DIVX to VCD Poor Quality

[Skooter]

I'm converting DIVX (AVI) to MPG file format.

When ever I burn a VCD and play it on my DVD player the quality is very poor. The video is fuzzy and "jumpy". I have tried several different sources for my files and always have an end result of - poor quality…….Yes, I've installed Codecs 4.01 and Kristal Studio Pack, and can play DIVX on my Media Player.

Here are the steps I am doing. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

1) Taking an AVI file (Divx) and ENCODING it to mpg, using TMPGEnc (version 12j) & tried (version 12a). (SEE SETTINGS BELOW)
2) Burning the VCD with NERO 5.5.4.0
3) Playing it in my SONY DVD NS400D (DVD/CD/VIDEO CD)

If anyone can please provide any assistance, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,
Skooter

****VIDEO TAB****
STREAM TYPE: MPEG-1 Video
SIZE: 352 x 240 pixels
ASPECT RATIO: 4:3 525 Lines (NTSC)
FRAME RATE: 29.97 fps
RATE CONTROL MODE: Constant Bitrate (CBR)
BIT RATE: 1150 kbit/sec
VBV Buffer: 40 kb
****ADVANCE TAB****
VIDEO SOURCE: Non-Interlace (progressive)
FIELD ORDER: Bottom Field First (Field B)
SOURCE ASPECT RATIO: 1:1 (VGA)
VIDEO ARRANGE METHOD: Full Screen
(NO CHECK IN ANY BOXES)
****GOP STRUCTURE****
GOP STRUCTURE: IBBPBBPBBPBBPBBPBB
NUMBER OF I PICUTURE OF GOP: 1
NUMBER OF P PICUTURE OF GOP: 5
NUMBER OF B PICUTURE OF GOP: 2
DETECT SCENE CHANGE: Checked
(NOTHING ELSE CHECKED)
****QUANTIZE MATRIX****
FOR INTRABLOCK: 8
FOR NON-INTRABLOCK: 16
DEFAULT
NO MOTION SEARCH FOR STILL PIC PART BY 1/2 Pixel: Checked
(NOTHING ELSE CHECKED)
****AUDIO****
MPEG-1 AUDIO LAYER II
SAMPLING FREQ: 44100 HZ
CHANNEL MODE: Stereo
BIT RATE: 224 kbits/sec
(NOTHING CHECKED)
EMPHASIS: None
****SYSTEM****
STREAM TYPE: MEPG-1 Video CD

[KingJohn]

"3) Playing it in my SONY DVD NS400D (DVD/CD/VIDEO CD)"

Hey you got the same player as me

I use Easy Cd creator (Vcd Creator) and although the Sony plays all disks I throw at it the Maxell or TDK give the best results.

Did you load a template in TMPGEnc and just convert, I know Nero will re-convert if there are things wrong. But I have always found that making VCD's that are exactly correct play very well.

Video-CD PAL (MPEG-1 352x288 25fps CBR 1150kbps, Layer-2 44100Hz 224kbps)

Video-CD NTSC (MPEG-1 352x240 29.97fps CBR 1150kbps, Layer-2 44100Hz 224kbps)

Player works very well, I also have a chip fitted to disable macrovision, skip FCC and multi region

[BLaDE-87]

I also have the same problem when i convert the avi to mpg using tmpg and i burn it to vcd with nero. When I play it on my vcd player it comes out poor quality and it keeps freezing, but it still plays the audio. My vcd play is a DAV309.

[KingJohn]

Try a diffrent brand of CDR or dump Nero and try Easy Cd Creator.