Jerky SVCD Picture

[carrspaints]

I'm backing up some DVDs. Converted to .AVI (DIVX), good quality. However, when I convert them to SVCD using TMPG, the picture is jerky. It's very slight and happens about every 3 secs and lasts a split second. But it is very annoying.

I'm using the following settings:

Super SVCD template (PAL)
Rate Control Mode - CQ at calculated bitrate)
Encode Method - Interlace
Motion Search Precision - Normal

I avoid using 2 pass VBR as it takes ages.

I'm using a Pentium 3, 600mhz, with 64 meg RAM. Can any one help?

[tendtend]

Check to see if the origianl is PAL too. If it is NTSC, should use NTSC to make SVCD.

Tend

[Yeshi]

if the original is NTSC and you use a PAL template, you will lose 4.97 frames every seconds, which will obviously make for a jerky movie. anyway, you might have your bitrate too high as well

[thunes]

How can I check - if the AVI file is NTSC or PAL.. Or is there any other way to check this ?

[StudeBarc]

thunes,

[ultradna]

Hey, ... if it is a US Movie then it's NTSC - Where did you buy it?

Just use "CBR" and use a bitrate Calc !!!

Set Quality to HIGH!

Under "ADVANCED" : Video-Source Type set to "NON-INTERLACED"

And : SOURCE ASPECT RATIO : 1:1 VGA


THATS IT

[lupus]

Ignore ultradna he does not understand the problem.

I have not found any other way around this problem than to convert NTSC material to NTSC SVCD and PAL to PAL SVCD.

I know there are some profesional equipment that can remake (interpolate) the missing frames from the NTSC to PAL conversion to make it totally smooth, but as of now i don´t know of any software that can do this in any way short of recompressing the whole film (which would degrade the material).

Thunes: to check what format your .AVI is just right click on properties and look for the framerate, if it is 25 frames/sec its PAL and if its 23.97its NTSC.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: lupus on 2001-11-05 13:01:58 ]</font>