I Want An NTSC FILM VCD...Do I Use *Forced Film* In DVD2AVI?

[SlicknPick]

Yes..that is my question..I now make SVCD's w/ my own Template..but still realize for the longer movies..I want VCD..But I want it to be Film..Last attempt I made at this..The video would skip frames every say..6 minutes..by slowing down and then speeding back up..Can someone explain this to me, Just tell me the setting for DVD2AVI and then for TMPGEnc, So I may be a happy man..Thank you and one last thing *PoTaToEs RaWk*

[SlicknPick]

No One knows?? What if I were to used "Forced Film" in DVD2AVI, then in TMPGEnc, set it to 29.97fps...would that work?

[SlicknPick]

please someone..give me a hand..Ive done a good share of helping out..This is about all the help I ask in return..come on now...

[AntnyMD]

The stuttering you experience with NTSC FILM VCD is common. It appears a good number of VCD-capable players do not support this basic aspect of the VCD1.1 specification.

To avoid this, you should make the regular NTSC VCD, or try an off-spec xSVCD with 352x240 resolution, CBR of 1150, and 3:2 pulldown. With this you'll get VCD quality of xSVCD, and will be able to cram approximately 20% more movie onto each disc.

[BadAsh]

Your question "do I use 'Forced Film' in DVD2AVI"...

Yes, if the source is "NTSC FILM". Otherwise, NO.

AntnyMD is right though. Some DVD Players and many standalone VCD Players do not support "NTSC FILM". If your player does not support "NTSC FILM" you can try all you want but you will always get lousy playback.

I would suggest creating a sample VCD that is "NTSC FILM" format. Try that on your standalone player and if the "NTSC FILM" VCD stutters or appears to be skipping frames then you know that your player doesn't support "NTSC FILM".

If this is the case and your player just won't support "NTSC FILM" encoded VCDs then you will have to resort to using the "NTSC" template with a 3:2 Pulldown.

Don't ask me about that... never encountered it... got the info from vitualis last week.

I would suggest using "Source Range" in TMPEGEnc to create a test "NTSC" format with a 3:2 Pulldown.

Good Luck!

[SlicknPick]

Ehh..I dont use that 1150 crap..otherwise I could just get better quality w/ my macrovision removed and record straight to VHS..I'll just use my SDVD template I made.

[VideoGuy]

You dont do shit in DVD2AVI, you only SaveProject and get the PCM WAV out of the AC3 VOBs... You *dont* fetch the video and save to AVI with DVD2AVI else your quality will suck out loud! Try the steps in How To: DVD Rip, use TMPGEnc to load the .d2v file for the video source...