stuck also with cq of 89.77???
 

read all the posts...tried all your suggestions...here is my script and cq matic log...

#================================================= =====#
# -= AviSynth script by MovieStacker v2.0.0 (beta3) =- #
#================================================= =====#

LoadPlugin("C:\Documents and Settings\Mes documents\Programmes\Movie Stacker\Filters\MPEG2Dec.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Documents and Settings\Mes documents\Programmes\Movie Stacker\Filters\GripFit_preview.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Documents and Settings\Mes documents\Programmes\Movie Stacker\Filters\UnFilter.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Documents and Settings\Mes documents\Programmes\Movie Stacker\Filters\LegalClip.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Documents and Settings\Mes documents\Programmes\Movie Stacker\Filters\Sampler.dll")

AviSource("C:\Documents and Settings\Mes documents\Films\Films à faire\.avi")
LegalClip()
GripCrop(528, 480, overscan=2, source_anamorphic=false)
GripSize(resizer="BilinearResize")
UnFilter(50, 50)
TemporalSmoother(1, 2)
MergeChroma(blur(1.58))
MergeLuma(blur(0.2))
GripBorders()
LegalClip()

Sampler(length=24)
## MPEG size = ((Total frames/MovieTimeInMinutes)/24) * MPEG sample file size * .98 ##


Project resolution: 528x480
Execute.
Movie Time: 100
Average Bitrate: 976
Prediction Only mode
Executing Prediction Phase...
Process started at 22:336:11
On 11/06/2003
CQ set for prediction
Setting up initial sampling.
Using CQ of 60.00
Prediction cycle #1
Encoder started...
Process time: 1.98 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = -14991360.000000
Low fence: 60.000000
High fence: 90.000000
Last CQ = 60.00
Current CQ = 75.00
CQ difference = 15.000000
Using CQ of 75.00
Prediction cycle #2
Encoder started...
Process time: 1.22 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = -14991360.000000
Low fence: 75.000000
High fence: 90.000000
Last CQ = 75.00
Current CQ = 82.50
CQ difference = 7.500000
Using CQ of 82.50
Prediction cycle #3
Encoder started...
Process time: 1.10 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = -14991360.000000
Low fence: 82.500000
High fence: 90.000000
Last CQ = 82.50
Current CQ = 86.25
CQ difference = 3.750000
Using CQ of 86.25
Prediction cycle #4
Encoder started...
Process time: 1.08 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = -14991360.000000
Low fence: 86.250000
High fence: 90.000000
Last CQ = 86.25
Current CQ = 88.13
CQ difference = 1.875000
Using CQ of 88.13
Prediction cycle #5
Encoder started...
Process time: 1.13 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = -14991360.000000
Low fence: 88.125000
High fence: 90.000000
Last CQ = 88.13
Current CQ = 89.06
CQ difference = 0.937500
Using CQ of 89.06
Prediction cycle #6
Encoder started...
Process time: 1.13 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = -14991360.000000
Low fence: 89.062500
High fence: 90.000000
Last CQ = 89.06
Current CQ = 89.53
CQ difference = 0.468750
Using CQ of 89.53
Prediction cycle #7
Encoder started...
Process time: 1.18 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = -14991360.000000
Low fence: 89.531250
High fence: 90.000000
Last CQ = 89.53
Current CQ = 89.77
CQ difference = 0.234375
Using CQ of 89.77
Prediction cycle #8
Encoder started...
Process time: 1.23 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = -14991360.000000
Low fence: 89.765625
High fence: 90.000000
Last CQ = 89.77
Current CQ = 89.88
CQ difference = 0.117188
Final CQ value is 89.77
CQMatic complete!

Hi Big

Why do you have
in your script?
It's only needed for manual filesize prediction.

Remove it, and try again...

Anerboda

And use a SHORTER PATH for you source.

Yours is too long. Put everything (avs, avi, tpr) in "C:\MOVIE" for instance.

i have done everything...took off sampler ( was given by moviestacker), shorten path & cqmatic gave me anyway a cq value of 89.77 but i think it was ok because all the numbers were positive...so i encoded my movie with that cq value but i got a 1.32 go file for my m1v...way too big i guess...what should i do???

tok gave me a cq value of 52 and now this...

Can you post the last log you obtained (with positive numbers) ?
Thanks.