DV to SVCD settings

[av]

I couldn't find a definitive guide on the best way of converting DV to SVCD, so I just wanted to ask a few questions in regards to TMPGEnc and see if you guys could check my settings.

I am planning to convert my DV movie, which I guess will be firstly be an uncompressed AVI at 352x288 right? Is there any problems converting this resolution to SVCD (480x576)?

Video tab:
I am using 2-pass VBR .. Encode mode is Interlace, since we're playing on a TV right?

Advanced tab:
Video source type: Non-interlace, since its a digital source
Field Order: Top field first
Source aspect ratio: 1:1 (since I don't have a widescreen or anything)
Video arrange method: Full screen

Are there any filters that I should apply? I'm going straight from the source, so I'm guessing I don't have to clean it up.

Audio:
I'm using SVCD, so TMPGEnc sticks me with a 224 bitrate. My source sound is pretty poor, so is there any method of decreasing this (through multiplexing or so)?

[tbernard64]

I frequently DV to SVCD so I can talk with a bit of experience.

First of all, DV is 720x480 in NTSC or 720x576 in PAL. DV IS compressed. Try converting DV to uncompressed and you'll see what I mean.
There is no problems converting to SVCD. It'll keep the aspect ratio when played back on TV.

2-pass VBR is OK, I like CQ better. Encode mode interlace. That's correct.
Video Source should be interlace because DV is interlace. Play your avi dv in MS media player and you'll see the interlacing in action. Field Order is automatically detected in later versions of tmpgenc.
So is source aspect ratio should be 4:3 625 pal. Full screen is ok.

Filters: that depends on the source. I record broadcast tv on a dv cam so I use noise reduction. This helps with file size and quality.

What I really recommend is that you load the dv source first then load a template (I guess svcd pal for you) then load the unlock template.
This will allow you to change the audio bit rate.

Quality is determined by bit rate, so adjust it according to your dvd player and file size.

good luck

[av]

Ahh, great, now I understand.

In Studio DV, it doesn't detect what resolution the camera outputs; you have to specify it yourself. So I selected 352x288, because when I selected 720x576, I saw interlace artifacts, and thought it had stuffed up.