mpeg2 encoder

[leo77]

Hi, I was using the mpeg encoder from www.mpeg.org/MPEG/MSSG but I couldnt set the parameter (.par) file in the right way. The video apears with a pink bar on the botton, or with the columns wrong... I think the problem is about resolutoin (display window size) but I've already tryed to fix it and didnt work...
can Someone here give me a hand?
thanks in advance...

[reboot]

The link to their encoder is broken, or I would have installed it just to see what you mean.
BTW, contrary to your post title, this is only an mpeg1 (VCD) encoder.

[leo77]

The encoder that I downloaded is at: ftp://ftp.mpegtv.com/pub/mpeg/mssg/mpeg2v12.zip
acording to the creators, it is mpeg2
(at the readme file: http://www.mpeg.org/MPEG/MSSG/Codec/readme.txt )

[reboot]

Ok, they've updated, now it does mpeg2. Some year maybe they'll get a GUI for it.
Post your .par file, and I'll take a look.

[leo77]

the par file...

MPEG-2 Test Sequence, 30 frames/sec
susi%d /* name of source files */
susi%d /* name of reconstructed images ("-": don't store) */
- /* name of intra quant matrix file ("-": default matrix) */
- /* name of non intra quant matrix file ("-": default matrix) */
stat.out /* name of statistics file ("-": stdout ) */
0 /* input picture file format: 0=*.Y,*.U,*.V, 1=*.yuv, 2=*.ppm */
150 /* number of frames */
0 /* number of first frame */
00:00:00:00 /* timecode of first frame */
15 /* N (# of frames in GOP) */
3 /* M (I/P frame distance) */
0 /* ISO/IEC 11172-2 stream */
0 /* 0:frame pictures, 1:field pictures */
352 /* horizontal_size */
264 /* vertical_size */
2 /* aspect_ratio_information 1=square pel, 2=4:3, 3=16:9, 4=2.11:1 */
5 /* frame_rate_code 1=23.976, 2=24, 3=25, 4=29.97, 5=30 frames/sec. */
5000000.0 /* bit_rate (bits/s) */
112 /* vbv_buffer_size (in multiples of 16 kbit) */
0 /* low_delay */
0 /* constrained_parameters_flag */
4 /* Profile ID: Simple = 5, Main = 4, SNR = 3, Spatial = 2, High = 1 */
8 /* Level ID: Low = 10, Main = 8, High 1440 = 6, High = 4 */
0 /* progressive_sequence */
1 /* chroma_format: 1=4:2:0, 2=4:2:2, 3=4:4:4 */
2 /* video_format: 0=comp., 1=PAL, 2=NTSC, 3=SECAM, 4=MAC, 5=unspec. */
5 /* color_primaries */
5 /* transfer_characteristics */
4 /* matrix_coefficients */
352 /* display_horizontal_size */
264 /* display_vertical_size */
0 /* intra_dc_precision (0: 8 bit, 1: 9 bit, 2: 10 bit, 3: 11 bit */
1 /* top_field_first */
0 0 0 /* frame_pred_frame_dct (I P B) */
0 0 0 /* concealment_motion_vectors (I P B) */
1 1 1 /* q_scale_type (I P B) */
1 0 0 /* intra_vlc_format (I P B)*/
0 0 0 /* alternate_scan (I P B) */
0 /* repeat_first_field */
0 /* progressive_frame */
0 /* P distance between complete intra slice refresh */
0 /* rate control: r (reaction parameter) */
0 /* rate control: avg_act (initial average activity) */
0 /* rate control: Xi (initial I frame global complexity measure) */
0 /* rate control: Xp (initial P frame global complexity measure) */
0 /* rate control: Xb (initial B frame global complexity measure) */
0 /* rate control: d0i (initial I frame virtual buffer fullness) */
0 /* rate control: d0p (initial P frame virtual buffer fullness) */
0 /* rate control: d0b (initial B frame virtual buffer fullness) */
2 2 11 11 /* P: forw_hor_f_code forw_vert_f_code search_width/height */
1 1 3 3 /* B1: forw_hor_f_code forw_vert_f_code search_width/height */
1 1 7 7 /* B1: back_hor_f_code back_vert_f_code search_width/height */
1 1 7 7 /* B2: forw_hor_f_code forw_vert_f_code search_width/height */
1 1 3 3 /* B2: back_hor_f_code back_vert_f_code search_width/height */



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the file I decoded to try to encode again with this par file can be found at
ftp://ftp.tek.com/tv/test/streams/Element/index.html
the file is susi_15.m2v

[reboot]

352 /* horizontal_size */
264 /* vertical_size */

Not valid. It should be 352x240.

[leo77]

thanks a lot...
How can I know the valid sizes? I wanna use it with other videos too...
is there a way of getting them directly from the video file (or, is it on the "header" of the video file)?

[reboot]

Virtualdub, File, File Info.

http://www.videohelp.com/dvd

http://www.videohelp.com/svcd

http://www.videohelp.com/vcd

Check your framerate too. 29.97 for NTSC, 25 for PAL. You have it at #5=30fps.

[leo77]

thanks...