Help with DV to Mpeg2 using tpmgc

[scholty]

alright... I give... Must be my serious learning defiency that's causing this problem...

Captured as a sample the local soccer game on tape. Fed it into the computer and now have a wonderful avi file.

The file stats say:
720x480
bitrate 1024
audiosample rate 16bit
framerate 29fps
video sample size 24bit
DV Codec

Now I am trying to convert it into a BEAUTIFUL MPEG2 file with TMPGenc using the following settings:
Video Stream Mpeg2
720x480
Aspect 4:3 ???
frame rate 29,97
Rate control mode CBR???
bitrate 1150???
Profile level: Main Profile
Video Format NTSC
Interlace
4:2:0
DC component Precision 8 bits
Motion search precision Highest quality


When using this setting the video come out perfect EXCEPT when ANYTHING moves...
Example would be a soccer player running... the edges around the player would look all blured and fuzzy....

It can not be this hard to convert a stinking DV movie into Mpeg 2 to burn it to a vcd/svcd/dvd... or is it...?

What am I missing...??? Doing wrong...?

How can I keep the quality at least above VHS and be proud to show it to the grandparents etc... My baby needs to be shared in DVD format with the family etc... <Grin> Please help...!

Thanks for all of your help ahead of time... I really DO appreciate it...

Scholty

[scholty]

:oops: Sorry, but I would like to bump this...

It's been a week and still no luck...

I am thankful for any help I could get...

Scholty

[EricB]

scholty,

There are tons of different settings that people use when converting to mpeg2. I would start with the default SVCD template (load SuperVideoCD) which uses a much higher bitrate, and formats to 480x480.

Those crazy edges you are seeing are from a combination of way too low bitrate, and interleaving (interlace). The SVCD template uses the best settings for DV which are interleaved source -> interleaved output.

If for some reason you can't use SVCD, then use the VCD template, unlock it, bump the bitrate to 2000, and under the Settings - > Advanced tab, double-click Deinterlace. Try the different methods and see which one looks best to you. They are all a compromise and the SVCD is still the best way to go.