Converting avi to VCD with the maximum quality with TMPGEnc

Want to burn a VCD from a avi file. I use TMPGEnc & know how to cut the file in to 2 parts in order to fit to 2 CDs...

Want to know the settings I should use to get the best quality of the video..

(I checked most of the guides..but couldn't find the exact settings I should use)

Pls help.....

 

1) Open the wizard and create a VCD project, by loading the AVI in step 2.
Uncheck, in step 5 of the wizard, 'start encoding immediately'.

Affter you finished, be sure select a new name (e.s movie_CD1.mpg) and to to press 'settings':

- on 'video' screen , set 'motion high precision' = very high quality;
on 'advanced' set 'vieo arrange method' = full screen (keep aspect ratio)'. Then you have to play with the 'source range' option by clicking it. After do the spit in this way: for CD1 set strat frame: 0, and frame : F; for CD2 make F+1 and -1 (the endng frame).
In general choose frame where the images chanhe (you have the image repeated on many rames, since you use many frames-oer-seconds (FPS). If you want to make a VCD, usually you can split a movie in 2; in general make sure that in any piece you have at the most 80' (juct click the button 'move to end rame' and read what it appears).

You could also clip the frame to enlarge the clipped video, but you ose part of movie...

Whan you've done the main settings, To make all things with more speed: set the range any CD and save its project.
You'll create the [bold]movie_CD1.tpr [/bold] and the [bold]movie CD2.tpr[/bold] files.

Then select Files___Batch encode , add the two proejcts and press start. Then go sleeping...

The same can be done with SVCDs, and is more necessary, since TMPGenc's multi-pass encoding is extremaly slow.
The only difference foe SVCD is that you have to set the min/ave/max bitrate (found by using FitCD) ad be sure that you don't try to encode 'pieces' more longer than 55' (you would reach a bitrate too low. Keep it > 1700 kbps).

To learn about using making SVCDs with TMPGenc, with the use of both FitCD and batch encoding, read also http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/dvd2svcd_with_tmpgenc.cfm .

 

Thank you for all the help...

 

TMPGenc says my avi is invalid...do i need a plugin of some kind? I see that there are tests to run to make sure the audio will work, are there tests for the right avi files or is mine just corrupted?

 

aldaco12>>>

I read the guide you gave the link for.. and I 'installed' Toolame & found out that the audio quality vastly improved in the end mpg file..

But do I need to install SSRC as a external Sampling frequency convertor..? cause I'm making a VCD, not a SVCD... so should or shoudn't i install it..?

 

First, SVCD and VCD = 44.1 kHz. Only DVD = 48 kHz.

On my version of TMPGenc I didn't installed any sound frequency conversor, because I observed I obtain a decent sount just checking 'High quality (low speed)' in the Audio engine screen of the "Environmental Settings" menu.

I think that, since you're already obliged [in (S)VCD] to use the poor MP2 audio, you wouldn't need to use some complicated stuff , but all is free, you just have to copy it on your PC and to tell TMPGenc where it lies, so.... But remember: I'm afraid you wouln't notice any great diference.
So, don't worry too much... think that exist some people which, to be able to fit more time per CD-R , uses , in their mpegs, 128 kbps MP2 audio instead of 224 kbps!

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nswolter, next time open a separate topic
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Just because it's a simple answer: because , probably, you need the right codec to be able to open that file. Install Xvid and DivX trialware, then see. (for any problem: free to ask , but in another thread)