Baker: Can anybody help me with getting a good 1 pass in CCE

[baker]

I really want to get a good one pass vbr using dvd2svcd. I have been toying with many methods all have been posted on this site. The main one lately is settings the min bitrate at the avg and setting the Q setting at something very high so as to get a good 1 pass vbr. Does anybody know what Q I should be using to get roughly the same distortion rate as in multipass vbr. assuming this is how this is done?

It looks like I will have to go back to multipass but i aint going out without a fight.

N e help apprecitated.

Baker

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At a wild guess at least a Q of 3 (1600/2520) but why are you going this route? To save time and get high quality try multipass @ 1 and then
when finished, keep cce open and check on Advanced to adjust the
Q levels by hand (about 10-15 minutes for an 90min movie) and the
end result is better (9 times out of 10) than multipass at 4.

[baker]

Well I like my new guide think this verison is best.

Baker

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Your guide (for dvd ripping) is well written and nicely presented. I can't and won't even attempt to find fault with it. What I do say is this. There is no single method or settings that will provide the best result for each situation.

I transcode one DVD rip in one way and another with
completely different settings. I use X-Pass,CQ,VBRCQ,manual Q with
different settings depending on the length, the amount of scene changes I expect, level of action, detail level, etc. I even (gasp) use Tmpegenc on occasion. I'm not a super expert, but there is a certain
logic which suggests a particular approach for certain situations.

This approach, obviously, is not for everyone. For those that need
help, your guide as well as satstorm's cover things nicely.