Sefy's Guide and Correct Setting for DVD (NTSC).mcf

[moviebuff2]

Hi everyone:

Do we still have Sefy's simple but wonderful guide on how to make MPEG (DVD, SVCD or VCD) files from a DVD? I mean the guide which uses Smart Ripper, DVD2AVI and TMPGEnc.

I remember the basic steps in the guide and followed them, using the DVD (NTSC).mcf template to make an MPEG2 file from my homemade DVD. I must have used the wrong settings for the template because some of the scene transitions in the MPEG2 file became quite noticeably jittery, even though they are very smooth in the original DVD.

I tried to find the guide to see if I missed something but could not find it.

Here's what I did:

1) I used Smart Ripper to rip the entire DVD.

2) I used DVD2AVI to create a .d2v file and its corresponding wave file in the same folder.

3) I used TMPGEnc, loaded the .d2v and the wave file, chose the folder to save the MPEG2 file. For settings, I chose: constance quality, interlace, 9-bit DC component precision, and "highest quality" for motion search precision. These are the only 4 video settings that I could change.

The result was not good. Although the picture is very sharp and clear, the color very good, some scene transitions are jittery.

I am sure I missed something because I used Sefy's guide a few years ago to make a SVCD. The quality of the MPEG2 file was excellent.

Please help.

p.s.: I am still using Windows98 and PIII (600MHz).

[FulciLives]

What is your intended "end result" to be? Are you trying to make a SVCD or what?

I mean a DVD Video already uses MPEG-2 video so there are many different ways to extract a MPEG-2 video stream with an audio stream from your DVD Video and make a MPEG-2 file with muxed audio ... all without doing any conversion.

Unless you want another format like SVCD etc.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[moviebuff2]

Hi FulciLives,

I intend to make an MPEG2 as of now. I used the DVD (NTSC).mcf template because I think it's better then the SVCD (NTSC).mcf template.

I don't intend to author it, either as DVD or SVCD, at the present time. My DVD player can play MPEG2 file.

I use Sefy's guide because TMPGEnc allows me to edit (cut & merge, for example) the file with other MPEG2 files that I already have, with precision.

[FulciLives]

Well basically you are re-encoding only so you can edit.

Instead you should use a MPEG-2 EDITOR that does no re-encoding.

Examples: VideoReDo and MPEG-VCR

Of course you will have "issues" with your operating system since you have the 4GB barrier to deal with ... a barrier that doesn't exist with other, newer versions of Windows (that use the NTFS file system as opposed to FAT32 as used by Win98).

My point is you can do what you want without re-encoding which is what you should strive for as any re-encoding will introduce quality loss.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[moviebuff2]

Will I be able to merge the new file (from VideoRedo and MPEG-VCR) with the MPEG2 files that I already created with TMPGEnc (i.e., Sefy's guide)?

The file size is not a problem since it is only +2GB.

[FulciLives]

Will I be able to merge the new file (from VideoRedo and MPEG-VCR) with the MPEG2 files that I already created with TMPGEnc (i.e., Sefy's guide)?

The file size is not a problem since it is only +2GB.

Yes. You can edit and merge with VideoReDo and/or MPEG-VCR

I think one or the other ... if not both ... have downloadable trail versions so you can try 'em out first.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

P.S.
Please note the two files, in order to merge, will have to have the same type of audio and file attributes. For instance you can't merge 25fps with 29.970fps or one with AC-3 with one that has MP2 audio etc.

[moviebuff2]

Thanks, FulciLives. I wil try that.

[moviebuff2]

Hi FulciLives,

I used VideoRedo. Here is the result:

1) VideoRedo precisely cut the vob files and produced excellent MPEG files with AC-3 audio.

2) To join different MPEG files that total more than 15 minutes, I had to register to get the free trial code. I did.

VideoReo did a fine joining job in video but not in audio. There was a slight " audio interruption" at the connection point.

Thanks for your help.

[FulciLives]

I am glad it worked out for you

- John "FulciLives" Coleman