encoding from an avi in tmpgenc - Very very pixelated

[propagandhi]

Hi,

I'm trying to encode a pal vcd compliant mpg in tmpgenc from an avi file. When first encoded it the output file was 3800mb which is way too big. I was wanting 1400mb so that i can cut it and fit it on 2 discs.

Having changed the bitrate so that i became a smaller file and created the black lines at the top and bottom of the picture i then encoded the file. The problem is the output file became very very pixelated.

Could anyone help me??

cheers

[jkapa]

Yeah

Burn 4 discs

[indolikaa]

Yes, spread it over 4 discs or you'll create the worst Sub-XVCD you've ever seen.

VCD limit is roughly 700MB per disc with no variation on the standard. Anything else and you've just created an out-of-compliance disc. And to top it off, you're trying to cut the bitrate in half. Not a good thing with VCD, methinks.

That's why you see such horrible pixelation.

[propagandhi]

Surely there's a way of converting it without the pixelation.

All seems very stupid if you ask me

[mats.hogberg]

How long (in time) is the AVI? That's the only parameter that matters. An 80 min CD can hold nearly 80 min of VCD video, that's it. VCD is already a "low end" format that at its best isn't very good (compared to its cousins SVCD and DVD). If you try to squeeze 4 CDs worth of VCD down to 2 CDs, (the only way to achieve this is by lowering the bit rate) you will get extremely bad results, no matter how stupid you think that is.

/Mats