Settings in tmpgenc For X-vid?

[Amaze]

I have movie I'd like to convert to x-vid, it was recorded with picvideo for 1 hour and 28 mins. I'd like to fit it on one cd, and I've seen a lot of movies fit onto one cd with great looking quality such as shaolin soccer...and I'm wondering how they can get such quality with so little space? what do u suggest?

[ZippyP.]

TMPGEnc only converts to Mpeg.

You might want to try Virtualdub.

[Amaze]

maybe I should have posted in the advanced forum...tmpgenc does convert to xvid if you have the codec installed...

[teegee420]

You're right but that doesn't mean it's the best way to do it. Use Virtualdub instead. Secondly, get yourself an xvid bitrate calculator if you don't already have one. Here are the settings I came up with:

Video size: 629288 k/b

Mp3 audio bitrate: 128kbps

You didn't say what resolution your picvideo avi is but you should probably encode your xvid using smaller dimensions. Make sure you do a 2-pass encode as well.

P.S. - For your information, ZippyP is among the most knowledgeable members on the forum

[Amaze]

it was recorded in 640x480...I'll look for that calculator, thanks...

[teegee420]

This is the calc I use. You can try encoding at 640x480, in fact I've done so with a simillar bitrate and it came out decent. Nowadays if I am using a bitrate of less than 1000kbps(in your case it's 976), I'll usually resize to 512x384. The smaller resolution means less pixels for the bitrate to be allocated to, thereby making for a generally cleaner video. That's just me, though. It would be easier for you to keep the same resolution. Judge for yourself how it turns out.

[Amaze]

could I upp the bitrate if I lower the fps?

[teegee420]

I wouldn't advise it. The increased bitrate will be negligable at best. Not only that, you will have to re-sync the audio.

[Amaze]

ahh, true...how much difference will the framesize make when I'm watching the movie full size?

[teegee420]

A smaller frame size means the compressor has less work to do. This can make for a less "noisey" and cleaner picture. The quality increase isn't dramatic I'll admit, but when file size is a major concern every amount of bitrate counts. Try leaving the resolution at 640x480 and see if you are content with the picture quality, then if you want to experiment you can try it again with a lower resolution. For all we know you may not even notice a difference at all. Sorry if I muddled your methodology a bit. I was just conveying my own experiences. Good luck to you.

[Amaze]

ok, thanks for your help...