




Assuming (wrongly it now seems) that DVD could handle the very best and fastest rate, I encoded at a data rate of 640. When I used the encoding software for the first time (Sonic Foundry's Soft Encode) I discovered several data rates available, but no guidance as to their application. The authoring facility had not specified a "streaming bit-rate" or data rate. AC3 file of a 5:1 soundtrack to a video for DVD authoring.
