Simple way to put up to 3.5-4 Hours of movie on DVDR (4.7Gb)

[altoids666]

You will need TMPGEnc (I'm using 2 version) and Ulead Movie Factory.
I struggle a lot because UMF didn't want to take FORCE FILM (NTSC) and in US almost all the movies are made FORCE FILM, but I got the right settings.
The trick is:
Usually for SVCD you will check "Inverse Telecine" and use "10" pattern under ADVANCE.
DO NOT CHECK "Inverse Telecine" >>>> THAT'S IT!!!

First DVD2AVI:with "FORCE FILM" checked.

after that TMPGEnc
the settings I'm using are:

VIDEO:
Stream Type : MPEG-2
Aspect Ration : 720x480
Frame rate : 29.97 fs. (instead of 23.97 fs.)
Rate Control Mode : Constant quality (CQ)>>(between 3000 and 3500)
VBV Buffer size : Automatic
Profile & Level : Main Profile & Main Level (MP@ML)
Video format : NTSC
Encode mode : Non-interlaced
YUV format : 4:2:0
DC Component precision : 10bits
Motion search precision : Highest Quality (very slow)

ADVANCE:
Video source type: Noninterlace (progresive)
Field order: DOESN"T MATTER (because source is progresive)
Source Aspect ratio : What ever DVD2AVI dictates
Video Arrange Method : Full screen (keep aspect ratio)

I usualy check >Simple Color Correction (Brightness=18 ; Contrast=40)
CLIP FRAME (no black bars)
And I like to amplify the sound to "140"

GOP structure:
GOP 1;5;2;1;0 (for TMPGENC version 2)
Check " Detect Scene change"

QUANTIZE MATRIX
Check: Use floating point DCT
And Soften block nose (35;35)

AUDIO:
MPEG1 AUDIO LAYER II
DVD wants 48000Hz
Stereo
Minim 128 kbits/s
Check Error protection.

SYSTEM:
MPEG-2 Program (VBR)

That's it.

When you are don with the mpegs just put the mpegs in Ulead Movie Factory. (I'm sure you can find all kind of help for UMF).

Good Luck.

Catman

PS: for faster enconding with TMPGEnc use a Pentium 4, it cuts the time in a half.
example: 50 min movie Pentium III 933Mhz (8-10 Hours)
50 min movie Pentium 4 (4-5 Hours) 8)

[damnim]

You have actually done this??

I am encoding a movie this moment with 3600kb and using .ac3, which is usually smaller then a .wav, sounds better, and it will barely fit on a 4.7 when I get done muxing the 435m .ac3 and the 4.xxg m2v. This movie is a 160min.
The stripped vobs are over 8g.

I looked at your settings and mine are all the same. Except for advance which I interlace, because the movie was interlaced, and whatever field the original movie was in. I also set my gop to dvd standards.

Inverse telecine is selected because it usually renders a smaller file at a higher bitrate.

I've also tried converting a ripped DVD with deinterlace "progressive" with bad results. Even a movie that that was progressive didn't turn out good.

Not doubting, just wondering!!

[altoids666]

Usally the riped movies in US are NTSC FILM - progressive.
So I use DVD2AVI with FORCE FILM.
I don't make .ac3 (Ulead wants just the mpeg doesn't care for .ac3)
2 hours movie usually about 2.5GB
Catman

[Kdiddy]

other methods for retaining chapter points & extras can be found being discussed here:

http://rilanparty.com/vbb/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=39