TMPGEnc settings for XSVCD Pioneer343

[SPAZman33]

If you download the tmpeg software there is a template in the extra folder that is called unlock.
Open that and U can put what ever settings that U want. What I am doing is I got the samples off here and burned them to a cdrw and looked to see what was the best one. I got the svcd mpeg1 480x480 29.97 CBR 1150kbs audio 44100 @192 This looks vary well from what I got from the server. I made my own template to match there standards on the svcd descriptions. Good luck email me if U have ne questions.

[ralfbeckers]

Check out my experiences for the 434 (!!) here:

http://www.vcdhelp.com/dvdplayers.php?DVDname=434&Search=Search&list=0

Ralf

[Braindrain]

I've got the Pioneer DV343 and have used Sefy's template successfully. However, if you're looking for highest quality, that template is the wrong one to use.

Personally, I use SVCD (480x480), CBR 2500k (video), 128k (audio). The DV343 won't play at any higher bitrates. I don't use VBR since I want to constantly encode at the highest quality (also doesn't make much of difference if I use a 2500k avg bitrate). Higher resolutions of SVCD don't play correctly on the DV343.

The results I get are excellent.

[patrickm]

while i generally go for SVCD, i have done a couple real nice XVCDs for my 343. i'm using AVI's from a video capture, not DV though. my important settings...
(source 480x480 1:1 aspect, full-screen)
MPEG-1, 352x240
bitrate CQ 75, 2250 max, degradation I=0 P=0 B=10
noise reduction (spatial 6 / range 1 / temporal 16)

for anyone using svcd at 480x480 make sure you change the template lines (as a text file)
MPEG.Display.Height=480
MPEG.Display.Width=480

or use the 'fix12c' program to change this in files already encoded (search the forums, i just posted the link again today)

[CarterZ]

camphor

I own a DV525 and use the SVCD template that comes with TMPGEnc and select the CQ setting and use a quality of 85, now others will argue about wasted space etc, but I find it works to give excellent picture quality. make sure you also select the best quality (slowest) motion search.....

As i don't have a DV camera, I can only guess that these settings will work for you as well as they do for my DVD backups

CZ

[patrickm]

just a word of caution to 343 users vs 525 users, i borrowed the 525 from my brother before i bought the 343, and the 343 has a hardware smoothing filter that it applies to (S)VCDs that the 525 does not. so what looks sharp on a 343 might be a little rough on a 525, and what looks great on a 525 is a little soft on a 343.

[CarterZ]

patrickm

Thanks for the tip.. I hadn't realized that. I work in an electronics retail outlet... which gives me access to a fair selection of DVD players I think I am going to have to have a mini showdown..... see if my settings work in other machines..

P.s. I havent before because I work in a different dept =

[patrickm]

yeah, i was kinda annoyed myself... i was originally trading my 414 (no SVCD) for the 525, but the post office broke the 414 in shipping, so the deal was off, and i just bought a 343. so all the XVCDs i made now look REALLY soft. but whatever, they look good on a computer or whatever, and there's usually not much block noise. what would be interesting would be to try it out on the 525/333/343 and see if that's a new addition this year or if the 525 was the last one without it (i kinda liked it sharper), but i do think the 414 and 343 look a little better on DVD for some reason, though i never had them side by side enough to put my finger on it.