[b]MY XVCD SETTING GOOD OR NOT?[/b]

[jsl272003]

I am looking for peoples opinions on this one. i have been doing xvcds for awhile now and i want to know what ya'll think of my settings and to see if ya'll think there is something i can do to further improve my quality. or if there are any additional programs i can use to enhance my xvcds. all of my source mpgs are taken from dvds that i buy at the store. i make backup copies of all my movies. i use 2 80 minute cd/r per movie.

Programs I use:

dvd decyrpter
dvd2avi
tmpgenc 2.5 plus
chapter xtractor
fitcd
vcdeasy

[/b]DVD Decrypter
used to extract vob files to harddrive.

DVD2AVI Settings
forced film
decode to WAV ( AC3, LPCM)
Dolby Digital DEcode --> Dolby Surround Downmix

TMPGeNC 2.5 Plus

use the project wizard
load the video and audio
use cource range to split movie in exact half (1 half per cd)
video type ---> non-interlace
Aspect Ration ---> 4:3 525 line (NTSC 704x480)
Video (in the expert settings section):
size --> 352x240
framerate --> 23.967
rate control mode --> 2 pas vbr (max 2200 min 1500)
motion search --> high quality (slow)
use the percent of disk space to auto determine avg bitrate.
GOP Structure (in expert settings section):
output bitstream fro edit (closed GOP)
detect schene change
Quantize Matrix
No motions search for still picture part by half pixel
soften block noise --> intra-block 35 non-intra block 35
Chapter Xtractor
used to get exact chapter entry points for menu & schene selection menu
VCDEasy
used to create menu and schenes and burn xvcd.

so what do ya'll think? good setup? anything i need to do to improve audio or video quality? thanks for all the input.

[Nelson37]

With those bitrate settings, I would think soften block noise would not be needed. Or you could try 352x480 res, perhaps.

Looks good overall, I never used VCD much.