best xmedia recode's settings to convert from v_mpeg2 to h264

[Daryl]

Hi everybody!
Glad to be here! It's a really nice and interesting forum!
I'm a newbie about video editing and I was wondering if anyone could tell some hints for a conversion work I had to do...
All files have been processed from DVD5/9 to .mkv with MakeMKV.. (v_mpeg2) and now I've to convert them to h264. I'm using xmedia recode and I'd like to know the best settings for the conversion... I'd prefer quality rather than file dimension

Thanks in advance...

Here the media info of the mkv:


Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
Duration : 1h 36mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 5 237 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2015-10-01 16:51:15
Writing application : MakeMKV v1.9.6 win(x64-release)
Writing library : libmakemkv v1.9.6 (1.3.0/1.4.1) win(x64-release)

Video
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Custom
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=12
Format settings, picture st : Frame
Codec ID : V_MPEG2
Codec ID/Info : MPEG 1 or 2 Video
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 4 749 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 8 000 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Original display aspect rat : 2.40:1
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Standard : PAL
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.458
Time code of first frame : 00:59:59:00
Time code source : Group of pictures header
GOP, Open/Closed : Open
Stream size : 3.19 GiB (91%)

[Baldrick]

Are you going to edit the video? Then keep them in mpg/mpeg2 and edit it instead of reconverting first. You can try remux the mkv to mpg with xmedia recode (under video choose copy mode and under audio copy). Then import the mpgs in your editor.


Or else use Video->Rate control mode: Constant quality/quantizer encoding mode in Xmedia recode or use Vidcoder(high profile). Use a value around 20 or lower for even better quality(bigger file size).

[Daryl]

Thank you very much Baldrick! I'm gonna try your hints!