Pixelation on divx to DVD...

[docluv01]

Hi, I am trying to convert the Usual Suspect from divx to DVD. Here is what I did:

Audio, I saved teh wav file from the avi in Virtuadub, and then used besweet to convcert to 224 ac3

Video, I took the avi file, and used the NTSC DVD template they have for 16:9 vbr. I used 8000 as max, 6000 as average, and 2000 as min, with padding turned on. I only did the video portion. (took like 6 hours or so)

Then I took both, and put into Maestro, and burned.

What Im finding, is that when I play on my standalone (Sony 655), I get pixelation on darker areas. Brighter areas look fine. but dartker areas, i see boxes, and pixels. Actually, when the movie is in a bright scene, it looks amazing.

Also, I noticed t hat the file size for video is like 3.4 GB. Wouldnt it have used the max amount like 4.4 GB when I use vbr?

Although the movie is watchable, its VERY annoying. Any help would be apprciated.

Thansk in advance for your help....

[docluv01]

Sorry for the horrendous spelling...

[i-on-s]

Well taking a DIVX (that is probably at a max bitrate of 1000) and making it 8000 isnt gonna help...shit in is shit out.... DIVX is known to have bad pixilation in darker area's as it uses less bitrates.

[docluv01]

hmm....normally I woudl agree with you.

but, i have watched the avi alone, and those scenes look fine.

any siggestions?

[Gazorgan]

Yes. On a Computer, black is black. On a TV, black is grey. That is, in RGB numbers, TV's don't support as many colors as Monitors do.

Now, since DivX is computer only (don't BS me about the 2 existing DivX capable standalone players), it does full color. When you convert a DivX/XviD to VCD/SVCD/DVD, you have to color correct for the colors a TV can't display.

However, a 800 kbps DivX is going to have oodles of background-black crawl without some 2d filtering.

[docluv01]

Dude....relax...Its just a question! (and i do appreciate your comments)

I am using a matrox G550 video card, that has a DVD-out port (S-VIDEO), which looks great on the tv. WHen I watch the avi, it looks very good on the tv. Thats all.

Another thing, If I were to use cbr at 6000 in TMPGENC, granted the movie itself isnt as good, but dark scenes aren't no where near as bad.
Could it be a vbr issue?

Also, anyone know why the filesize isnt being maxed out at 4.3 gig? Im only getting like 3.5 GB.

Thanks in advance..

[docluv01]

is there anyway i can turn on the 2d filtering in TMPGENC?