Ted Anderson

I tried this command based on reading numerous forums: ffmpeg -i kf4.mkv -target ntsc-dvd -vf "scale=720:358,pad=720:480:0:61,setsar=1:1,format=yuv420p,colormatrix=bt2020:bt601" -b:v 6000k -maxrate 7500k -bufsize 1835k -g 12 -r 23.976 -acodec ac3 -b:a 192k -ar 48000 -ac 2 kp4.mpg The result plays fine in VLC, but when I add to DVDStyler and select do not remultiplex/transcode, the resulting file does the same thing: VLC won't open it, MPC-HC opens it but dims the screen before playing and resets...

I'm trying to use DVDStyler to convert some UHD files to DVD so that my son can watch them in the car DVD player. The processed file causes my Windows 11 screen to switch to HDR and dim when the video is played back. After closing the player, the screen goes black for a second and returns to normal. I am pretty sure it's because the UHD video uses the BT2020 color space and needs to be converted to BT601. I've tried adding colormatrix=bt2020:bt601 to the pre scale filters, but that didn't seem to...

I'm trying to use DVDStyler to convert some UHD files to DVD so that my son can watch them in the car DVD player. The processed file causes my Windows 11 screen to switch to HDR and dim when the video is played back. After closing the player, the screen goes black for a second and returns to normal. I am pretty sure it's because the UHD video uses the BT2020 color space and needs to be converted to BT601. I've tried adding colormatrix=bt709:bt601 to the pre scale filters, but that didn't seem to...