What Is TMPGEnc Plus 2.5 Used For?

[bht42]

I currently have Pinnacle Studio 9 to capture, edit and burn my dvds. I also have Nero 6.
My MAIN interest is converting my VHS tapes to DVD with the very best quality possible. I currently go from my VCR SVHS (or composite Video) output to a TBC (datavideo TBC-100) to a ADS PYRO A/V Link (converts analog to digital signal). From there I go to a PCI IEEE1394 Firewire card.
This is where my main question comes in-what is all the hype about TMPGEnc? What is it used for, and can it do certain things better than Pinnacle Studio 9?
Once again, my main concern is getting the best quality transfer from VHS to DVD as possible.
I have no problem with mixing up different programs (Pinnacle, Nero, TMPGEnc, etc) as long as I know what each one can do.
All responses are appreciated.
Thanks,
Bruce

[Tommyknocker]

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[PIntag]

TMPGenc handles the steop of encoding of the source file (DV format, in your case) to DVD-compliant MPEG2. It is popular because it provides options that allow a high level of control over the encoding. The encodes that it can produce are very high quality.

I've not used Pinnacle Studio 9, but the previous versions are very limited in their encoding options. Pinnacle does not have a good reputation on this messageboard.

[fritzi93]

Pinnacle does not have a good reputation on this messageboard.

You can say that again! But there are a few stubborn ones here who like it, goodness knows why. Got rid of Studio 8 a long time ago, it was a buggy sonuvabitch. Of course, YMMV.