No Aiff for DVD exports anymore, just Dolby?

Old Compressor 2 had several options under exporting for 'DVD Best Quality 90 minutes' – Mpeg2, Aiff or AC3 Dolby, or all three.
Now there are only two options, Mpeg2 and Ac3.
Have they done away with the Aiff?
I burned the DVD and it sounds normal, so I don’t know that anything is missing, really...
Thank you
Thank you
MaW

macalltheway wrote:
Weren't there also options for 16x9 and 4x3 for the DVD video export?
Those remain but are consolidated. Each DVD setting (Best Quality or Fastest) determines the Aspect Ratio of your source file and sets the encode ratio automatically. (You can override it though.)

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What is the best way to export my 1920x1080 16:9 timeline for DVD output.
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It looks great when i export it using QT but I also need to have it on a DVD.
Clearly, I am doing something wrong. What settings should i be using?
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First thing you've got to understand is that a DVD is standard definition. It will never be HD quality. That you will lose by encoding to mpeg2.
I'd do the compression in compressor-- try the standard compressions for your length, if those are NG, try duplicating a preset and upping the bitrate. Also, 2 pass vbr with increase the quality, at the expense of compressing time.
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EDIT: I should add that only you and your client can decide what is "good enough."
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