Best settings for TMPGenc ?

[Tsubaru]

For the best video quality, what I should and should not select, in TMPGenc for the best video quality.
For VCD and SVCD.
I want to put an end on those terribles blocks that appears in black or dark images.









English in not my native language, so give me a brake.

[keithsebastian]

I assume you are authoring a "Standard VCD"

Select the neccessary VCD profile using the wizard.
Enable Noise reduction.
Goto "other settings" and set motion search precision to High Quality.
Under GOP structure uncheck "Detect Scene Change"
Under "Quantize Matrix" select MPEG Standard profile.
Select "Soften Block Noise" with values as 55 x 55

That's it. This should give good results even with poor quality
noisy source. But be aware that it's almost impossible to get
rid of blocks at standard VCD bitrates (cbr 1150).
If you have lotsa high motion scenes, play with "Detect Scene Change"
till you get the best results.

Also, don't forget to check out some excellent VCD/SVCD templates in the Tools section.

-Keith

[Tsubaru]

Thanks.