MPEG2 codecs - do I have the right ones?

[Bansaw]

I am using a computer to render MPEG2 video and I am convinced that I don't have good enough codecs on it.
I'm not sure:
a) which ones I have exactly
b) where to get really good ones
c) how to produce an Mpeg2 quality video that plays on most computers/players

I ran a free program called Gspot to identify my codecs.
Does anyone have an idea if I'm using a below-standard codec?

Thanks!



Gspot analysis (shortened version)


MDVD Alex MicroDVD Video (hacked MS MPEG-4) http://www.tiasoft.de/
AMPG Array VideoONE MPEG Array Microsystems
AEMI Array VideoONE MPEG1-I Capture Array Microsystems
ASV1 Asus Video Asus
VCR9 ATI VCR 9.0 ATI Technologies
VCR1 ATI Video Codec 1 ATI Technologies
VCR2 ATI Video Codec 2 ATI Technologies
VYU9 ATI YUV ATI Technologies
VYUY ATI YUV ATI Technologies
DXTC DirectX Texture Compression Microsoft
DXT1 DirectX Texture Compression Format 1 Microsoft Corporation
DIVX DivX 4 (OpenDivX) Project Mayo
DVC DVC/DV Video IEC 61834 and SMPTE 314M
MPG3 FFmpeg DivX (MS MPEG-4 v3) ?
DIV1 FFmpeg OpenDivX ?
FLJP Field Encoded Motion JPEG D-Vision
M4S2 Fully Compliant MPEG-4 v2 simple profile codec Microsoft
H264 ITU H.264 ITU
mJPG Motion JPEG -
MJPG Motion JPEG -
MPGI MPEG Sigma Designs
MPEG MPEG-1 Chromatic Research
MPG4 MPEG-4 Microsoft
I420 RAW I420 ?
RGBA Raw RGB w/ Alpha * No codec needed
MP2v S-Mpeg 4 version 1 Microsoft
MP42 S-Mpeg 4 version 2 Microsoft
MP43 S-Mpeg 4 version 3 Microsoft
MP4S S-Mpeg 4 version 3 Microsoft
UMP4 UB Video MPEG 4 http://www.ubvideo.com
WJPG Winbond JPEG? ?
WMV1 Windows Media Video V7 Microsoft Corporation
XMPG XING MPEG XING Corporation

[guns1inger]

I would suggest you start by looking in the tools section. You don't want a codec, you want an encoder.

Good free mpeg 2 encoders include HCEnc, Quenc and bbmpeg
Good payware encoders include ProCoder 2, Procoder Express, CCE Basic, CCE SP, Tmpgenc

All have strengths and weaknesses, and all are capable of producing high quality video.

[Bansaw]

Thanks guns1inger, thats helpful.
I'm a bit of a newbie at this, but I render the video using Vegas 6.0, and DVD architect creates the VOBs for me which I burn to make the DVD.

At what stage does TMPGENC come in? Do I render my whole project as AVI then encode it using TMPGENC into MPG2 then pass it to DVD architect?

Tks,

[BJ_M]

you are using the Main Concept encoder if you are using Vegas .. you dont really need anything else ... just do as you have been doing except dont use default vegas mpeg2 template - adjust it for YOUR project .....