TMpgEnc bitrate -- I change it but file stays same size

[phinsman]

Well, I'm doing something wrong. No matter what I set the average bitrate to, I get the same file size. I am using MPEG-1 Video-CD (non-standard) in the System tab, too.

If someone can help me I certainly would appreciate it. I can't figure out what I'm missing.

Here are my settings:

Video tab
352 X 240, 29.97 fps, 2-pass VBR (min=0, avg=500,max=1150)
//I've tried all sorts of numbers for avg bitrate.
System tab
MPEG-1 Video-CD (non-standard)

If anyone wants the rest of the settings I can offer them; I didn't think they mattered here. I left them as default.

Thanks in advance.
Dale

[Treebeard]

As far as i know VCD's do not support Variable bitrate. change to a constant bitrate and then try again.

[phinsman]

The reason I did that was because I followed the "The newbies guide to fitting a movie on one CD using TMPGEnc" located here:

http://www.vcdhelp.com/forum/userguides/84759.php

According to that, at least if I understand it, you can use different bitrates.

Thanks for the reply!

Dale
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[Bondiablo]

....edited

nevermind, i need sleep.

[Treebeard]

Okay , yes vbr would be considered XVCD, You could also lower the audio to get lower size just a little bit. Not sure why your having problems if you changed to videocd (nonstandard) give the constant bitrate a try and see if your file size changes to what you wanted.

[phinsman]

I did also try the Constant Bit Rate (CBR) as you suggested. Same thing. I haven't tried messing with the audio yet...it's at 224, but something just isn't right.

The MPEG Tools settings on the file menu...should I mess with those as well? I don't really understand what they are for.

Lots of users have had success with this...I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks,
Dale

[tonyp12]

I had the same problem with TMPGEnc 2.59

Use Mpeg-1 System (vbr) instead.

[phinsman]

Worked like a charm!

Thanks so very much...

Dale

[phinsman]

OK...I wanted to follow up on this.

I did get it to work as far as MPEGing it. The file size was what I wanted. However, when I went into Nero to burn it, Nero treated it as a much larger file, showing it exceeding the CD's capacity line. So it really didn't work for me.

Finally, I found a version 2.58, did a non-standard Video CD, and this worked. I was able to get the file size I wanted, and Nero burnt it without problem.

Dale