Looking for specific settings for TMPGEnc

[32bituser]

I looked through the TMPGEnc help page on this site, and did a search for threads that might contain the info I am hoping to find, but was unsuccessful.

Okay, I give up....

I am in the process of trying to determine a step-by-step methodology to capture to AVI, convert to SVCD compliant MPEG-2, and burn with NERO. I will then use this process the same way over and over again, in the hopes of producing consistent results, while I capture a nightly syndicated TV series and burn it to SVCD.

So far, the only thing that I can do successfully is capture.

When I convert, the output looks choppy, and I have not even tried to burn yet.

My captures are from VirtualDub, using PicVideo MJPEG at a quality setting of 19. The capture is 480H, by 352W, captured from cable input (through my VCR into the CyberVideo card) at 29.97 fps using RGB-24 (and something about field B 'first'). I get essentially zero frame drop (2 frames dropped over 15 minutes), and the resulting file looks great when viewed on Windows Media Player.

So, I seem to have the capture taken care of, now I need to learn to convert to SVCD MPEG-2 for burning with Nero.

Would somene be kind enough to post their TMPGEnc settings (all of them :-} ) for a file similar to mine in settings/size that they have successfully converted? Unfortunately, I am on a bit of a time crunch for getting the hang of this capture/convert/burn thing, or I would happily ruin a bunch of CD's in the learning process...

I guess I am just hoping for the quick fix, and would appreciate the kindness of strangers

[tacosalad]

"When I convert, the output looks choppy, and I have not even tried to burn yet."

Does this mean you actually created an mpeg-2 file, but didn't record it? The PC playback can be misleading, so you should at least record one test SVCD to see if the results are consistent with the preview. That'll reveal whether the PC playback is a reliable test, and it might help identify the problem if there's one.

I don't think any of us can do better than the "How to" guides for giving step-by-step directions, but we can help troubleshoot. For example, can you tell us what you were looking at when the output "looked choppy"? Was that an mpeg-2 from TMPGEnc or another program? What were you playing it with? (Media Player doesn't ordinarily play mpeg-2.)

[32bituser]

Thanks! I really appreciate your willingness to help a newbie out!

Give me a day or so, and I will try to post a comprehensive 'status' of what I have at this point, and that will also give me a chance to try a burn or two...

As Arnie said... "Ah'll be back..."