Best settings for making SVCD's in TMPGEnc

[mikeweb]

Hi everyone, im a newbie to making svcd's but ive made a couple thanks to the guides on this site. The only problem is that they dont say which is the best settings to use when making svcd's in TMPGEnc.

Ive followed this guide, but im sure there is a way to even make my divx rips look even better on my tv.

http://www.vcdhelp.com/tmpgencsvcd.htm

Thanks,
Mike

[mrj03]

Hi everyone, im a newbie to making svcd's but ive made a couple thanks to the guides on this site. The only problem is that they dont say which is the best settings to use when making svcd's in TMPGEnc.

Ive followed this guide, but im sure there is a way to even make my divx rips look even better on my tv.

http://www.vcdhelp.com/tmpgencsvcd.htm

Thanks,
Mike

The SVCD Can't look BETTER then the original. What are you using for the BITRATE when your encoding??

[mikeweb]

Well i guess some stuff that I would like to be answered is

What should I set the "Aspect Ratio" to? 1:1 (VGA), 4x3 525 line, ect....

What should I set the "Rate Control Mode" to? Constant bitrate, 2-pass (VBR), ect...

I always did the "contant bitrate" thing, but i heard that it isnt that good.

[mikeweb]

anyone??

[D_Knife]

well there's nothing WRONG with Constant Bitrate ( CBR ) it's not evil or anything like that
It's just it may not be the most efficient that's all
I'm not going into a CBR / VBR explanation here it's already detailed on this site
personally I'm a 2/3 pass VBR person myself

but aspect ratio stick with 4:3 "normal" for most things