XviD To VCD / SVCD Conversion Using TMPGEnc Questions

[k1ng_g30rg3]

hi, i recently downloaded some movies off the net that came in XviD and XviD Lite format that i'd like to convert to vcd or svcd so i can watch them on my home dvd player.

so the first thing i did was search for a XviD to VCD / SVCD conversion guide on google and i ended up here.

now the guide i've been reading here and trying to convert my movies with is "sefy's avi to vcd or svcd" guide which has really helped me a lot but i still have a few questions i'm hoping someone here can answer for me.

so here goes.

first of all when converting movies from XviD and XviD lite what do you generally recommend i convert them to VCD or SVCD? i should mention i want to retain as much quality as possible but still be able to fit the movies on 2 80 minute taiyo yuden cds.

secondly when using tmpgenc's wizard i'm asked to specify which mpeg file format to use ntsc vcd or svcd is what i usually choose but i noticed theres a selection called ntsc film vcd or svcd what i would like to know is the ntsc film vcd or svcd file format the one i want to be choosing for what i'm trying to do i should i just stick to what i've been doing?

ok so first things first i use gspot to identify which audio and video codec the movie i downloaded is using which is usually XviD and MP3 so i then decompress the audio using AVI2VCD and set aside the audio source and since your not supposed to frameserve after already decrompressing my audio with AVI2VCD i then start up TMPGEnc's wizard and choose my file format and click next which brings me to step 2 of the wizard here i select my video source which is the original movie i downloaded then select my audio source which is the decompressed audio file i made with AVI2VCD.

now heres where i have a question what do i generally want to set my video type, field order, and aspect ratio to?

so anyways now i click next and i'm brought to page 3 of the wizard where i'm told to only check source range and setting which brings to another page in the wizard where i specicy where i want my movie split which i understand.

what i would like to know is back on page 3 where i checked source range is there any other options i want to muck around with there or just leave them all as is?

ok now i'm on page 4 of the wizard where i set my bitrate all i usually do here is slect 80 min cd rather than the 74 min cd its set to by default. is there anything else here i should change?

now in the guide i'm told to click on expert which brings me to the mpeg setting page where i then am told to click on advanced which i do. here what do i want to set my source type, field order, source aspect ratio, and video arrange method to? and do i need to change anything else in any of the other setting tabs?

and that's pretty much it for questions from there i know what to do.

if anybody could please review the guide i'm looking at and try to answer my questions it would GREATLY appreciated.

heres a link to the guide i'm using https://www.videohelp.com/sefy/?id=encoding5.html

thanks a bunch

george

[the * dude]

if u want the best quality on a CD check if ur dvd player can play XVCD's and look it up, plenty of guides, best thing bout it is that you can enc at higher bitrate if u don't mind 2 cds, or enc at a lower VBR to fit on on cd, + audio don't have to be fixed to 224 kbs, best is 192 (stereo) or 128 (joint), or 96 (mono) 8)

[bugster]

first of all when converting movies from XviD and XviD lite what do you generally recommend i convert them to VCD or SVCD? i should mention i want to retain as much quality as possible but still be able to fit the movies on 2 80 minute taiyo yuden cds.

SVCD is higher quality than VCD but you can fit less on a disk. VCD will fit ~80mins on a CD whereas SVCD varies depending on encoder settings but 40 mins to an hour is typical.

secondly when using tmpgenc's wizard i'm asked to specify which mpeg file format to use ntsc vcd or svcd is what i usually choose but i noticed theres a selection called ntsc film vcd or svcd what i would like to know is the ntsc film vcd or svcd file format the one i want to be choosing for what i'm trying to do i should i just stick to what i've been doing?

It depends on your source to a large extent. If your source is 23.97fps, use NTSCfilm. If it is 29.97fps then use NTSC. If it is 25fps then it sgould be PAL, but then you may have playback problems on an NTSC player/TV.

ok so first things first i use gspot to identify which audio and video codec the movie i downloaded is using which is usually XviD and MP3 so i then decompress the audio using AVI2VCD and set aside the audio source and since your not supposed to frameserve after already decrompressing my audio with AVI2VCD i then start up TMPGEnc's wizard and choose my file format and click next which brings me to step 2 of the wizard here i select my video source which is the original movie i downloaded then select my audio source which is the decompressed audio file i made with AVI2VCD.

That all sounds fine.

now heres where i have a question what do i generally want to set my video type, field order, and aspect ratio to?

Field order is not relevant as xvid is progressive. Video type is progressive, aspect ratio for VCD and SVCD should be 4:3 but if the source is widescreen you may want to letterbox it to preserve the original AR.

ok now i'm on page 4 of the wizard where i set my bitrate all i usually do here is slect 80 min cd rather than the 74 min cd its set to by default. is there anything else here i should change?

That should be fine, just remember that if it is a long movie, the bitrate will be reduced and so decrease quality. Oh, if you are doing SVCD you should select VBR encoding. This will take longer but allow you to get more playing time or higher quality.

now in the guide i'm told to click on expert which brings me to the mpeg setting page where i then am told to click on advanced which i do. here what do i want to set my source type, field order, source aspect ratio, and video arrange method to? and do i need to change anything else in any of the other setting tabs?

Source type - non-interlaced
Field order - irrelevant
source aspect ratio - depends on source
video arrange method - Full Screen keep aspect ratio is the best choice in most situations.



Hope this helps.

[VCDHunter]

now heres where i have a question what do i generally want to set my video type, field order, and aspect ratio to?

Video type ? Is that Interlaced or Progressive ? Leave this alone as Tmpgenc usually detects this, field order is only for interlaced video and I leave aspect ratio to 1:1.

[the * dude]

opps, didn't see the svcd bit, go for that its at a higher res!!!