KVCD: Looks like 480x480 is only resolution for mpeg-2 ?
 

Hi

Looks like i can't play any res other than 480x480 for mpeg2 on my standalone dvd player :-(
I can still use fitcd can't i? i am having a major pain in the ass job trying to put a movie with source res @592x256 into mpeg2 :-(
any any ideas?
Thanks.

Re: looks like no other res than 480*480 for mpeg 2 :-(
 

FitCD will do it. It should detect the source as "1:1 monitor" and if you set the target to SVCD it'll give you the correct crop/resize values to maintain aspect ratio.

Hi SansGrip

Thanks for the prompt reply :roll:

I have used this following script with destination set at SVCD:
LoadPlugin("C:\windows\system32\MPEG2DEC.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\ripping tools\avisynth\fluxsmooth.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\ripping tools\avisynth\sampler.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\ripping tools\avisynth\legalclip.dll")
AviSource("D:\temp\Windtalkers - Divx.avi")
FluxSmooth()
BilinearResize(320,184,0,0,592,256)
Blockbuster( method="noise", detail_min=1, detail_max=10, variance=.5, seed=1 )
AddBorders(80,148,80,148)
LegalClip()
Sampler()

It plays back on my dvd player but the picture is really small! i got really big borders :-( but any higher crop than this i get high compression values :-(

Can you help?

Thanks.

The borders you are using are way too big. Try lowering the "overscan blocks" setting to 2 or 1.

Hi SansGrip :)

i thought the compression section should not be over 1:40 for decent quality from what i have read. If i open avi and choose destination as svcd it defaults to the following: please view this screenshot :D

ftp://pic:fit@62.31.22.74:21011/fitcd%20pic.JPG

Look at the compression isn't that alittle high?
I tried increasing decreasing overscan blocks but if i do i still have to decrease resize to bring compression down which in turn increases the borders :-(

Any thoughts?
Thanks.

I've never taken any notice of that. The compression is too high if I see lots of blocks and mosquito noise in my sample strip, otherwise it isn't ;).