TMPGenc default options are correct?

[oic]

I am using TMPGenc to convert from divx to DVD.
I use the standard DVD PAL wizard.
Anyway I have noticed a few issues/questions for making a better DVD.

1) The video type defaults to non-interlace, shouldn't it be interlace ?
2) DC component precision defaults to 9, shouldn't it be better to 10 ?
3) encode mode defaults to non-interlace, shouldn't it better to set interlace ?
4) aspect ratio defaults to 1:1 (VGA), but if I Want to make a PAL DVD shouldn't I put 4:3 ?
5) About the video arrange method if I Set it to full screen keep
aspect ratio, I noticed when I view the DVD on my Panasonic standalone player on TV, the movie margin right and left are slightly cut, how can I avoid this ?

thanks a lot

[Craig Tucker]

1) The video type defaults to non-interlace, shouldn't it be interlace ?
2) DC component precision defaults to 9, shouldn't it be better to 10 ?
3) encode mode defaults to non-interlace, shouldn't it better to set interlace ?
4) aspect ratio defaults to 1:1 (VGA), but if I Want to make a PAL DVD shouldn't I put 4:3 ?
5) About the video arrange method if I Set it to full screen keep
aspect ratio, I noticed when I view the DVD on my Panasonic standalone player on TV, the movie margin right and left are slightly cut, how can I avoid this ?

thanks a lot

1) Not if the source is non-interlaced, which if it's divx will almost certainly be the case.
2)The DC component represents the average brightness of a block (8x8 pixel region). In MPEG-1 video this is fixed to 8 bits, but MPEG-2 allows higher precision. It is important that the DC component is accurately represented, so a setting of 10 is recommended for MPEG-2 sequences, unless you are encoding using a low bitrate.
3)No, see question 1
4)If it is divx 1:1 vga is what should be selected.
5)This is overscan and all tv's do this to a certain extent. Movies are made with this in mind so you should not be missing anything too important.

[jakers]

1) The video type defaults to non-interlace, shouldn't it be interlace ?
2) DC component precision defaults to 9, shouldn't it be better to 10 ?
3) encode mode defaults to non-interlace, shouldn't it better to set interlace ?
4) aspect ratio defaults to 1:1 (VGA), but if I Want to make a PAL DVD shouldn't I put 4:3 ?
5) About the video arrange method if I Set it to full screen keep
aspect ratio, I noticed when I view the DVD on my Panasonic standalone player on TV, the movie margin right and left are slightly cut, how can I avoid this ?

thanks a lot

1) Not if the source is non-interlaced, which if it's divx will almost certainly be the case.
2)The DC component represents the average brightness of a block (8x8 pixel region). In MPEG-1 video this is fixed to 8 bits, but MPEG-2 allows higher precision. It is important that the DC component is accurately represented, so a setting of 10 is recommended for MPEG-2 sequences, unless you are encoding using a low bitrate.
3)No, see question 1
4)If it is divx 1:1 vga is what should be selected.
5)This is overscan and all tv's do this to a certain extent. Movies are made with this in mind so you should not be missing anything too important.

Craig~
Forgive me, for I am new, but I'm looking over a "guide" called Configuring TMPGEnc for high-quality, DVD compliant MPEG-2 and I just need some clarification. I'm not trying to call you out, I'm just trying to understand the best way of things, because I have divx movies that I"m trying to convert to dvd.

1. The guide is leaning toward interlace encode mode. It says "DVD video should generally be interlaced even if the source footage is not". It does give an exception of 24-fps flagged with 3:2 pulldown for NTSC which I don't understand, so is that where I'm missing the non-interlace point?
2. and 3. I think I understand
4. I admitt, I would love to have someone explain this part a little better, but the guide does talk about picking either 4:3 or 16:9 more extensively. Again, I don't understand it, but VGA is only mentioned in one sentence.
5. Ok

I'd really appreciate your additional thoughts. Thanks for helping me learn. I have divx and wanting to change to NTSC.

[oic]

I think Craig Tucker explained us very well what to do.
if you are going to convert DivX to DVD then non-interlace is the correct one and also VGA 1:1
if you are going to make a DVD out of yor own captured video then you can use interlace mode and 4:3 625 lines if u are encoding PAL