Mpeg 1 Vs Mpeg 2

[Peplogic]

When I am converting my Avi....which is the higher quality Mpeg?

The end result will be to transfer to DVD

Thanks

Peplogic

[FT Shark]

Stick with mpeg2 when burning to DVD. The higher the bitrate that you encode at the higher the quality.

[Gazorgan]

Mpeg2 all the way, much more efficient than MPEG1.

I have excellant luck with converting AVI's. I do a lot of MPEG2 at 352x240 progressive, with a CQ of 2000. This is good for AVI's that are in the 300-400 MB/hour range.

Higher quality AVI's I don't do much else with. 352x480 interlaced isn't really any better than 352x240 progressive (think about it, based on a progressive source).

Only AVI's in the 1000 MB/hour range are worth the effort of converting to 704x480 (about the same thing as 720x480). These need to be 640x480 to be any good.

[Kevin abq]

I'll throw in my vote for MPEG-2 also. MPEG-1 limits you to CBR and a lower bitrate. MPEG-2 is much more efficient for a given amount of disc space.