S-VCD ** VCD questions

[gNOMEintheRedHat]

I want MPEG2 quality but I want ~45min per CD....

If I compress with MPEG2 but push the bitrate down to near VCD levels, Will it look worse than VCD?

eg. CCE MPEG2 MAX=1600 AVG=1150 MIN=950

Would this work out?

Thanks,
gNOME

[Mordant]

Why would you need to do that? I put 45-50 min on a 80 min cd with bitrates about 2000... svcd

If you are going to lower the bitrate that much just use the vcd format and you can get 74min on a regular cd.

[gNOMEintheRedHat]

I'm looking for better quality.

Does MPEG2 give better quality tahn MPEG1 at the same bitrate?

If I can fit 45 min on a CD @ SVCD quality then I'll be happy.

Thanks,
gNOME

[holistic]

"Does MPEG2 give better quality than MPEG1 at the same bitrate?"
The alogrithms (the math that makes it all work) differ so it is hard to compare BUT............. MPEG2 better suited for higher BR .

Up to about 2300 MPEG 1 is better
2300-2600 differing opinions - i prefer MPEG1

What is your source ( DVD , TV , VHS tape )?

[thxkid]

See if your burner can use the 99min. CD-R's, I get 2520 bitrate on SVCD with 49min. per CD using these 99min. CD-R's from CompUSA and I have used over 30 of them without one problem and they play on any stand a lone DVD player I have tried them on, work also on my 16x IDE Pioneer computer DVD player and my wifes Creative labs 12x DVD computer Drive.