EASY2SVCD is ready!

[Elco]

Hi experts, almost experts and most of all all newbies like myself.

Took me some time, but I put my "webbased dvd to svcd guide", called "easy2svcd" with all needed software included online at http://www.easy2svcd.tmfweb.nl

What is it;
First, I made this guide because I:
wanted to use a set of programs which gives me a 100% good result
wanted to use a system that is flexible enough
wanted a chance to go one or more steps back if something failed
wanted subtitles from ALL DVD's I'll backup (Flask won't do that!)
wanted good FF/FR when I play my SVCD on a standalone DVD player

and..... I think I'm not the only one who can use this guide!

So.... as a little bit more then a newbie, but still a lot to learn, I decided to make a semi-automatic web based guide with the most flexible but hard to learn separate steps to make a superb SVCD from a DVD .

To make this happen I "borrowed" a lot of info from several sites with forums and guides HOW TO.. etc. rewrote most of it, and tried to make a easy to follow story of it.
Now you can get the whole job down with typing a few characters and mouse clicks. Just following the steps and see the screenshots at the same time (all off-line of course).

What is the "semi-automatic" part then?
Well of course the steps on the left will help you a lot. When a program need to be opened, you'll get an extra window with the needed shortcuts. Or the txt file you probably wanted to reed is already there.

Second, I split every step in three;
1 - some short explanation of what we are going to do
2 - a quick reference
3 - a step by step guide with a lot screenshots

The product need some more finetuning, and I would be honored if you would test it out and sent me some remarks.

Just check it out at http://www.easy2svcd.tmfweb.nl
Rgrds! Elco.

[Elco]

The package is tested with W2k.
Any W98 users with comments?

[Cosmo Kramer]

Just downloading it.. This is one software i really need! Flask+Ligos doesn't produce decent SVCD stream at all and TMPEGnc doesn't support subtites.

I'll give it a try under W98SE and W2K soon.

Thanks!
CK.

[Elco]

Hi Cosmo,
Please report me if you find some things could be better and how it works with W98. Have fun!

[Mr R]

Hi Elco, I am busy trying your Easy2SVCD Guide and have the following Question:

In DVD2AVI Video Settings:
Options for Color Space RGB 24Bit or YUV 4:2:2
Options for YUV -> RGB PC Scale or TV Scale

Keep in mind that the Finished Product is Primarily Intended for Use on a Standalone Player and TV Set.

EDIT

Probably worth mentioning!

System:
AMD Athlon Processor (600 Mhz) running Windows 98.

Encode Video Stream from VirtualDub with TMPGEnc:
Encoding Time of about 24 Hours.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Mr R on 2001-09-04 08:29:54 ]</font>

[Elco]

Hi Mr R,

Not 100% certain about it, but I think you just keep the default settings, other then the PAL/NTCS or FILM settings.
Anyway, DVD2AVI makes only a d2v file which is, as I understood well, only a pointer to your ripped VOB files.

I agree that TPMGEnc isn't the fastest encoder, but the results are very good with this method, and the program is more or less freeware too.
If you want to speed it up, then you have to look at LSX or even CCE.

Thankx for your info about speed. I'll try to collect more and put the differnt times & processors on the website.

[Mr R]

Elco have you tried the same procedure at 2600 kbps?

[Elco]

Yup, I know TMPGenc suggest someting like 2520 for vido and 224 kbs for audio in the SVCD template. But, this would make it together above the allowed standard of max. 2600 kbps al together.
The differnce between say 2350 and 2520 isn't that much, so I started with the guide to a lower bitrate, according to the standard of svcd. But of course you can choose any bitrate you prefer. That's the flexibility of easy2svcd

[Elco]

The website is updated and version b07 is online.
http://www.easy2svcd.tmfweb.nl

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Elco on 2001-09-05 07:41:20 ]</font>

[skyocean28]

I tryied both tmpgmec and lsx v.30. However, I don't find the lsx faster than tmpgenc since I have dual processor when using tmpgenc and it is fully used almost 100% both cpus, though sometimes it dropped a little and when back again. So, I used the lsx since if it can fully used the cpu during the encoding and it is not. So, i would agree if the lsx can fully used my both cpus (pentium iii 933 mhz), then maybe faster than tmpgenc, but not it's hard to say it is faster maybe by single cpu. Also, depends on how cooperate with the systems resources.

Also, thanks for easy2svcd guide, it really let me find a flexible way to make a dvd quality vcd (svcd). Except, one thing I am picky is I still don't know how to do the removable subtitle, which means when playing movie, you can switch the subtitle on or off. Otherwise, it will be so perfect. Any guys have suggestions or any news related to this.

thanks !!!

[Elco]

Well since I don't have a dual processor (lucky you! ) I will asume imidiately that this will speed up TMPGEnc more then LSX, not suporting dual processors.

The point of a OGT(?) subtittle is true. The easy2svcd way makes permanent subtitles.

As far as I know, only with I-author you can make them, but that would mean your authoring process will get more complex and to my opinion not so populair...

But thank you bery much for the compliment.