Which Method Should be used for Making VCD's ???

[Fashiondon2]

I have posted atleast 4 Topics trying to succesfully create a VCD with good quality and have been unsuccesful

1. I have tried to Jim Mangafas AVI to VCD conversion guide. I used TMPGE instaed of Panasonic MPEG1 Encoder.

2. I tried same guide above withe SVCD

3. I was told on this forum to use the Fameserver with Virtual DUB so I would not have to create the temporary file.

4. I was then told on this forum to use virtual dub as stated in item 1 above but not to use DIVX compression and use Huffyuv

All the above methods above were unsuccessful

The AVI file I am trying to covert is 11.998 FPS. Is this not high enough to create a good quality VCD

Please help

Any suggestions on which method would be apprecited

Thanks

[Poplar]

11.98 fps? With a frame rate like that, and a stamp-size resolution, it was meant to be streamed over the Net and played on computer, not to be converted to 25/30 fps and blown up to be played on TV. Of course, you can do it and the result is very crappy.

[CogoSWSDS]

FashionDon2,
With the frame rate you have, I'd have to say there's likely no way you're going to get a good quality VCD. I've made some reasonable quality VCDs from 14.99fps AVI files using TMPGEnc and VCDEasy, but the best ones I've made have been from 29.97fps AVI files.

Is your video jerky? If so then its likely that its because your frame rate is too low and 29.97 isn't an even multiple of your frame rate (11.99?) 11.99 is close to half the frame rate of NTSC Film, you might try using a template that will convert the NTSC film to VCD and maybe use a 3:2 pulldown filter...Since all my source material is 29.97fps I've never had the need to do this so I can't tell you how good it will look...

Anyone else can help this poor soul with his 11.99fps movie?

CogoSWSDS