TmpgEnc conversion settings...poll

[Werble]

Can anyone and everyone give me settings that you use for optimal quality when converting avi to mpeg2? Just trying to get a general idea of what the most common settings are for the best quality conversion. Thanks.

[Gazorgan]

Depends on the AVI specs. Length, size, framerate, interlacing, resolution. All those factors determine the possible quality of the AVI, which in turn determine Whether you use Full D1, 1/2 D1 or 1/4 D1 resoltuion in TMPG.

[Werble]

I guess there is no one setting that works best. I was kinda hoping to avoid going through a trail and error thing. I also guess there is no way of really telling which encoder is better either as one may have differing views than another in terms of percieved quality.

[BJ_M]

Depends on the AVI specs. Length, size, framerate, interlacing, resolution. All those factors determine the possible quality of the AVI, which in turn determine Whether you use Full D1, 1/2 D1 or 1/4 D1 resoltuion in TMPG.

i would say the same thing

[Gazorgan]

M'kay here's mine:

1 or 2 CDR AVI's: 352x480 Interlaced at 23.96 with 3:2 pulldown (for 23.97 AVI's, otherwise it's 29.97), 2-pass VBR, 1000 min, 2500 Average, 6000 max. Center, keep aspect ratio. I also use a lot of 352x240 @29.97 fps progressive encode. For film sources there is absolutely no difference between the 2 (go 2-pass 300 min, 2000 avg, 4000 max).

2 (very short movies), 3, and 4 CDR AVI's: 704x480 Interlaced at 23.96 with 3:2 pulldown (for 23.97 AVI's, otherwise it's 29.97), 2-pass VBR, 1000 min, 4000 Average, 8000 max. Center, keep aspect ratio.

Audio: I use AC3 if it's there, otherwise MP2 at usually 192K (or lower to match the source).[/b]