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Good DVD bitrate calculator

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I'm looking for a good bitrate calculator for DVDs.  The problem with all the ones I've found so far is they don't do everything I need them to do.

What I need in a bitrate calculator (options-wise):

  • Ability to set different audio types for different tracks (i.e., track 1 is PCM, track 2 is 2-channel AC3, track 3 is 5.1 channel AC3 - that sort of thing) - all the calculators I've found only support setting one type of audio, though some allow multiple tracks of the same type
  • Ability to calculate bitrate with or without a DVD menu
  • Ability to calculate bitrate of multiple video titles on a single DVD
  • Ability to choose DVD-5 or DVD-9
  • Ability to add subtitle tracks (though I don't know if they'd be big enough to matter)

 

If anyone knows of a bitrate calculator that will do these things, I'd be eternally grateful.

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I normally just use the online calculator at videohelp.com.

If it doesn't do everything you want, carry out some manual calculations first, for example:
several different audio tracks - enter the sum of the individual bitrates,
multiple titles - enter the total running time,
and so on.

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