TMPGenc questions re best settings ?

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  • beammeup
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Sep 2003
    • 10

    TMPGenc questions re best settings ?

    Hi,

    I have a few questions regarding which settings I should use
    in TMPGenc for encoding MPG2 files for DVD authoring later.

    All my questions concern video quality only:

    I've only created a few DVD's, all family stuff etc.
    Most of it is pretty good quality, but some of the footage is
    a little pixelated, or slightly blotchy ( Mainly indoor shots in lower
    light conditions )

    I hope that somebody out there will understand the following questions
    through there experience and help me through this learning curve.

    Thanks


    1. Should I use VBR 2 pass or Constant Quality for best results

    I normally use 2 pas VBR 8k high, 4k low 6k average

    2. Is it always better to use 10 bit DC component precision ??

    Is there justification for using 8 or 9 bits for some types of
    projects ??


    3. by default TMPGenc sets my source video to be NON interlaced progressive.
    Is this what I should use for captured AVI. All my capture footage is from either
    a Hi 8 digital camera through firwire or VHS through S video in on a OHCI capture card


    4 The setting tell me that my source video ratio is 1:1 VGA
    Should I use this or should it be one of the 4:3 ratios, eg Pal 625 line 4:3
    Oh yeah , I live in "PAL" land

    5. I sometime use the de interlace feature and choose Even field to create my
    MPG2 files I find that this helps to get rid of the horizontal bleeding lines
    when objects move accross the screen. Is this a good idea, or does it degrade the
    end product for the DVD player and TV.


    6 Last question. Should I encode the final file as seperate audio and video streams ?
    I normally choose to create the. mpg2 file extension. Would I be better off creating
    seperate streams


    Thanks
    Any help, much appreciated
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