avi to mpeg2 "shaky"

[jlietz]

Hi,

New to this forum, been lurking and posting at the capture forum for a few weeks.
Anyway, I have been capturing from vhs using VirtualDub. I am using the PICVideo MJPEG codec. The captured avi's look fine - no "shakiness". Then I fired up Studio 8 (can't capture with it, but that another story...) to convert the avi to mpeg2. The result was not too good. The video was "shaky". Am I experiencing something common to conversions or could Studio 8 be the culprit? In other words, is there some setting I could use in TMPEG to correct the "shakiness". I know it would be easier if I could more accurately describe the problem, but I just don't know the technical term. I'm running XP on a P4 2.4 Ghz w/ 512 RAM.
Oh yeah, one more question. Is there a setting to direct TMPEG to output the result in one file instead of two?
Thanks for any replies.

[jlietz]

Ok, I just answered part of my question myself. I figured out how to instruct TMPEG to output one file instead of two. Really wasn't that hard . I had only tried TMPEG by way of the wizard. It was much clearer once I shut it off.
My first question still stands though.
Thanks

[Tommyknocker]

Try changing the field order.

[jlietz]

Tommyknocker Posted: Nov 08, 2003 18:50

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Try changing the field order.

Ok, will do in TMPEG. I'll post the results in about 25 minutes.

Rhetorical question #1: Why isn't there a setting for "reverse field order" in Studio 8?
Rhetorical question #2: Why did I purchase Studio 8?

[jlietz]

Well, it is better, but something still isn't right. It's just not as smooth as it should be. Any other suggestions?
BTW, how does one's field order get reversed in the first place?

[Tommyknocker]

Make sure the framerate is the same as the source.

[jlietz]

I set it at 29.97. I think VirtualDub adjusted my framerate to 29.9706. That can't be the problem, can it?

[Tommyknocker]

No, they are too close to cause that problem.