Suggestions For Converting Movies with Dark Scenes?
 

Im making a vcd using 352x240 kvcdplus template and i would just like some suggestions on how to make a dark movie look a little bit clearer? Like maybe be able to brighten the movie up a little bit so that the really dark scenes are visible and im not straining my eyes to see what is happening. :(

The movie i have is Halloween Resurrection, and it is in MPG format, without DivX codec. The movie itself is just a dark movie with lots of non-lit scenes.

I also just want to know if there's anything at all i could do to clean up the macro blocks during these dark scenes? This movie is only 83 minutes long, so i should be able to bump up the bit rate and cq etc.

P.S. I already have the "direct show reader" set up to high priority 4, and it helps a little bit, but not much. :?

Any suggestions on how to fix up any of these issues by using TMPG??? :?:

Well you cant clean up a poor source, and that screener of halloween is about as bad as i've seen. The macro blocks can be fixed by increasing the bitrate usually, but then you may have a size problem.

Bruce Leroy? :lol: ...Great name man! Definately one of my favorite classic movies. :wink:

Anyways, yea that Halloween Resurrection is a really poor excuse for a screener. The sad part is, that the one i have is the best one out. It's the repack.(the least they could've done was get the version from the theaters) :roll:

Yea...This movie is short, so i'll probably get an svcd outta it. Im putting it on an RW anyways. I got an uncle that wants to check it out so.
Thanx for the reply though man. :)

P.S. MACRO BLOCKS REALLY REALLY SUCK! :twisted: