IS RESIZING ANY GOOD

[spaceman]

I have for the most part been using the standard vcd/svcd templates in tmpgenc to encode.However i am now experimenting using some other templates like kvcd 1-disc version which for pal is 704x576 with some decent results.My qustion though is if the source is576x320,do you get any benefit out of resizing upwards,or should i be encode with same output as input resolution.My player should accept it as it is xvcd/xsvcd capable...thanx in advance ......spaceman

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My qustion though is if the source is576x320,do you get any benefit out of resizing upwards,or should i be encode with same output as input resolution.

I presume you mean 352x576 ? as 576x 320 is often used to encode
DIVIX movies in widescreen, and can look awful if resized to anything
higher than VCD specs 352x288(240).

Do a test encode, stop after a few minutes and look at
the result. If you are happy with the KVCD template, then
go for it. Quality is in the eye of the user.

[kwag]

Hi spaceman:

As they say: "Quality is in the eye of the user"
So download these samples, and decide for yourself

http://ns1.shidima.com/kwag/film_352x240.mpg
http://ns1.shidima.com/kwag/film_352x480.mpg
http://ns1.shidima.com/kwag/film_704x480.mpg

These samples were all encoded with the latest KVCD PLUS templates, with audio encoded at 160Kbps with Dolby Surround.

You might want to take a look at the SKVCD template.
Here a sample: http://ns1.shidima.com/kwag/skvcd.mpg

-kwag