Perfect svcd..2 cds..dvd ripped?

[bouker]

hey all,

i was wondering if it is possible to create a svcd off dvd ripped vob files which results in only 2 cds and is superb quakity...i came across one or two svcds which were incredible quality, dvd basdically and it was only 2 cds...if its possoble wut tmpeg settings have people used? as im sure tmpeg was used..

[davidc78]

hey m8 try dvd2svcd its allin one and about 6 hrs later u ll have a great svcd copy on 2 cds for most movies!!!! use all the defualts on there ok u can get it fromthe tools side here or doom9.net enjoy

[sterno]

I usually put things on 2 CDs with good quality. Whenever possible, use NTSCFilm instead of NTSC. Use 2-pass VBR and use a bitrate calculator to find the right average bitrate to exactly fill each CD. It's almost never worthwhile to reduce the audio bitrate below 224k, it won't improve your video enough to matter. If you want you can experiment with different people's SVCD templates, but I haven't seen any real difference from one to another.

It also depends on the material you're encoding. Low-action widescreen movies done with NTSCFilm can be done with over an hour on each CD without any major problems. Some high-action material almost can't be encoded at all to standard SVCD bitrates without noticable macroblocks. Also remember that quality is a subjective thing, people's opinions vary.

[crahak]

I've seen some 4 CD SVCD Rips *cough* LOTR *cough*, and it's still not like the DVD...

[poopyhead]

I've seen some 4 CD SVCD Rips *cough* LOTR *cough*, and it's still not like the DVD...

well, could've been a DVD screener and not a DVD rip....

[crahak]

Don't matter, SVCD's won't look as good as the original DVD... Stuff captured from my satellite makes it to CVD as it's all I can basically get out of it, DVD Rips makes it to DivX or DVD...

[poopyhead]

DVD Rips makes it to DivX or DVD...

can't watch divx on standalone dvd player

CD-R still more popular than DVD-R

so...............

[YukonXL]

I usually put things on 2 CDs with good quality. Whenever possible, use NTSCFilm instead of NTSC. Use 2-pass VBR and use a bitrate calculator to find the right average bitrate to exactly fill each CD.

I've done my own CVD and SVCD templates for TMPGEnc, but you refer to using NTSCFilm. The only way I can use NTSCFilm is when I use the Project Wizard. Can I select that without using the Project Wizard?

[sterno]

I've done my own CVD and SVCD templates for TMPGEnc, but you refer to using NTSCFilm. The only way I can use NTSCFilm is when I use the Project Wizard. Can I select that without using the Project Wizard?

I never use the wizard (I'm not sure I've ever even opened it), I just load the "VideoCD (NTSCFilm)" or "SuperVideoCD (NTSCFilm)" template and make the changes I need.

[Executioner]

hey m8 try dvd2svcd its allin one and about 6 hrs later u ll have a great svcd copy on 2 cds for most movies!!!! use all the defualts on there ok u can get it fromthe tools side here or doom9.net enjoy

I have to agree that DVD2SVCD is excellent. The only settings I change is on the bitrate tab. I make sure it's set for 80 minute CD's, and for movies between 120 minutes to about 150 minutes, I change the number of CD's from 3 to 2. Anything over 150 minutes I use 3 CD's. Quality is always excellent with CCE 3 or 4 pass VBR.

[crahak]

can't watch divx on standalone dvd player
CD-R still more popular than DVD-R
so...............

Well, lots of people have an s-video output, which does great to watch divx movies on TV, and DVD writers's are coming down in price big time...

[thxkid]

I have seen Divx output from S-Video on these crappy Nvidia cards and they can't even compare the output from a MPEG2 decoder card.
Yes I was amazed the 1st time I did a test of a DVD rip to 2 SVCD discs using DVD2SVCD.
now I hope this DVD Burner stuff is up to what ever one says it is, cause I just ordered one, so far though, I have not seen anything that can beat the quality I get from my Panasonic DMR-E20 though.

[crahak]

I don't have a nvidia card, and you should see the difference. VCD's are awful (by me), SVCD's watchable, but whatever I play (not rips from the net, which aren't really all that good to start with) from my computer looks really close to the DVD. Have yet to see something that gets closer to DVD like picture.