TMPGEnc SVCD Template that works on a DV-434

[teamhawaii]

Can anyone help with a TMPGEnc SVCD Template that works on a DV-434??

I am getting to the end of my chain trying to get an SVCD to play well on my Pioneer DV-434. VCDs play fine.. SVCDs play choppy, especially during high motion scenes.

Someone encoded a MPG2 for me which I turned into an SVCD and it played like a champ on my DV-434. I can't seem to duplicate that luck when I create an MPG2.

Is there a way to find out what encoding settings an MPG2 file was encoded by looking at the actual with a utility of some sort?

Please Help...

[tacosalad]

It's likely you've just got your fields encoded in the wrong order. I can't give you specific steps to fix it since you didn't say which mpeg encoder you're using, but you should find an option for "Field order" or "Field dominance" in your program's settings. Change that setting and try again. (Also make sure you've set the "interlaced" options where they appear.)

[patrickm]

actually, you're better off creating a PROGRESSIVE MPEG-2 for svcd on the pioneer. i've had several, and since they're not meant to be svcd players, they don't always handle the interlaced streams properly. with a progressive stream, you get none of the jumpiness you spoke of, though you do lose just a little quality depending on the type of deinterlacing you do.

try all 4 combinations of field order and field dominance first, but i've never gotten it to work terribly well on the 525 or 343 players.

(note: dominance and order are two different concepts- they refer to both the spatial order (which position on the screen) and the time-order (which field gets shown first) - i know tacosalad prob knows this, but for everyone else reading this...)

it's also hard to just "use someone's template" because you may be converting different sources. make sure you're specific about what you're encoding FROM (what size/kind of capture, a dvd rip, etc)

[tweakybird]

I've been using no template to produce 640x480 XSVCDs that play fine on the DV-434. Tmpgenc settings- mpeg2, resolution 640x480, 4:3 display, 2500kbps CBR, NTSC. Advanced settings -Even field first, fit to frame (preserve aspect ratio). The fast forward/rewind functions are somewhat jerky and hard to control, but hopefully I'll find a fix eventually.

[Stinky]

I have had no problems with the standard TMPGEnc SVCD template.

I've also had no problem with xSVCD's (VBR 352x240 2-pass) and Sefys templates ?

is it a new DV-434? I only got mine a few months ago and haven't had a single problem.