Help with MainConcept plz... ARGH it's lookin good tho

[funkguy4]

I was configuring MainConcept for something similar to KDVD, but when I tried to enter the KVCD matrix into MainConcept, it wouldn't accept some of the numbers...I changed all the ones I could and the output's looking pretty good. I accidentally encoded my backup 400kbps lower than I should have. But now I'm reencoding... MainConcept is way faster than TMPGEnc, which is a BIG plus. If anyone knows any tweaks or their optimal settings please let me know, in addition to the whole quantizer modificatoin problem. Even though I encoded 400kbps too low it looked damn near GREAT! MainConcept has improved a lot, I must say because I tried it a year or so back and it positively SUCKED!

[ronnylov]

You can save your settings and then open the settings file in notepad and edit the matrice numbers.

[funkguy4]

I saved the settings profile then tried to find a new *.mef file in the program folder where all the other *.mef template files were, but it was all to no good . I wonder what happens if I make my own *.mef file...

Will post back

[funkguy4]

Yah...making my own*.mef file doesn't work. I can't find where MainConcept saves it's custom profiles. I wonder if it's directly in the executeable or the registry. hmmmmmm

Any help appreciated, as well as any tried and true settings of gurus.

[feenix]

There are a few .mef files under 'c\program files\MainConcept\MPEG Encoder.

Don't know if this helps

[feenix]

Sorry should have read the whole thread - you've already found them.

[BJ_M]

Yah...making my own*.mef file doesn't work. I can't find where MainConcept saves it's custom profiles. I wonder if it's directly in the executeable or the registry. hmmmmmm

Any help appreciated, as well as any tried and true settings of gurus.

it is in ../documents and settings/<user>/application data/MCMPEGEnc

[funkguy4]

@BJ_M

Thx a bunch yo.