Best format to download?

[algae]

What's the best format to download to minimize problems when creating and burning a VCD?
Tia for any info.
Gary

[Epi]

algae,

Please be a little more specific, what are you trying to download, and what kind of problems do you speak of?

-Epi

[algae]

Sorry....I meant .avi, mpeg, dvd, divx....etc?
I tried creating a VCD by converting an .avi file to Mpeg1 using TMPEngc, and DVD2VCD + TMPENgc but had bad luck . The VCD was very jerky and I couldn't find out what I did wrong.

Gary

[Epi]

algae,

Use VirtualDUB to see what framerate the AVI file is if is not
23.976 - 25 - 29.97 or is divisible by any of these numbers (ie. 11.988. etc.) This would explain the jerkiness, TMPEnc is adding frames to smooth out the frame rate, but can make the video very jerky.

-Epi

[ronnylov]

The easiest format to download is VCD compliant mpeg1 video. Just burn it as VCD, no conversion is needed.

[Gazorgan]

The easiest solution is backup your own DVD's. Barring that, This forum isn't the palce to discuss more than that. However, most downloads are in VCD or SVCD format, your just in the wrong place.

[loseyourself]

i dont know if you are lookin for file types to download or to convert to them yourself to put on the internet or to shar via a p2p network......i would reconment an avi file with mp3 audio bit rate of 80kbps either in mono or joint stereo (you dont notice the quality difference when it is put along with video anbd it is only for the internet) and for the video i reconment a video codec like MS-MPEG 4 Codec and set the smoothness on 50 and the bit rate on about 320kbps with a resolution of 320x240 (standard for viewing on a pc monitor) and a frame rate the same as the original video source you are converting from...e.g. if the source frame rate is 25fps you should encode the avi at 25 fps....this will give you very figh quality audio and video (well not exatcly but it is more than enough for quick file transfers over the internet at a reasonably hi quality level....i like to use the MS-MPEG-4 v3 video codec as i have found that it doesent need extra codecs to work....it works in i think all windows media players....byez

[Manuxtreme]

mpg format will be the best. Just download and burn it on a cd. No audio sync problems or video sync problems.

[algae]

I would still have to convert them wouldn't I?

G.

[loseyourself]

if you convert it to how i described before when keeping the frame rate the same....and mpg takes up a lot of space for web transfer so thats why i would reconmend my method for an avi file....it works for me and i have seen much worse compressions i have downloaded and this is by far the best method for compression....like i downloaded a bit of 8 mile ( before i got the vcd ) and it had an audio bit rate of 56kbps and a frequency range od 11. something khz and a some thing like 8 bits rather than the standard 16 for cd quality....now that is shit...but this is a fairly hi q way for transfer but i still prefer an xvcd anyday...