Question about quality

[Gonzo87]

When I play my VCD in stand alone DVD/VCD player it looks like a blown up picture.Well I guess thats because it is.Play it on small screen on computer looks good blown up on big TV looks bad.
Any way to fix this?

[garryheather]

Nope, you can't reclaim the video that's already been discarded through compression and resizing.

You could always try re-encoding it with some filters to try and soften the video, but you would still be blowing it up way beyond the resolution and available video contained will allow.

[kschang]

You can run it through some filters for sharpening and noise reduction, but no, you can't create quality out of nothing.

[greymalkin]

vcd and quality cannot be joined in the same sentence without a qualifier such as "terrible" or "horrible"

[ZippyP.]

vcd and quality cannot be joined in the same sentence without a qualifier such as "terrible" or "horrible"

If done well I could give an "acceptable" which would put it near a home VHS recording.

[Gonzo87]

See I was thinking that it was the resolution differance between my CO monitor and the TV that made it look bad.It looks alot better on my CO even after I convert,encode the file.And I thought when Its blown up on the TV and the TV had fewer pixels it lose detail.The picture basicaly looks the same as when you blow up a photo.It has that checkering effect.So I thought it could be fixed some how.The same as when they fix pictures.Thats just what I was thinking.
But what do I know Im new at this stuff.But Im having fun trying to figure it all out.
Some stuff I put on vcd turn out ok or as one person said "close to a home vhs".
Also Memorex CD-Rs are not any good for vcd burning.

[greymalkin]

cross over gonzo! get a dvd-burner and see what you're missing!

[Gonzo87]

LOL!!!! I just bought one online 10 minutes ago.

[garryheather]

You can run it through some filters for sharpening and noise reduction, but no, you can't create quality out of nothing.

Surely if you sharpen it, the macroblocks in particular will look worse... ?

[jagabo]

You may have a black level problem, not a resolution issue. The dark parts of the video are black on the computer so you don't see the macroblocks there. On the TV the dark parts aren't completely black so you see the macroblocks.

This is bacause computer monitors have different gamma curves than television.