Best format (MV4) (MP4) to save DVD

What is the best format to save dvd files (MV4) (MP4) or ???. I have made DVD's in iDVD and the original DVD's are deteriorating. Thanks

XonoBoom,
With PrPro, you CAN Import Layered PSD's. You will be given two choices, when you do: Import as Footage, with the Layers Flattened (the term for merging all Layers into one), or as a Sequence. Now, the latter has slightly different results, so you will want to explore this a bit more closely, and the Help File will be, well "helpful." The Layered PSD will come in as a Sequence, and in a Bin. The Bin will need to be twirled open, and from there, one can do all sorts of operations, such as Nest that Sequence into another, but for what I do (and what you might wish to do), you can just click+drag each Layer (they appear separately in the Project Panel), to Video Tracks, where they can be used in their order of creation, or can be moved about, as is required. One can add Effects, or adjust the Fixed Effects, such as Opacity, to each Layer individually. I do this for a lot of Titles, and just create those Images with Layers in PS. A little planning is required, in that creation, but once you get the hang of it, it will become second-nature.
A variation from PS is the Layer Comp, which is useful for intricate animation. That "variation" is on the PS end of the process/workflow.
Good luck, and if you do much work with graphics into your Video, I think that you will save a lot of time, plus have so many creative doors opened to you. Just spend a little time looking over the Import PSD as a Sequence, so you will understand what you are getting, what you are seeing and how to handle it. Many are not initially expecting a real Sequence, and worry about what to do with that.
Hunt

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