Cinemacraft Encoder..Black void after encode

[Soixante]

I wonder if some one can help.I just used this for the first time to try to encode a svcd mpeg2.The final result has the clip showing at the top with a black void at the bottom..



This happens throughout the entire clip..Is there a setting i should be using to rectify this? The avi is 25fps pal and it is being converted to mpeg2 25 fps pal..

Thanks

[guns1inger]

What is the source ? AVI is meaningless - post a g-spot screenshot or describe the formats (video/audio) used to compress the file

How did you load the source ? Do you load it directly or via an avisynth script ? If you use a script, does it play back correctly in Media Player Classic or virtualdub ?

What are your CCE settings ?

[Soixante]

Its does play fine in VLC and In Virtualdub there is no problem..loaded directly

This is the setting..

[guns1inger]

I am actually surprised CCE loads it at all. CCE usually chokes and dies on VBR MP3. I can't see anything else immediately wrong. You might try using a simple avisynth script to load the file and see if it makes a difference.

[manono]

It looks like it resized to the 576 SVCD height by just adding black to the bottom. I agree that you should feed CCE an AviSynth script if you want to do it right. Open the AVI in FitCD, set up the input and output properly, and get your AviSynth script from there. For a CCE encode it should probably be something like this:

AVISource("C:\Path\To\Movie.avi",False)#False disables the audio
LanczosResize(480,320)
AddBorders(0,128,0,128)
ConvertToYUY2()

I'm using ITU resizing. Demux the audio and convert it separately.

[Soixante]

Its seems there is an output problem with mpeg2 files(svcd and dvd).Using Vcd standard there was no problem at all with the conversion.All were converted using a script and also tested all without with same results..Thanks for help anyway...Was testing to see..Shame its very quick and quality looks good..

Edit sorry Manono just noticed your reply..I will try thank you

[Alex_ander]

The final result has the clip showing at the top with a black void at the bottom..
Is there a setting i should be using to rectify this?

There is. You could use Area setting button for getting to crop/resize/centre menu (numbers are not mine here):


If you set correct resize numbers and use Move to center button, this should centre image inside the standard SVCD-sized frame thus adding symmetrical top/bottom borders. It is still better to resize your image in AviSynth script, as manono suggested.