Hi everybody! ..... I'M BACK!!

You're NOT gonna believe this but I've got ANOTHER VBR problem - just when you thought it was safe to go back in the studio!

I've got my max. bitrate problem fixed by using DVDx with LSX-encoder plugin, but now I've got a problem at the other end with the lower bitrate!! ARRRRGGHHH !!!!!

I've been trying to SVCD encode 2001:A Space Odyssey. This movie has a long section right at the start which has only music, no picture. This continues for about a minute before the MGM Logo Screen appears.

No matter how high I set the min.bitrate in the LSX encoder, I still get a lower value (according to BitRate viewer) of around 150kb/sec! This causes my DV-444 no end of problems and the audio gets very choppy until the first picture appears (the MGM logo) and everything is fine.

I conclude that first, my DV-444 hates low video bitrates and second, LSX-encoder doesn't 'pad' the video bitrate so it doesn't drop below my specified value.

Anybody got any ideas?

Sue xxx.