Problems encoding 23,976fps avi to SVCD PAL

[Lynxer]

I am extremely new to this but am trying to encode downloaded avi films into SVCD to play on my DVD player. The problem I am finding is that most of the avi films are in 23,976fps and when I encode these using TMPGEnc the SVCD playback is very jerky. I have tried (as suggested by someone) ripping the sound off and altering the framerate of the video to 25fps using Virtualdub and the same with the audio wav file using BeSweet and then encoding using TMPGEnc but if I check the box "Do not framerate conversion" the video and audio are well out of synch and if I do not check this box then the playback is still very jerky. Please help - if anyone can spare the time to do an 'extremely idiots guide' I would be very grateful.

[Simms]

does your DVD player play SVCD? IF not find the VCD header trick guide in converting section.
Try encoding to PAL VCD only. Does this work?
Having a similar problem. Can create a PAL VCD but not a SVCD PAL. SVCD PAL playback is jerky.
Let me know. Am trying different configurations to get a working SVCD.

[Lynxer]

Yes - my DVD players plays SVCD no problems and the 25fps avi's that I have converted to SVCD have played back fine. I not sure what you mean about "the VCD header trick guide in converting section", but I have tried encoding to VCD PAL using TMPGEnc with much the same results - i.e. a very jerky playback or smooth playback but the soundtrack completely out of synch. I would be very interested in any other ideas you have - I will watch this space - and if I manage to get this to work I will post it up.

[legionpc]

Try frameserving the original avi (still using 23.97fps framerate) into TMPGEnc encoding as ntscfilm. I found this got rid of jerky playback problems for me with 23.97fps files.

[bugster]

Lynxer, most if not all DVD players will play NTSC material with no problems, its what the TV that does with the signal that matters. If it is less than 10 years old or you feed the signal via RGB you should be OK. In this case, encode as Ntscfilm SVCD and forget about framerate conversion.

If you definatley can't handle NTSC material on you TV/DVD player then a proper framerate conversion can be done but involves several stages to get good results. Search the guides and forums for ideas, come back and post more questions if you still need help.

[Rock´n Rolf]

Yes, I just fixed my own shaky problem (divx 23,976 fps to svcd) by using ntscfilm in TMPGenc. I think it´s quit logical. As PAL svcd you use 25 fps and that is faster. So the encoder has to make a jump to syncronice with time. God Luck!

[Lynxer]

Firstly, thanx for the suggestions - unfortunatly I have already tried them all. I have a fairly new tv but still got jerky playback when I encoded to NTSC SVCD. I appreciate what you are saying about searching the forum but I have already done so and that is why I posted this up in the first place. My problem is that all the guidance given does not seem to use the software that I have got - they either start with virtualdub and then move onto AVI2SVCD or start with another program and then move onto TMPEnc. I have tried to use these and take just the parts that I need however my knowledge is so limited that I find technical jargon that I just don't understand. I don't need to know the ins and outs at the moment - I just want to know how to encode a 23,976fps avi into an SVCD that I can playback on my DVD player. Does anyone know where I can get this information?? Please keep it simple.

[Rock´n Rolf]

Maybee you have tried this but... have converted to NTSC-film (23,976 fps)? Becaus if you convert to NTSC you get 29,976 fps and the film goes jerky. God Luck anyway!

[Lynxer]

Yes - sorry - it was the NTSC Film option that I chose and the film was still jerky. Again, as I was saying before the instructions that I was using said to use NTSC Film but also said about 3:2 pull down and something about Inverse Telecine but didn't have a clue what any of this meant - that is why I was asking for a simple 'idiots guide'.

Cheers again

[mategal]

maybe this ought to help you

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/userguides/140171.php

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