File size/encoding

[rjc7394]

1. Encoded a 25 min. interlaced (VOB) movie 4-5x (using TGMPEnc Plus 2.5, DVD2AVI) at various cbr (2000, 8000) and file size is very high (1.5 GB@8000 kbps). Quality of both is poor on PC (motion blur/combing effect: I read that PC can create the motion blur from interlaced movie) but 8000 kbps file plays fine on DVD. How can I get this file size down and keep good DVD quality? i.e. I've seen high quality movies of this type at 300-400 MB.

2. What is the best file type to encode to for a standalone DVD player? I've read stuff about mpeg, DivX and Xvid but I don't know which is preferrable. And what DivX/Xvid encoders are out there (think I saw Nandub?)?

3. I don't know what a header is.

4. What situation would you use multi-pass encoder and are there any guides for it around here? The way I understand it is the first pass creates a file which is then used for the second pass?

I have been editing files 12 hrs/day for the last 10 days and I've downloaded at least two dozen different softwares (rippers, encoders, decrypters, etc.) and I haven't even started climbing the bell curve. Thanks much.

[mats.hogberg]

1) If your target format is DVD, why do you want to reencode the VOB at all?
2) Video m2v (mpeg2) Audio AC3 or MP2 or LPCM - that's what Video DVDs are made of. Some DVD players also manage to play back AVI/DivX/XviD. For AVI/DivX/XviD encoders, see tools, left, and read guides on ??? to DivX/XviD
3) Put simply, Info at the start (head) of a file, describing the contents of the same, such as bit rate, frame rate, frame size & cetera
4) When I'm short on media space, and want highest quality possible for the given size. And don't mind waiting 2-n times as long for the finished product.

/Mats

[rjc7394]

I want to reencode it to get the file size down so I can share it.
Anywhere I can go to understand how multipass works?