Best way to create video discs for Panasonic RV31

[TheEditor]

Ok, I have read through tons of messages in the forums, I have read through tons of how-to's and I am still a bit in the dark. I have a Panasonic RV31 and am wondering what the best way to capture and make video dics would be for this unit. I have used 352x480 at standard bit rate to make a VCD and the quality is 'ok'. I have also use Sefy's SeVCD template for TMPEG and as a test it seems to work quite well. every good quality. What I am curios about is the following.


On a 1GHZ Intel with 256mb RAM, unlimited HD space using ATI AIW Radeon what show I have the capture settings at? I hvae used the following:

352x240 @ 1150 bitrate MPEG-1
Editted in VirtualDub and saved as AVI (DiVx @ 90%)
TMPEG conversion using Video CD template
Burned with Nero

I have also tried the above with 2500 bitrate and Sefy's SeVCD template and it 'seemed' to produce better quality off the disc.

What can I do to make the video quality better?

Does anyone have the same video card I am using? and can give me the optimum settings for producing 'excellent' quality video that can be played on the RV31?

Thanks for any help you folks can give me.

[Kdiddy]

Do a search through the forum before posting, everything you have asked has been answered before...especially in reference your particular player.

[TheEditor]

Ok, now that I have heard from someone with absolutly no help. Can I get someone with a bit on insight to chimne in?

I appreciate any REAL help with this issue.

[Kdiddy]

again its very simple, people are less likely to to help those dont help themselves first...do you not see that there are 2 current active post about this plaer right now..and quality is being discussed in both of them..I suggest you start there...and the first response you are likely to get is garbage in = garbage out...what you encode can only be as good as your source