VCD quality

[Crow]

Hi

I just Ripped a DVD then converted to VCD with TMPGEnc and I'm not happy with the video quality.
Is there a way to increase the quality without going to SVCD because my standalone (sony ns 300) doesnt read SVCD and I can't get that SVCD,VCD, trick to work so.....

Any suggestions..

I used Pinoy2210 DVD ripping guide 2.3

Crow

[Psycho_Dad_Rules]

Hi,

Damn, its been a while. In the encoding options there's a (i believe it's) Search precision option. Set this to HIGH. This wil take longer to encode, but quality will be far better. The difference between HIGH and Highest is mostly not noticable, but will take a lot more time to encode.

Hope this helps.

Greetz,

pSyChO dAd

[Olli]

Try creating XVCD
I use 408 x 576 res
CQ 2300 max
Audio 128K (with toolame and ssrc external tools)

this produces very good quality XVCD's. There are guides for XVCD on this site

[Crow]

Thanks guys I'll give it a go

[bapski]

have you tried sefy's guide? i used sefy's guide when i ripped MJ's DVD and the quality was almost the same as the original.

[adam]

If your using ntsc (US and Jap, and others) than you should try and encode in ntscfilm (23.976fps) as opposed to regular ntsc (29.97fps.) This is the single most beneficial thing you can do to increase video quality, as it literally increases the effectiveness of your bitrate by %20. If standard vcd compliance is necessary than there is simply no other way to drastically improve your quality this much.

To use ntscfilm you should frameserve with dvd2avi. Preview your movie and let it get past the credits. If it says %95 or higher film, almost all ntsc dvd do, then enable forced film in the video tab. This preserves the 24fps material as it is stored on the dvd. In TMPGenc you can now simply encode to 23.976fps and enjoy a very sizeable increase in quality.

If dvd2avi reports anything other than %95 film (ex: %80 film, ntsc, jumps back and forth between progressive and interlaced etc...) then you must uncheck forced film. You will now have 29.97fps footage exported to your encoder so you have two options. You may be able to perform an inverse telecine (look in the filters in the advanced mode) which will properly convert your footage back to 23.976fps. Otherwise you will be forced to encode at 29.97fps and forfeit the quality benefits of ntscfilm.

NOTE: your vcd will be played back at 29.97fps even though its encoded at 23.976fps. It will be telecined in real time as it plays. Some dvd players do a poor job of this with vcds, though SVCDS and DVDS seem to be no problem. Just test your player out and see for yourself. If the playback is jerky then you may be forced to stick to regular ntsc (29.97fps.)

I really can't stress enough how important it is to encode at ntscfilm regardless of whether your making a vcd, svcd, or dvd.

[AlecM]

Try creating XVCD
I use 408 x 576 res
CQ 2300 max
Audio 128K (with toolame and ssrc external tools)

this produces very good quality XVCD's. There are guides for XVCD on this site

You cann not use TPMGEnc to create XVCD.
What soft are you recomend to use to make XVCD?

[Crow]

Thanks again for the replies I'll try the ntscfilm theory......i'll post the results

[Crow]

have you tried sefy's guide? i used sefy's guide when i ripped MJ's DVD and the quality was almost the same as the original.

bapski I cant print sefy guide i only get certain part of the sentence then the page runs out so i cant follow as I'm going through his guide where did you get your copy??

[Nelson37]

You absolutely CAN use tmpgenc to make an XVCD. Load VCD template, load unlock, change ANY setting, Voila! XVCD.

Changing to 24fps heartily recommended, I IVTC everything I do. This is also about all you can do and stick to VCD standards.

Also try VBR, and maybe up the max and average slightly, you'll have to test your player to see what it will handle.

[Crow]

Well i redid the video and audio with pinoy2210 guides' still.....

The audio is AWESOME and the video is PRETTY good but still in high speed movement its still alittle blurred?

I'm running 2 GHZ processor(intel pentium IIII)
512 ddr ram
16x dvd rom

TMPGEnc takes about 3 1/2 hours for the conversion does this sound right??

[Olli]

Try creating XVCD
I use 408 x 576 res
CQ 2300 max
Audio 128K (with toolame and ssrc external tools)

this produces very good quality XVCD's. There are guides for XVCD on this site

Duh !1 typo ..of course I meant a res of 480x576

[bapski]

i kept online while going through sefy's guide...