Quality

[Rhino]

Just wondering (I'm a bit new) what kind of quality can I exoect to get at best when making a vcd and playing it on a std tv.I have done a test but it was a bit blocky close up, looks a bit like low res. I am using a prog called TEMPgenc. where can I get a idiot proof guide to getting the best settings ?. I have a PAL setup here........ TA

[sunmiztres]

there are many guides on this site that are really easy to understand. as far as better quality that is all up to you. You could make xvcd's and up your bitrate which will produce better pictures or make svcd's which i think are even better. All the guides show you how to do it, then it is up to you to try different settings to get the best quality for your system.

[sunmiztres]

oh yes, with a good vcd you can expect vhs quality or even better.

[Rhino]

I appreciate that I must read up more but I am happy with my own quality exept for at some points there are little (0.5sec) glitches through the film. the overall looks are pretty good but those lockups.. are annoying.
PS my Birate is set to 1600 and Constant Quality (CQ)- 352 x 288 - VBV Buffer Automatic, anything U think not right ??

[sunmiztres]

what could be causing those glitches could be that you have the field order backwards. On the advace tab of tmpgenc there is a spot that says top field or bottom field. try changing that to the one you did not use last time and see if that makes a difference. it sounds like your bitrate is plenty for a vcd. a vcd standard is only 1150 bitrate so you are making a xvcd.

[Rhino]

I Changed the field order but this made no difference.
The main problem I am getting is there is slight (VERY) delays in the motion panning. The film ia in Anamorphic 1:2:45 I have tried motion search High Quality but to no effect.
Am I expecting too much or is there a specific setting to change ?...
I use DVD2AVI..is there a setting here to fix this problem ?
TA.......

[Sully]

If you mean there's little lines in the picture (almost looks like a blur), that's interlacing.

I'm assuming you're using TMPGEnc. Double-click on the de-interlace option & undo the filter. If you see lines in the picture, the source is interlaced. Choose a setting (even, odd or even/odd), enable filter & the lines will be removed.