different kinds of vcd

[umair]

can someone tell me what is the difference between VideoCD (NTSC).mcf , VideoCD (NTSCFilm).mcf and VideoCD (PAL).mcf and also which one is better quality?

[Heavensent]

each of the templets you listed is used for a certin kind of avi file.
its not about qulity its about differnces (pal,ntsc,ntscfilm).
each of them has a different specification, and you need to
choose the right one for your video.

look here

https://www.videohelp.com/vcd

[poopyhead]

each of the templets you listed is used for a certin kind of avi file.

?? you mean .avi as source file???

the source file can be almost anything....most likely with DVD rips, it would be from a frameserver, such as DVD2AVI's .d2v project file.

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anywayz,

@umair...the various templates are what you want your OUTPUT VIDEO to be...

for PAL vs. NTSC....it depends on the TV you're gonna watch it on...

if you have PAL TV, then you need to make your output PAL.

if you have NTSC TV, you need to make your output NTSC.

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and yes...there is a quality different between the 2 NTSC templates...

standard NTSC....this is if the source is INTERLACED (i.e. non-progressive)..... here, your output will be 29.97 fps and interlaced....

for NTSCFILM, this is if the source is non-interlaced, progressive, FILM. here, your output will be 23.976 fps + 3:2 pulldown (to make the video played back as 29.97 fps) and not interlaced

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if your source qualifies for NTSCFILM, i would suggest you use it since there are less frames per second to encode for (i.e. 23.976 fps vs. 29.97 fps), each frame will get a greater share of the bitrate and hence, HIGHER VIDEO QUALITY.... however, this only works if your source is non-interlaced, progressive, FILM.

[Heavensent]

you are right poopyhead...

i just asumed he is trying to convert an avi.
it can be any kind of video file.