Choppy video after conversion?

[tdogg4ya]

I am converting a tv show source at 960x528, 23fps, 275kbps, 700mb xvid to dvd. I use the highest setting on tmpgenc, with wizard I select dvd, 2 pass vbr, and under adv I select very high motion search, and keep aspect ratio. it makes about a 1.7gb mpg, I work with ac3 for audio. When I play back the video, when there is alot of movement or when people walk around a little, the video jumps a little and isn't smooth. Is it my codec? do I need to configure my codec for best quality? What am I doing wrong?

[equinox137]

Your frame rate conversion is too low.....DVD standard is 29.97 fps for video. You are probably going to have to use the 2:3 pulldown option in TMPGENc to compensate.

[tdogg4ya]

2:3 or 3:2 pulldown you mean? I did that with one and still was choppy

[3_2_DVD]

Not sure if your source is field based but I had a similar problem and found that I the wrong setting for the field order in TMPGenc (TFF or BFF)

[tdogg4ya]

how do you determine field order? doesn't tmpgenc do that automatically?

[jimmalenko]

Try changing the field order.

[tdogg4ya]

so on the wizard I should select interlace instead on non-interlace that shows up when I pick a file? then change field order?

[jimmalenko]

tmpgenc does determine field order, but it can be wrong too.

[tdogg4ya]

well, I converted a small section of the video on a and b, but still jumpy, could it be my codec? I think I have the latest version, is there a better codec to play xvid?