have done extensive reading but- avi/svcd/frames

[ssjgoku4ever]

Hey guys. This is my first post here, so hello!

I know people are probably thinking I just came here and asked a Q w/o reading the guides; this is not so. I have read and tried many different articles from here, doom9, afterdawn, etc. But I have a question or two that I need help with pls.

Firstly, I want to make sure that the way I go about converting and burning an AVI movie to SVCD is acceptable and produces the best results possible. I follow a guide named "GaryFoolproofAVItoSVCDGuide" to the letter. Basically this is what I do:
1)check the AVI for bad frames in virtualdubMP3
2)delete the bad frames
3)save the repaired video file
4)use virtualdub to extract the audio (and save the WAV)
5)use TMPG to convert the AVI to SVCD w/ the saved WAV.
6)burn with nero espress as SVCD.
Is this an acceptable way to convert/burn AVI to SVCD?

Obviously I am asking this for a reason--mainly b/c I followed this guide and converted/burned an AVI of terminator 2 PAL @ 25fps to SVCD but the svcd contained bad video frames and out of sync audio on my RCA230N DVD player.

My first main Q is:
as I understand it, simply deleting the bad frames using virtualdubmp3 causes audio de-syncronization, so WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO FIX BAD FRAMES BUT MAINTAIN AUDIO SYNCRONIZATION?

Second main Q:
WHEN I SELECT THE VIDEO BITRATE, SHOULD I TRY TO MAKE IT AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE? I never want to use more than 3 cdrs for a movie, so if I can manage to fit, for ex., a bitrate of 2300-2400, should I go for it?

Third main Q:
I converted/burned an AVI of the matrix and it plays nicely--no bad frames, but, HOWCOME THE AUDIO GOES OUT OF SYNC FOR THE FIRST 10 SEC OR SO AFTER I FAST-FORWARD THE MOVIE? The audio returns to normal after 10 sec or so, but why is it initially out of sync when I fast forward?

My last main Q is:
SHOULD I SELECT AN AUDIO BITRATE OF 48 OR 44KHZ?

I KNOW THIS IS A LOT TO ASK, BUT THANK YOU SINCERELY FOR ALL OF THE HELP DVDRHELP.COM WILL PROVIDE ME W/.

all the best

goku.

[teegee420]

It might be worth your while to try playing your svcd in another player or on your pc, seeing how you had audio issues with two seperate discs.

[ssjgoku4ever]

thx for the help, i will try that (on my pc that is).

also, can I get some people to answer my questions, that'd be very appreciated.

(BTW, I am in love w/ eliza dushku)

[ZippyP.]

Basically this is what I do:
1)check the AVI for bad frames in virtualdubMP3
2)delete the bad frames
3)save the repaired video file
4)use virtualdub to extract the audio (and save the WAV)
5)use TMPG to convert the AVI to SVCD w/ the saved WAV.
6)burn with nero espress as SVCD.
Is this an acceptable way to convert/burn AVI to SVCD?

Yes, it's basically what I do but I tend to use Goldwave for audio extraction and VCDEasy for burning.

My first main Q is:
as I understand it, simply deleting the bad frames using virtualdubmp3 causes audio de-syncronization, so WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO FIX BAD FRAMES BUT MAINTAIN AUDIO SYNCRONIZATION?

Like I said, it's what I use. If the audio is out of sync it's not because of Vdub.

Second main Q:
WHEN I SELECT THE VIDEO BITRATE, SHOULD I TRY TO MAKE IT AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE? I never want to use more than 3 cdrs for a movie, so if I can manage to fit, for ex., a bitrate of 2300-2400, should I go for it?

Bitrate and quality is in the eye of the beholder. IMHO, 2200 is OK for SVCD. If you want to go lower then try 2-pass VBR, smaller files but twice as long (edit- encoding time). Using 2-pass I'll go down to 1700.

Third main Q:
I converted/burned an AVI of the matrix and it plays nicely--no bad frames, but, HOWCOME THE AUDIO GOES OUT OF SYNC FOR THE FIRST 10 SEC OR SO AFTER I FAST-FORWARD THE MOVIE? The audio returns to normal after 10 sec or so, but why is it initially out of sync when I fast forward?

No idea.

My last main Q is:
SHOULD I SELECT AN AUDIO BITRATE OF 48 OR 44KHZ?

That's sampling frequency (not bitrate) and 44.1 KHz is the S/VCD standard. Anything else is not guaranteed to work but it usually does.

Hope that helps.

[ssjgoku4ever]

sorry, yep, audio frequency lol.

Yes sir, that helped me very much and I really appreciated it.

all the best

p.s. I am always looking for lots of help, so reply away all.

goku