newbie pls help

[mansur]

friends, i recently installed a ati all in wonder 128 pro32mb .Can you pleaseadvise me i want to capture from vhs to vcd the movie is in pal format i am using the software along with the card and capturing the movie in avi format and then converting into mpeg through tmpgenc ,then burn it on cd through nero, my friends avi format consumes lot of space on hard disk for a one min twenty sec movie clip it takes more than 1gb if i capture in the provided mpeg1 anb mpeg2 format nero does not play or recoginise it , CAN ANY ONE TELL ME WHICH FILE FORMAT IS SUITABLE ALONG WITH THE REQUIRED AUDIO AND VIDEO SETTINGS WHICH WIIL CONSUME LESS SPACE.

[Tommyknocker]

You should get a shareware program called TMPGEnc. The free version will convert the mpeg-1 and mpeg-2 files (mpeg-2 for only 30 days). This program will put the files into a format Nero will use. This site in its profound wisdom also has a guide for you to use it as well:


http://www.vcdhelp.com/tmpgenc.htm

And please read the Newbie guide as well. It will answer a lot of questions before you even ask them.

[Nelson37]

Either the real-time mpeg2 SVCD settings, or AVI with Huffy, you can go to 352x480 and/or crop to get smaller file, also try VDUB. Capture files of good quality will be HUGE.

You can cap MPG2 at high-bitrate for good mix of quality and filesize but editing and encoding are slower and more difficult.

[Macros746]

If you are concerned about drive space you should capture using MJEG codec at quality 18. I think it compresses better than Huffy anyhow and takes MUCH less HD space. Capture at the highest resolution your system will allow (but don't go above 640x480...it's a waste of your time)

Macros

[mansur]

gentlemen thank you for your help , one more time initially how do i capture a three hour movie on a hard disk consuming less space TMPGEnc can be used only after i capture initially how do i capture a pal movie on less disk capacity.

[Macros746]

Give us some details. Are you hoping to encode this eventually to SVCD or VCD? It makes a difference as to what resolution you cap. to. Give us exactly how much space you have to play with. My general advice (especially if you are making VCD) is to capture to 352 x 480 and then resize. Capping at that resolution in MJEG should take up SIGNIFICANTLY less space than Huffy. But, again, we don't know enough details.

Macros

[mansur]

friends i want to capture a three hour pal movie and then burn it to a vcd via nero i have a 40 gb hard disk if i capture it through the ATIsofware using the mpeg1 mode nero does not recoginise the sound wave , if it is by passed the sound is very bad i tried to capture 352x288 pal 625 audio 22050khz,8 bit,stereo. pls help also to get huffy. advise and help on this subject.

[Macros746]

Please re-read the VCD specifications.....your sound capture is off. That is why Nero is having issues. You should also pick up the MMC marker tool from the tools section of this website since MMC sometimes has issues making compliant VCDs.

Macros