Should I stick with the standard resolution??

[dishstaller]

When reading all the helps and such I notice that for VCD the res is 352X240 and for SVCD 480X480. For best capture and quickest encoding should I use these settings and adjust the bitrate for better quality?? When capturing mpeg2 for SVCD I seem to get better results when I check the "constant bitrate" rather than variable.....does that seem to hold up for you guys as well? Any tips or lessons learned would be appreciated. Andy

[liquid217]

well the best way to get the clearest capture is to capture uncompressed avi as described in this guide....
http://www.vcdhelp.com/mjpeg.htm

i believe you are capturing directly to mpeg2, which is not the best way to go. real-time encoders rarely have very good quality compared to standalone encoders (like tmpgenc or cce).