Testing

[Skimmel]

I have been able to produce some perfectly adequate Vcds but I've also produced some coasters. So I have taken to testing my encoded files before I actually burn them. This screens out most of my really stupid mistakes. There are a surprisingly large number that get through anyway.
I have found that neither Windows Media Player nor PowerDvd accurately represent what will happen when I try to play a VCD on my standalone Samsung DVD player. Several VCDs seem fine on the computer but are only adequate on the standalone. Stuttering sound and video glitches seem to be most common problems.

In case anyone is interested, I'm using Tmpgenc and its standard templates, Virtualdub and VCDeasy. My computer is a 2.4 gHz Sony Vaio.

Is there some setting on Windows Media Player or PowerDvd that I'm missing that would allow me to more accurately predict the results on my dvd player and television? Or is there a better way to test the results?

[g_shocker182]

I have been able to produce some perfectly adequate Vcds but I've also produced some coasters. So I have taken to testing my encoded files before I actually burn them. This screens out most of my really stupid mistakes. There are a surprisingly large number that get through anyway.
I have found that neither Windows Media Player nor PowerDvd accurately represent what will happen when I try to play a VCD on my standalone Samsung DVD player. Several VCDs seem fine on the computer but are only adequate on the standalone. Stuttering sound and video glitches seem to be most common problems.

In case anyone is interested, I'm using Tmpgenc and its standard templates, Virtualdub and VCDeasy. My computer is a 2.4 gHz Sony Vaio.

Is there some setting on Windows Media Player or PowerDvd that I'm missing that would allow me to more accurately predict the results on my dvd player and television? Or is there a better way to test the results?

Using your TV-Out option on yoru video card (assuming you have one). I find that the vid's look better on TV than my computer. And if your getting gliches with the vcd on your TV and not your vcd mpg on your computer then it's probably the media you are using.

And if you want to the the outputted quality wiht TMPGEnc w/o it taking 10hours then just sample encode about 30 seconds or so.