Help !!!!!!!!!!!!

[XBucklawX]

I'm at my whitsend here !!
I'm trying to find the best possible way to make a vcd !!!!!!

My avi's look amazing, but when i convert to mpeg, then to vcd, and i play the vcd in my dvd player, it's all blocky and looks terrible !!!

I've tried everything, but i still end up getting a blocky result !!!

I use divx to encode the avi's.
Divx at 2000kbps 29.97 NTSC
I use tmpeg to encode the avi's to mpeg.
tmpeg 2000kbps 29.97 NTSC
I use vcd easy to make the mpeg's into a vcd.

Is there a template that i should be using that would help me out.

I've read all the tutorials on other webpages, but still i end up with blocks!!!!!

Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.60 GHz
1.61 Ghz
256 Mb of RAM
Soundblaster Live!
ATI TV Wonder

HELP @!

[Batman]

Does the vcd you created play "blocky" on your PC or standalone dvd player?

The following may help:
-burn at a lower speed
-use higher quality media (Verbatim, Maxell, Mitsui)

[setarip]

"I use tmpeg to encode the avi's to mpeg.
tmpeg 2000kbps 29.97 NTSC
I use vcd easy to make the mpeg's into a vcd."


1) Use TMPGEnc to encode your .AVIs into MPEG1-VideoCD format - NOT "plain vanilla" MPEG1

2) For compliant VCD, set the Video bitrate to 1,150Kbps and Audio to 224Kbps, 44,100Hz - Perhaps you'd find it simpler to use the TMPGEnc VCD "wizard"/template

3) Use NERO to only burn as VCD (NOT encode, since you'll have already done that under TMPGEnc

Let us know of your success ;>}

[XBucklawX]

After many captures, i'm still having problems with the video being "blocky" !
ALmost as if they were showing a movie on a bucket filled with ice cubes. Very noticable !!!!

VirtualDUB 1.4.9.2 to capture AVI's.
The audio 44.10Khz, 8 bit, stereo
Video compression using DivXPro 5.02 Codec
Viriable bitrate mode = 1-pass
Encoding Bitrate = 2000 kbps
Quick config CLI = -b1 2000 -key 300 -dr 12,2,2000,10,20 -sc 50 -pq 5
NO FILTERS, nothing else !!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm recording mostly 2 minute clips ! roughly around 35 megs in size !

Now onto the mpeg !!!
TMPGEnc Plus 2.5
I start the project wizard !
I choose Video-CD for NTSC
CBR 1150kbps 70min/650MB
and i click NEXT
then i choose my avi file that i just created !

Expert Setting for Source =
Video Type : Non-interlace
Field Order: Top field first (field A)
Aspect Ratio: 1:1 (VGA)
and i click NEXT

Then i click on OTHER SETTINGS at the bottom !

Video tab = stream type mpeg-1 video
size 352 X 240 pixels
aspect ratio : 4:3 525 line (NTSC)
frame rate: 29.97 fps
Rate Control mode : Constant Bitrate (CBR)
Bitrate : 1150 kbits/sec
VBV Buffer size 40 KB

Advanced tab
Video source type : non-interlace (progressive)
Field Order : top field first (field A)
Source aspect ratio : 1:1 (VGA)
video arrange method : Full screen

GOP Structure tab
IBBPBBPBBPBBPBBPBB
number of I picture in GOP : 1
Number of P picture in GOP: 5
number of B picture in GOP: 2
output interval of seqauence header : 1 GOP
Max number of frames in GOP : 0 (no limitation)
Detect scene change is checked that's it !

Quantize Matrix tab
Default
use floating point DCT (while using SSE, always ON)
No motion search for still picture part by half pixed is checkmarked

Audio tab
stream type : mpeg-1 audio layer II
sampling frequency : 44100 Hz
channel mode : stereo
bitrate : 224 kbits/sec
nothing is checked
de-emhasis flag NONE

System tab
stream type : mpeg-1 video-cd

and i click OK

then NEXT

Movie info :
352X240 29.97 fps/ 44100 Hz stereo/ 2 min 10 sec
Average video bitrate : 1150 kbits/sec
audio bitrate : 224 kbits/sec
estimated file size : 21.51 MB
CD-R 74 min (VCD/SVCD)

and i click NEXT

Output file and start encoding immediately is checked

click OK

File does not exist, do you wish to create?

click yes

then it encodes and i end up with BLOCKS !!!!!!

Please help !

I'm willing to send the avi to someone !!!!

[setarip]

Try the following settings in TMPGEnc:

A) Advanced 4:3 525 line (NTSC 704x480), Center (Custom size) 352x240, Deinterlace

B) Video 352x240 4:3 525 line (NTSC), 29.97Fps, Automatic VBR (CQ_VBR)

[XBucklawX]

I tried that also but i still end up with blocks !

could it be the avi that i captured?
could that be the problem?

the .avi looks amazing when i play it full screen on my computer, no blocks no nothing.

but the .mpg full screen on the computer comes up blocky !
I don't even bother burning the .mpg onto a cd if it's that blocky on the computer.

I see other peoples vhs rips and they make mine look like garbage!

i'm willing to send someone the .avi that i captured, if that may help !