bit rate causing crashes?

[rsuave5]

i had an avi that i converted to dvd mpeg 2 with tmpenc and whilst doing so i upped the bit rate from the default 2000 to 2200 just cuz it was small so i thought id up the quality(hi bit rate = better quality?) ne ways i worked with the file in three different programs dvdit pe, ulead mf, and dvdit le, each time while editing, adding chapters etc. i got an error message saying windows had to close.
n e way i thought i had a corrupt file and or virus so i backed up and restored my system reloaded programs and the same deal! so i tried another movie (avi) imported and edited, sliced ,menud ,you name it and no problem! ... although it was an avi,
so am i to assume the strange bit rate was the problem? if so in the future how should i encode to insure win xp dont crash thanx.

[rsuave5]

no reply or tips on this issue? or similar probs?

[tgpo]

(hi bit rate = better quality?)

True, but not if it was aready compressed... It's like a mp3 encoded at 32kbs. If you reencode it at 360 it won't sound any different because the compression has already been done on it. If you up the bit rate on a movie that has already been compressed at a lower bit rate you're just wasting space. You can't add quality back in once it has been taken out.

[Mavrick]

I’m not an expert at this. I can tell you some of the things that I have learned and save me time. I make XSVCD’s only, as I’m converting home videos to CD. I have managed over time to get it down to 4 easy steps.


Step 1: Capture the video as uncompressed AVI (this gives you the best quality to work with) as close to the final output resolution as you can. This will save encoding time if it does not have to resize it. In my case 480x480 or 640x480

Step 2: Edit the captured video. I use Media Studio Pro 6.5DC for this.

Step 3: Save the edited video in Media Studio as an MPEG2 480x480 with a VBR of 4000. Field order B first. (make sure your player can play this).

Step 4: Burn the MPEG file(s) to CD with DVD Movie Factory. Make your menus etc…

That’s it!!

You can download a trial copy of Media Studio Pro from
http://www.ulead.com/msp/runme.htm

They also offer upgrade offers from other editing software – so you can get it as cheep as $129.00 for the DC version.

Works every time and I get video as good as the original… I would say its DVD quality.
Audio is ALWAYS in sync, and I never have micro blocks.

The down side is I can only get 20-30min per CD with a bit rate that high… but with this quality, I’ll take it!

[rsuave5]

well the method you mentioned is similar to mine i just happened to have a dvd compliant mpeg 2(tmpenc) and i needed to put it to dvd for a friend and i just wondered why this particular file kept crashing my system i like my programs but i just wanted to know if it was the funky bitrate and if any one else had this happen in xp. thanx and ill try the software you mentioned

[Mavrick]

The only thing a high biterate would do, is cause the DVD or CD not to play in a DVD Player (or cause it to be jerky).

2200 is not a high biterate, so I would think you are having some other problem.

As far as I know DVD's bitrates range from 4000-8000.

[rsuave5]

thanx i think the movie is just corrupted in the encode and every time i try to work with it it crashes my computer! well it says windows has encountered a problem so i will start over! they were 10 mpeg 1s i converted to dvd mpeg 2 and they must of gotten corrupted oh well

[gll99]

If you suspect that your input avi has bad frames you could look at KINGJOHNS guide at the top of the main page.

[aaronm32]

If you suspect that your input avi has bad frames you could look at KINGJOHNS guide at the top of the main page.

However, KingJohn's guide is only good for DivX movies because virutaldub will not load MPEG. You will need to get a hacked version of VD in order to read it. Try VirtualDubMpg2.

[gll99]

Posted: Oct 17 21:29 Post subject:

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gll99 wrote:
If you suspect that your input avi has bad frames you could look at KINGJOHNS guide at the top of the main page.
aaronm32 wrote:
However, KingJohn's guide is only good for DivX movies because virutaldub will not load MPEG. You will need to get a hacked version of VD in order to read it. Try VirtualDubMpg2.

My reference was to his original AVi which was the first thing he stated with in the first line of his post. "I had an avi"

[aaronm32]

Oops, i missed that one