VBR with CCE 2.5

[afwasborstel]

I always use a CBR of 2400 with cce 2.5. Buth I want to do a VBR for once(want to get a movie on two discs instead of 3). Does anyone have some suggestions for the best quality wit the min., maximum and average bitrate??? My dvd-player only handles SVCD with 2600 k/bs inlcuding audio(yes, it's a pioneer 343)

[pimp80]

try
max 2530
min 300
max averag 2350
uncheck min average

if oyu want to save time try 1 pass vbr but u may get some size umpredictably.

also set image quality priority and Q factor 5.

i used to use 4 pass vbr which gives awesome rips but takes up a lot time, using these settings i save a lot of time and still get really good quality

[afwasborstel]

So a 3 pass....and what about audio?? If I use a max of 2530 i've only got 70 kb left for it.....and is a peak of 200 kb enough??

[pimp80]

im assumin u mean 70 left cause u adding 2530 to 70 =2600 rite but im not sure thats how it works, encode audio at 224 and dont downsample u should be sweet.

[DJRumpy]

The max SVCD standard allows for 2748KB/s. Pimp is right. Just use 224KB/s, and you'll be fine.

2524 Video + 224 Audio = 2748 KB/s

[fantomlord]

as far as what settings to use, try the bitrate calculator on this site to find your average and maximum bitrates, and use something like 600 for minimum--everybody has their own thoughts on minimum bitrate--I've personally done encodes with 0 minimum bitrate, and not had a problem, so this value seems to be pretty arbitrary