My First Vcd

[DarkmanVcd]

I ripped Tomb Raider from a DvD using SmartRipper then converted the file with DVD2AVI then converted to Mpeg using TMPGEnc and after it was converted I split the file using TMPGEnc Mpeg Tools then burn the file to a disk using Nero but when I played it back the movie had a lot of blockieness is there away around this .

[Freshman]

This depends on how you define "a lot of". VCDs usually have some blockiness, but not to a degree that makes it really obvious on a regular TV screen.

A good way of reducing blockiness is to use the "Soften block noise" feature in TMPGEnc (>Setting >Quantize matrix; 35 for intra and non-intra blocks works fine for me). This reduces the film's sharpness a little, but overall the picture looks really nice this way.

If the blockiness only occurs when you try to play back your file on your DVD-player but isn't present in the orignial mpg-file, I would suggest trying a different brand of CD-R media, since the player will add some (really annoying) blockiness if it has difficulties reading the disc.

[jfebus]

Hi DarkMan,

How long does it take for ripping a DVD to a VCD?

Regards,

Jose

[thunderbird]

For me...
Athlon T-Bird 1.4, 512MB DDR 2100 ram, 16x dvd, 5400 rpm HHD...
200 Min movie...
Smartripper - 100 min
DVD2AVI - 150 min
TMPGEnc - 7 hours

I have read that others are doing it faster, with slower machines. Beats the heck out of me how though!

[Thurbs]

That is some serious time wasted....
on A P3 600 12DVD 256 RAM
Smart Ripper 120 min movie=15 min
DVD2AVI=20 min
TMPEG=9 hours

I think I will stay away from the T-bird Processor.

[assassin]

7 hours! That's fast, man. If you are interested in the best quality vcds then forget about speed. What setting are you using for Motion Search Precision? Use high or highest if quality is what you're after.

[DarkmanVcd]

I changed the settings in TMPGEnc to what you wrote the 1st half was fine but as the movie went on it started getting getting blockie in spurts like the first atemp I made
On 2001-11-27 07:10:25, Freshman wrote:
This depends on how you define "a lot of". VCDs usually have some blockiness, but not to a degree that makes it really obvious on a regular TV screen.

A good way of reducing blockiness is to use the "Soften block noise" feature in TMPGEnc (>Setting >Quantize matrix; 35 for intra and non-intra blocks works fine for me). This reduces the film's sharpness a little, but overall the picture looks really nice this way.

If the blockiness only occurs when you try to play back your file on your DVD-player but isn't present in the orignial mpg-file, I would suggest trying a different brand of CD-R media, since the player will add some (really annoying) blockiness if it has difficulties reading the disc.
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[sracer]

DarkmanVcd, you don't mention where you notice these blockie spurts. If it is on a DVD player, perhaps your player isn't up to par when playing VCDs. I've seen too many people blame the format (VCD), the media (CDR/CDRW), or the encoding software when the problem really turned out to be the player. For example: Apex and Toshiba players are not known for the quality of VCD playback.