24fps

[gw2k_101]

Does anyone else think that when you start out with a 30fps movie and use DVD2AVI with the forced film option on and make it 24fps, and use TMPGenc to encode it, it comes out better? I think it's better than 30fps and it doesnt jump at all like I've been having trouble with.

[adam]

Yes its most definitely better. By encoding at 23.976fps instead of 29.97fps, you are encoding %20 less frames every second, so your bitrate goes that much farther. Depending on your settings it can have a dramatic increase in quality. Also, by keeping it progressive you bypass all of the numerous problems that are inherant in encoding interlaced material, such as interlacing artifacts and incorrect field order, which is probably what you are experiencing when you say the picture jumps.

This encoding technique has been used forever, and incidentially probably 99% of all commercial NTSC dvds are like this. Just to be sure, make sure dvd2avi reports the movie as being 95% or higher film..if so then forced film will work and there is absolutely no reason why you shouldn't use it.

Just to be sure, when you say 24fps you really mean 23.976fps correct? If you are using any version of dvd2avi other than 1.76 or the latest version than it might offer 24fps output rather than 23.976fps, which you do NOT want. Only use the two versions I mentioned or you will be bound to run into problems.

[gw2k_101]

Yes, I mean 23.976fps. I just couldn't remember what the exact decimal was.