please forgive me but im new to this, but although ive seen this Q countless times ive yet to read a definite answer(if there is one). The Q is which filters should I have employed to receive the most from mpeg1 files in TMPGEnc.I encode at the 4.3 Pal , high Q setting and to be truthful the only filter ive used succesfully is source range to correct audio.Whenever ive used all the filters at the same time ,the resulting mpeg is worse than the original. Now dont get me wrong I have read the guide to TMPGEnc on this site , but as im a newbie the vast majority of it flew right over my head , so any hints or pointers on this subject would be greatly appreciated(BTW, Im sure its nothing to do with the guide) oh its VCDs im doing .