H264/mp4 and  DVD studio pro

I have launched dvd studio pro after years and tried  to import a mp4 video file with h264 as codec, dvd sp, did not allow  me to make it,
Sorry for this such stupid question, but what are files extension that dvd sp can manage.

For best results, you need to convert to MPEG-2 video and AC-3 audio. This is easily done in Compressor although there are other apps that work as well.
Technically, you can use MPEG-1 video and PCM/WAV audio but that's a step backwards, and you could use H.264 to make a HD-DVD although the only players for that are a Mac, a PlayStation or an HD-DVD player which went out of production 6-8 years ago.
Use the presets for DVD in Compressor and all should be fine.
hope this helps

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