Photo template for TMPGenc

[a1ik]

I am creating slide shows as a sequence of still pictures using Adobe Premiere and save them in .avi file with 720x480 resolution. I would like to play these shows on my stand alone DVD player with the maximum resolution using XVCD or XSVCD format. I've tried to burn couple of disks using TMPGenc with different settings but the results were ugly. Can anybody suggest TMPGenc settings that would preserve 720x480 resolution, minimize compression artifacts and keep low bitrate taking advantage of the fact that the content is the series of still images.

Thank you,

--Alexander

a1ik@hotmail.com

[oberkfell]

Are they jpegs? If your standalone doesn't recognize them unless you burn them in a VCD compliant mode, all you have to do is drag and drop them within your burning software.

You can use as high a resolution as you want. Why stop at 720x480?

[t5825db]

I wouldn't screw around with Adobe, it seems to ruin the quality of the pictures. I've found 2 things that eliminate the problem.

1. Try the Ulead DVDPictureShow software. It's an extremely simple way to turn 2000 jpeg's into a VCD slideshow. The only drawbacks are: you're limited to 2,000 objects on a vcd (vcd spec limitation) and 99 jpeg's in a directory (ULEAD limitation). The trial is good for 15 days: http://www.ulead.com/dps/trial.htm

2. Buy a DVD player that supports jpeg CD's (like an Apex AD-5131). I put in a jpeg backup cd (just an iso data cd with .jpg's on it) and view the pictures.

Good luck. I'm sure there are many other ways to handle this!

[a1ik]

Unfortunately, my HITACHI DP505U doesn't play jpg files. PpictureShow is good, but:
1- it uses fixed duration for each still
2- it limits resolution to I beleive 352x240
3- it crashes on my XP

There are number of reasons I want to compile my slide shows in adobe premiere:
1- i can use any resolution i like
2- i can control the duration of each still
3- i can synch stills with sound
4- i may use transitions

I didn't know that it is possible go higher than 720x480. What players support it?

Thank you for your replies!

--Alexander

[oberkfell]

My Sony DVP nC600 and Apex 1100w will play JPEGs. Both at any resolution you want. However, for the Sony I have to burn the jpegs as a VCD in order for them to be played on it. I only use the Sony for watching DVDS.

There are several players that will play JPEGs. For $73.00 you can't go wrong. Just drag and drop the jpegs and it will play them like a slide show, you can zoom, reverse their view, etc. Wally World has them.

Alot of the lower cost players have this function. Many of the "Name Brand Boys" will steer you away from APEX, Daewoo and Sansung. We use one at work just for slide shows. Besides RCA outs it also has an S-Video.

[kitty]

Unfortunately, my HITACHI DP505U doesn't play jpg files. PpictureShow is good, but:
1- it uses fixed duration for each still
2- it limits resolution to I beleive 352x240
3- it crashes on my XP

DVD PictureShow uses the max DVD/VCD 2.0 still resolution I think 704x480 and the picture quality from many scanned family albums (diff sizes & resolutions) was great. The Ulead limitations bite but it's a good program.

I just loaded it on my new XP system so I have not tried but there are patches at http://www.ulead.com/tech/dps/dps_ftp.htm

Da Kitty

[J Crew]

a1ik... when you import your pics into adobe, is it keeping the original ratio? or is it stretching the pictures to fit the entire screen? if you are keeping the original ratio, how are you doing this? because when i imported pics into adobe, they became distorted. thanks for any help, peace

[a1ik]

J Crew,

On Premiere's timeline right-click the picture, select properties, video-options and check "maintain aspect ratio".

[a1ik]

...anyway, it is nice to play jpegs directly on stand alone player and PictureShow is a great piece of software. But, I still want to produce nice and compact MPEG files out of slide shows created in Premiere. Does anyone can suggest proper TMPGenc template?

Thank you again,

--a1ik

[lafamar]

This is my TMPGenc template:

1) I use Ulead Video Studio 6 to make my .avi file (I add 5 seconds for each bmp or jpg frame). I prefer bmp because the frame is uncompressed - much better quality. No sound in this moment to encode in .avi file (only video file).
2) I supose you have a music.wav file to join with your video file.
3) Go to TMPGenc and browse your .avi video file and browse your .wav audio file. Choose SVCD template and unlock settings and change to 720x480 pixels and rate control mode (Constant Quality(CQ) to 3000 kbit/s just because my DVD player does not work well with 2520 kbit/s rate. So I will have a XSVCD.
4) I make my menu with Ulead DVD Movie Factory that accepts XSVCD.
All works fine in my DVD player.
Good luck.
Bye