SVCD from a ATI All In Wonder 128

[fish8_webco]

Does anyone know the settings I would need to use to capture
SVCD Complient video from a ATI All In Wonder 128 card? Can this even be done using the V7.1 ATI Software? Do I have to import the video in AVI format and then convert it to SVCD format?

[waldok]

Here is my experience :

I setup MMC 7.1 for MPEG2 capture, at 352x288 (PAL), AUdio 44.1khZ, 224kbits/s, Motion estimation 90%, Visual masking on, Video Bitrate 2MB/S.
Once captured, I demux the mpeg2 file (use BBTools, TmpgEnc, M2Edit or whatever tool you like), remux it (this is needed to make it compliant with SVCD standards, although this is not a "genuine" SVCD I'm building here).

I then use Nero to burn the SVCD anf it plays on my Tokai 715 standalone player without any problems.

This is not a true SVCD (resolution should be 480x576 in PAL), but I can tell you the resulting quality is really good (at least good enough for me).

Hope this helps.

Waldok

[SingSing]

I setup MMC 7.1 to capture in 2mb/s VBR in 352x480( I can't make MMC7.1 to do 480x480 )in Win98SE.
The result is as good as VHS or 8mm can go.
There is a lot monkey to do this :
* Need to hack the register file.
* Need to start MMC7.1 with a NTSC capture at least once before SVCD capture to prevent freeze up.
* Need to use TMPGenc to touch up the buffer setup of the mpeg2 file.
* Need to use Fix12c.exe to touch up the H and V setting in the mpeg file.
* Need to turn off Nero SVCD compliant toburn.

** But IT PLAY GREAT on my standalone player.

*** ATI should fix these problem, user want SVCD, man.

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On 2001-09-25 04:22:51, SingSing wrote:
I setup MMC 7.1 to capture in 2mb/s VBR in 352x480( I can't make MMC7.1 to do 480x480 )in Win98SE.
The result is as good as VHS or 8mm can go.
There is a lot monkey to do this :
* Need to hack the register file.
* Need to start MMC7.1 with a NTSC capture at least once before SVCD capture to prevent freeze up.
* Need to use TMPGenc to touch up the buffer setup of the mpeg2 file.
* Need to use Fix12c.exe to touch up the H and V setting in the mpeg file.
* Need to turn off Nero SVCD compliant toburn.

** But IT PLAY GREAT on my standalone player.

*** ATI should fix these problem, user want SVCD, man.

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I capture 480x480 in 98se. I don't quite understand why you do most of what you list here. I generally capture at 2.5+mps for CBR and occasionally 3.1+mps for VBR. I guess my questions are:

* why can't you capture at 480x480?
* what does the registry hack do? I don't hack the registry for mpeg2.
* I do a 3-4 second capture with the VCD default settings prior to an mpeg2 capture. This does seem to eliminate any freezing with mpeg2.
* Using TMPGEnc to touch up the buffer? I don't know what you mean here. I don't do this.
* Fix12c? I don't use this either. It's probably needed because of the DVD player you have.
* I also turn off Nero compliancy.

My approach is the following:

1. capture
2. edit
3. demux/mux to an SVCD stream.
4. burn

That's it. Very simple.

[SingSing]

On the ATI-AIW128 480x480 is not even an option.
How do you managed to capture at that resolution ?
If you are using a different card, then the procedures will be different.

[RaleighNC]

So ur saying it's not listed as the capture option. I've install fresh, with no hacks and it's an option on my machine.

Have you uninstalled/reinstalled and upgraded with mmc version on ati website??

[SingSing]

What version are you on ?

[Tommy]

Thats odd I have an ATI AIW 128 and I'm pretty sure I can cap at 480X480. I havn't touched the reg or done anything. I'll check when I get home, and find out what version of mmc i'm using.

[RaleighNC]

aiw128/32 using MMC 7.1, downloaded from ati website. My ati install cd is mmc 6.x

[T-rad]

some of this might help


http://members.home.net/richa/ati.htm

[Tommy]

Ok I checked, I have an ATI AIW 128 using MMC 7.1 and it does 480 x 480.