Is there any advantage to 480X240 capture res?

[skingolf]

My capture card (ATI TV Wonder VE)is apparently only capable of x240 resolution. (I use VDub w/ HuffyUV to capture). By that, I mean it will do 352x240 or 480x240 or 720x240 etc. Problem is, VCD or SVCD (for which I have software to burn - NERO) requires a specific resolution. I have captured 352x240 and successfully burned and played VCD. Is there any picture quality advantage to recording at one of these "non-standard" resolutions and using some conversion tool to make it fit the respective format? What tools could do it? I'm new, so be nice (I have browsed the forum for a few days).


Thanks in Advance,
Skingolf

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: skingolf on 2002-01-17 11:30:48 ]</font>

[deadpac]

Uncheck 'create standard compliant' box

When creating a VCD or SVCD and then NERO should let you burn an XVCD or XSVCD with no problem.

You can capture at any resolution you want, NERO only warns you about settings when it thinks you are trying to create a standard compliant VCD or standard compliant SVCD with files that are not standard.

Practically all CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives can play VCD's and XVCD's with no problem and if you have MPEG2 codec installed then playing SVCD's and XSVCD's should be no problem.

If your DVD player can play VCD's with no problem, then it's more likely that it will also play XVCD's with no problem.

Using a higher resolution has very little effect on the display quality when used on regular TV's especially when it's only VCD specs.

[skingolf]

Yes I have DVD player on PC. But I am mainly concerned with producing VCD for my component DVD player and TV. So, in your opinion, there is not much to gain from stepping up to 480x240 if I'm only going to watch on TV? Also, let me get this straight. Any VCD recorded in a higher or "non-standard" resolution is XVCD, and not a specific format for storing data on the disc?

[deadpac]

"VCD for your standalone DVD player"

If all you are going to produce are VCD standard MPEG-1 streams to play on your TV through your DVD player, then NO increasing the resolution will do little to increase the picture quality, in some cases it will distort the original look of the source. If you want increase in picture quality then one thing you can do is increase the bitrate you encode with from 1150kb/sec to somewhere around 2000kb/sec all the way to 3000kb/sec depending on what your DVD player can handle.

Yes XVCD is not a specific format at all, it's just a way of calling a VCD that does not have the standard features of VCD-1 compliant videos/disc.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: deadpac on 2002-01-17 12:42:51 ]</font>