AVStoDVD Best Settings?

[BlazinAsian]

What are the best settings for AVStoDVD? I'd like to convert .avi files that are high quality to dvd so that it's still in great quality!

Thanks!

[guns1inger]

AVStoDVD will generally work out the best settings for your video. Quality is most dramatically affected by bitrate, so if you keep your running time to around 2 hours or less (i.e. 1 movie, 2 50 minute episodes or 3 40 minute episodes), the quality will generally hold.

The two major adjustments I make to the settings are

1. Ensure you have the target format (PAL/NTSC) matching the source. I hate format conversions, and they will affect quality if not done well. I don't know if AVStoDVD uses the pulldown method for format conversion, so I avoid it.

2. I set the bitrates to be higher than AVStoDVD has by default, however it seems to set the correct bitrates regardless, so this may not be necessary.

[MysticE]

I don't know if AVStoDVD uses the pulldown method for format conversion, so I avoid it.

It uses DGPulldown.


To the OP, do note if you are a die hard 2 pass HCenc fan (many are) be sure to lock it in. For at higher bitrates (shorter runtimes) AVStoDVD may default to QUenc.

[t0nee1]

Hey MysticE, nice app this AVStoDVD eh!.....Do note, I'm one of those so-called,
"die hard 2 pass HCenc fan", and I always lock it in....

Have a good day!

[MysticE]

Hey MysticE, nice app this AVStoDVD eh!.....Do note, I'm one of those so-called,
"die hard 2 pass HCenc fan", and I always lock it in....

Have a good day!

Always a pleasure