KVCD for small videos and aspect ratio questions?
 

Hi all,

-I am looking to create small videos (10min) in non standard SVCD format in maximum quality possible and distribute them on CDs which will be watched on 4:3 TV.

Does it still make sense to use this modified GOP structure and Quantization matrix or could I just use the standard settings in TMPGEnc, because the encoded size does not matter to me?

Which will produce better quality when size does not matter?

-My input source is DV avi in 720x576.

(TMPGEnc) When using the source aspect ratio 4:3 625 line (PAL) and output video size 720x576 and aspect ratio 4:3, I get a result of 768x576.


This is actually bigger than the input size, which is not wanted, right?

Should I rather use 528x576 as video size?

Thanks alot,
Al.

Re: KVCD for small videos and aspect ratio questions?
 

KVCD always give better result for a same file size than SVCD. No matter how big (or small) this size is.

No you don't. wmp tells you that, but it lies ;-)

The res. of your outputted video is always what is indicated in the bottom left line of the main screen opf tmpeng. If it shows "720*576" then you can trust it.

All depend how much movie time you want to put on your disk. At 720*576 in full screen you won't go above 1 hour.

Thanks alot for your great answer.

I am actually using Irfanview with plugins, but I guess those use wmp resources.

As i am restricted by a bitrate of about 3000 (dvd player restriction for XSVCD) would a lower resolution not look better than the full 720x576?