CCE and KVCDx3, But grayscale is horrible?
 

Hi guys!

I must use KVCDx3 MPEG-2 template because my player (Samsung DVD-611) doesn't accept XVCD (KVCD) discs.
But TMPGEnc doesn't satisfact me at all. The grey scale is orrible. The darkest black seems like a dark grey. And there are a lot of white dots all over the picture (the source is perfect).
So, I've thinked: why don't I use CCE instead of TMPGEnc?
I've asked this question to Kwag and he says that I can't use CCE because this encoder doesn't support the high number of GOPs that the KVCDx3 template uses, but I can patch the CCE matrix and use the KVCDx3 MPEG-2 matrix.

I've do this. I've patched CCE 2.5 SP with the KVCDx3's (MPEG-2) matrix and I've compressed all at 480x576. Yeah, I know this is not the original resolution, but this is only a test. The results were FANTASTICS! CCE compress much better than TMPGEnc when using MPEG-2 compression!

So, my question is. By patching CCE i've obtained good results. Will I see some quality improvement changing the GOPs structure of CCE to the maximum? I mean, for example:

I-Pictures: 1
P-Pictures: 5823
B-Pictures: 2
Interval of Seq. Header: 24 ...and so on...

If CCE (for example) could reach only the value 2000 in the P-Pictures option, I can set 2000 as value, for getting better results in my test and for be near to the KVCDx3 original value. It's an idea?

Yes, I know that my english is orrible, but i'm italian :).

So:

1) What's the Matrix and the GOP's structure?
2) What improvements can I see changing the GOP structure? And by changing the matrix?
3)How can I set CCE for the GOP structure?

Thanks for your replyes and sorry again for my poor english :(.

Bye, Daniele.

hy Daniele,

seems a very good idea your test.
i think that cce could get better results too(in mpeg2).
"The darkest black seems like a dark grey."(yeah,i see it sometimes)
waiting for a answer with you. :wink:

Yep. I feel we need Magic Man (Kwag)'s help in using CCE for MPEG-2.

I am getting same or better compression with CCE and CCE is doing
it in REALTIME with no AviSynth filters used.

How to patch CCE Matrix? I forgot that part. Did u see extra compression with using this new matrix? Pl. provide your input.

My problem with Tmpgenc is only with Indian Interlaced DVDs (sourced from regular movie films).

.....magic man ever comes..... :wink:

Hi guys !
I see your enthusiasm and excitment about CCE , Its good but I don't think that we can ask KWAG to be involved in this NON ethic and as I see it non Legal activity with CCE .
He already informed us , long time ago , that he doesn't own , doesn't work and doesnt have any intention to be involved in any kind of "optimizations" that u suggest .
So it'll be just unfair to ask hem even to respond to your provocative
posts .
So think again before u ask this kind of stuff on this site .
With deepest respect
bman

@DarthEshpo


have U tried the Header trick?
(muxing mpeg1 as SVCD , burning as svcd making a sxvcd )


from my expirience (tested on several different players), mpeg1 sxvcds will play on almost any standart svcd compatible player 8)

ciao :)

Hi guys,

Sorry to get here late :D. I've was pretty busy yesterday :?

@Daniele,

As bman said, I'm really not very interested in CCE. There's not that much difference anymore between CCE and TMPEG. Long time ago, there was. Times have changed. As to your question about the P frames 5823, your answer is in Q-29 here: http://www.kvcd.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=68 :wink:
And as the main emphasis here is on MPEG-1, that is also the main reason we don't use CCE. TMPEG is better than CCE at any resolution and bit rate when encoding to MPEG-1. This is an industry fact.

@jorel,

Got your PM, sorry for being late :?

-kwag

Reply to Kwag!
 

Ciao!

To Kwag:
Sorry if I have posted the same question on CCE. But i'm REALLY interested in using this encoder for making KVCDs with MPEG-2 compression, since my player only allow VCDs, S-VCDs and X-S-VCD at the maximum total datarate of 2748 Kb/s. I've tryed the "Header Trick" but I've obtained no results. I don't like very much the TMPGEnc MPEG-2 compression: the encoder is very SLOW, it doesn't produces good results and the grey scale of the images is SIMPLY TERRIBLE (with MPEG-1 compression we can't see this problem). Also, there are A LOT of white dots all over the pictures, as I haved sayed (it's correct?).

By using CCE instead of TMPGEnc we can have a perfect image quality and we can encode an entire movie in only 9/10 hours (I do this with a 566MHz CPU). The colors are much betters and the mosquitos noises are less evidents.

So, Kwag. Now I need a reply. By patching the CCE matrix, will I produce MPEG-2 KVCDs? You have sayed that the high number of GOPs is only a signature of KVCD's template, so it's not important, isn't it? By changing the high value under the GOP's structure, will I see any changes in terms of quality and filesize?

And second: by changing the original KVCDx3's resolution to, for example, 480x576, do I produce better images? Less resolution means better quality, less blocks and yeah, less details. Or the KVCDx3 is optimized for it's original res?

Thanks for your reply and... this topic is very interesting!

Re: Reply to Kwag!
 

Hace you really tried TMPEG 2.510 encoding in CQ mode :?: Well you should try again in CQ mode. The last tests I did comparing CCE to TMPEG in MPEG-2 there was really NO visual difference. I can provide proof of that, but I would have to dig up the old samples. There is a thread at vcdhelp.com where I posted some shots comparing CCE x-pass against TMPEG CQ, and there's no visual difference. Not to mention that TMPEG encoding in CQ mode will be about the same or faster then CCE 3-pass :wink: Can you provide sample screenshots to prove this :?: Because I can prove that the results are about the same 8) Sure!,you'll be encoding with KVCD's Q.Matrix, but you'll be missing the GOP :D The last number (24) is what makes the difference. A max frames per GOP of 24. I believe you can't do that with CCE. Fact proved in all KVCD templates, but tested with TMPEG :wink: No. Less resolution always equals less sharpness.

-kwag

thank you Kwag,
i'm with you and really see the very good results... follow you. :D

bman wrote:
"Its good but I don't think that we can ask KWAG to be involved in this NON ethic and as I see it non Legal activity with CCE ."

yes bman ,you're correct, i'm with you too.
this forum is clean. :wink: (people, progs,friendship,everything). :wink: :wink:

I'm a bit busy.
 

@ Kwag:

Sure. I can post you a test. But at this moment i'm a bit busy. I will post the tests (here?) in the next days, so, we can make a comparision, OK?

Kwag, i want to thank you for your replies on this topic and, as always, for your beautilifuls templates!

Bye!
Daniele.

Re: I'm a bit busy.
 

Thanks Daniele, any time :D

-kwag

OT
 

Hey!

I'm ready to post the TMPGEnc example. But how can I post an attachment in this forum?

Daniele.

Re: OT
 

Yo can't! You have to post an image link or url referencing an external site.

-kwag

Can't I post this to you, Kwag?

It's only 3,8Mb... :oops:

Mail it to kwag at kvcd.net

Thanks VERY MUCH Kwag!

I have sended the test. Can you put a link in this forum?

Daniele.

Yes, as soon as I get the E-Mail :?
It's not here yet.

-kwag

Hi Daniele,

Here's your sample so everyone can download it and view it: http://www.kvcd.net/b.mpg

My question is this: It's only 5 second, with a file size of about ~1.8MB 8O
What exactly do you want to compare this to :?:
Because if I make an MPEG-2 sample of 5 seconds with TMPEG that ends up with that file size, I guarantee you right now that there won't be any difference from TMPEG, CCE, or even some of the least used MPEG encoders in the market :!: With that sample, each minute would ~21.876MB 8O

-kwag

Yes, the size is so big because is a CBR MPEG-2 at 2556Kb/s. I have compressed at CBR because with this method we can compare better the quality produced by the 2 encoders. If I select VBR, TMPGEnc could compress with a lower bitrate and CCE with an higher bitrate the same scene.

Have you noticed the white dots over the picture?
It's hard to see them but they are here.

Thanks again. Bye :).
Daniele.