your recordings are at 24/88.2 or something other than 48 or 96 kHz, you need to go with the DVD-Audio discs (or resample to either 48 or 96 kHz).
Title: Re: DVD-A or DVD-V for 2-channel?
Post by: zowie on December 29, 2011, 01:40:54 PM
That's about what I thought.  Thanks.  Making copies for artists so I'll go with DVD-Video to be sure they can play them.