XVCD Quality?

[Jonahinthewhale]

I have just started learning how to create XVCDs in a lower quality format so I can fit a 90 min moive on one disc. When I convert them, I can't seem to notice any real difference in the quality. The only problem (really just an inconvenience) is the fact that fast forwarding and rewinding seem to struggle a bit. Can anyone with experience please give me there oppion on XVCDs and if it is a good investment to go this route instead of spliting the movie to fit on two VCDs? Thanks

[D_Knife]

If you go the XVCD route then be aware that some players just aren't designed to play out of specification video streams
You appear to have one of these players

[fantomlord]

I have just started learning how to create XVCDs in a lower quality format so I can fit a 90 min moive on one disc. When I convert them, I can't seem to notice any real difference in the quality. The only problem (really just an inconvenience) is the fact that fast forwarding and rewinding seem to struggle a bit. Can anyone with experience please give me there oppion on XVCDs and if it is a good investment to go this route instead of spliting the movie to fit on two VCDs? Thanks

do you use a CBR for your encode? you could use a VBR, and get the same file size, and improve your quality. or, you could go to SVCD if your player accepts that.

[Big_Jit]

When I create XVCD's I use


Video
352 x 480 ( 576 for PAL ) Mpeg-1
CQ - Max = 2300 Min = 300 Quality = 85% (padding enabled)
I picture spoliage = 0
B picture spoliage = 20
vbv buffer size = 48
Motion Search = Highest Quality!
VideoCD (Nonstandard)

Audio
128kbps 44.1-khz Stereo


or what I'll do is create an XSVCD Mpeg2 File (using the same resolution as above) and remultiplex using the VCD (nonstandard) Template...