4.2

Generic: This option allows you complete access to all the
MPEG-2 properties. This is the only option that supports
the MPEG-2 640 x 480 video format in addition to the
standard-definition (SD) and high-definition (HD) video
formats. Its also the only option that supports creating
transport and program streams. It supports the complete
bit rate range of 2.0 Mbps to 40.0 Mbps.
DVD: This option restricts the encoding properties to those
allowed by the SD DVD specification. These include the
NTSC and PAL video formats and a bit rate range of 2.0
Mbps to 9.0 Mbps.
Blu-ray: This option restricts the encoding properties to
those allowed by Blu-ray video discs. These include the
SD and HD video formats and a bit rate range of 10.0
Mbps to 40.0 Mbps.
Add Apple metadata: Select this checkbox to have
Compressor parse specific MPEG-2 authoring information
during the transcoding process and provide it in the output
file. The resulting file will be read faster by other applications.
Include chapter markers only: Select this checkbox to include
chapter markers, but not unnamed compression markers, in
MPEG-2 output. When this checkbox is deselected, all
markers are included in the output file. For more information
about chapter markers, see .
Retiming
This section contains one property:
Set duration to: Sets the processing algorithm used to adjust
Add markers