First problem :roll:

[Cloud101]

Hey! Just started encoding my first episode of Gundam Seed and it seems that TMPGEnc continues to encode the episode well after it is done, so now i have a 1GB file>_> Uhm anyone know what could have caused this? I set the Bitrate to 1150Kb, Field order was set to Bottom field first, Audio is set to 192, and i used Clip Frame. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[canadateck]

Its says 100%? Then its done. It plays a sound when it is done.Did you walk away from the computer?

[Cloud101]

No its not quiet done yet. I used the preview button. Even if it was finished the file should't be a gig(im assuming). Thanks

[reboot]

How long is the video?
Use the bitrate calculator to figure out how big it's going to be.
Using VCD 1150kbps, a 2 hour movie will take up about 2 disks (cdr's).

[Cloud101]

The episode is 24 minutes and i used MPEG-2 encoding. Thanks

[reboot]

mpeg2 is svcd...24 min could stretch that long, however, you're better off to encode vbr, and use the calculator to fill one disk. That's a decent enough bitrate for 24 min.

[jimmalenko]

GSpot pic of your source ?

I'll blindly say MP3 VBR audio

[Cloud101]

im trying to fit about 10 eps onto one DVD-R. I doubt id be able to do that if one episode was 700Mb. Thanks

[jimmalenko]

im trying to fit about 10 eps onto one DVD-R. I doubt id be able to do that if one episode was 700Mb. Thanks

It is very hard to give you any valid advice with the information (or lack thereof) that you've provided so far. What type of files are your source files (GSpot) ?

maybe this guide might help. THe secret is to input the total running time of all clips into the bitrate calculator, then encode using these bitrates.

[Cloud101]

Here ya go: http://img130.exs.cx/img130/6488/gspot3pf.jpg

Thanks

[jimmalenko]

OK, CBR MP3 audio. I'd still extract it to WAV using this guide with virtualdub, then follow the guide I linked to above, and when you come to step 3 (the audio), load the WAV you just extracted into ffmpeggui and convert to AC3.

[Cloud101]

So whats the diffrence between MP3 and AC3? If its sound quality then it doesn't really matter to me :P

Thanks

[jimmalenko]

MP3 is not DVD-compliant, and quite a lot of settop players won't play it for that very reason

[Cloud101]

I see. But that still doesn't solve 1Gb Episode problem >_> Thanks for the help so far

[jimmalenko]

I see. But that still doesn't solve 1Gb Episode problem >_> Thanks for the help so far

Most likely it will. TMPGEnc and MP3 audio as source don't mix real well. Try it before saying that it won't fix the problem

[Cloud101]

Yeh your right. Im trying again with TMPGEnc Xpress and it seems to be working good so far(none of that Same-frame-encoding), the only thing i changed was the Field Order which was set to Bottom First. Thanks

[Cloud101]

Ok well this time it came out decent. The files was 366Mb and quality was alright(Not as good as Source), and was slightly choppy. Was using TMPGEnc XPress.

[Cloud101]

Got another question: Should the Output file's resolution be smaller, equal, or bigger then the Source files? Thanks

[reboot]

Depends.
What is the source resolution/aspect?
VCD will be 352 x 288 pixels PAL, or 352 x 240 pixels NTSC.
SVCD will be 480 x 576 pixels PAL, or 480 x 480 pixels NTSC.
DVD PAL will be 720 x 576 pixels MPEG2 (Called Full-D1)
704 x 576 pixels MPEG2
352 x 576 pixels MPEG2 (Called Half-D1, same as the CVD Standard)
352 x 288 pixels MPEG2
or NTSC
720 x 480 pixels MPEG2 (Called Full-D1)
704 x 480 pixels MPEG2
352 x 480 pixels MPEG2 (Called Half-D1, same as the CVD Standard)
352 x 240 pixels MPEG2

See these links:
https://www.videohelp.com/vcd
https://www.videohelp.com/svcd
https://www.videohelp.com/dvd

[freebird73717]

For the bitrate you are wanting to use I would use 352x240/288 resolution.
Low resolution dvd template in tmpgenc.

[Cloud101]

Source resolution is 640x480, and im using a Bitrate of 2300Kbps per Episode. Thanks

Edit: And if i want to add Borders i would set the Video Arrangment values to 624x424, right?

[andkiich]

I've had problems before where a DIVX or AVI file "just kept encoding". The last frame of the video was repeated for the rest of the duration of the file.

My conclusion was that there was a discrepancy either in the date/time stamp and the actuals on the file or something at the end of the file confused TMPGEN Plus and it thought there was more to encode.

My resolution to this was to set an arbitrary start and stop point, essentially cropping the whole video. This solved my problem. Might be worth a try.

[Cloud101]

Thanks andkiich il keep that in mind. I seemed to have fixed the problem, not sure how i did it thou :P Thanks

[Cloud101]

If i use the resolution 52x240/288 wont my Output file look blocky/grainy? Compared to 640x480...

[freebird73717]

If you use the bitrate that you said you used in your first post 1150 then 352x240 would be ideal. The second bitrate you said you wanted to use was 2300 ....352x480/576 would be good for that.