Modification and optimization of robshot method and its possible use with DVD2SVCD
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Thanks for that, yes an interesting artical. I'll try out his new version of DVD2SVCD tonight.
Ther whole concept of obtaining equal/identical quality of each SVCD conversion and the long complicated way involved in the artical to me is a waste of time. Most movie converted with a bitrate between 1600 and 2400 end up really looking the same quality. Its the original quality and type of movie that depends on whether I push it out to 3 CD's or keep it at 2. Lots of moving scenes and plenty of action, well a 100min movie of this type should be on 3 CD's. While a 120min movie with little camera movement and almost no action should be on 2. Just a little common scense is needed and you can generally achive close to what they are trying to achive in the artical.
I am NOT a purist in trying to get the absolute ultimate in a conversion, (if I want that I'll just get a DVD-R burner!) what I want is the best one can get 99% of the time with least effort. I think that is what most members here want also, please tell me if I'm wrong.
Cheers,
Ther whole concept of obtaining equal/identical quality of each SVCD conversion and the long complicated way involved in the artical to me is a waste of time. Most movie converted with a bitrate between 1600 and 2400 end up really looking the same quality. Its the original quality and type of movie that depends on whether I push it out to 3 CD's or keep it at 2. Lots of moving scenes and plenty of action, well a 100min movie of this type should be on 3 CD's. While a 120min movie with little camera movement and almost no action should be on 2. Just a little common scense is needed and you can generally achive close to what they are trying to achive in the artical.
I am NOT a purist in trying to get the absolute ultimate in a conversion, (if I want that I'll just get a DVD-R burner!) what I want is the best one can get 99% of the time with least effort. I think that is what most members here want also, please tell me if I'm wrong.
Cheers,
you're wrong CM. Most members I think only care about converting fast (don't care too much about the quality), but hopefully you and others will change the way they view things (pun intended) so that eventually nobody has to worry about the quality of things they download off the net anymore =)
shodoe, yes your probably right, like how many people have almost killed to get a working copy of Dud-DVD ? Very few people actually admitted the quality of out was crap.
Anyway, a few have converted and I've given up answering Dup-DVD questions anyway.
Looking forward to trying this new ver of DVD2SVCD, not only for SVCD but also for VCD as its fixed one of the last "incompatable" VCD file issues. Hope it works and if it does expect yet another tutorial !
Anyway, a few have converted and I've given up answering Dup-DVD questions anyway.
Looking forward to trying this new ver of DVD2SVCD, not only for SVCD but also for VCD as its fixed one of the last "incompatable" VCD file issues. Hope it works and if it does expect yet another tutorial !
What about involving the 'FitCD step' into your next tutorial which takes care of tv overscan area and therefore increases the quality about 6-10% or decreases the needed bitrate to achieve equal quality about the same amount ... 
Or maybe as a little addendum for freaks
I have never used dvd2svcd as I do all steps per hand which never made problems (as dvd2svcd likes to do ).
Or maybe as a little addendum for freaks
I have never used dvd2svcd as I do all steps per hand which never made problems (as dvd2svcd likes to do
).
VILLA21
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Most movie converted with a bitrate between 1600 and 2400 end up really looking the same quality. Its the original quality and type of movie that depends on whether I push it out to 3 CD's or keep it at 2. Lots of moving scenes and plenty of action, well a 100min movie of this type should be on 3 CD's.
ChickenMan, U are right!
Actually, that"s what "Bach" said with different words:
Since the author recommends that the average bitrate should be always between 1600 and 2230, the majority of the conversions done with DVD2SVCD have good quality. I say the majority, but not all. There is the possibility of, for example, producing 3 CDs of a film of 140 minutes of easy compressibility in 2 CDs, wasting then 1 CD. It could happen also that we use only 2 CDs for a film of 110 minutes when, in the truth, its compressibility is hard and would need 3 CDs
ChickenMan, U are right!
Actually, that"s what "Bach" said with different words:
Since the author recommends that the average bitrate should be always between 1600 and 2230, the majority of the conversions done with DVD2SVCD have good quality. I say the majority, but not all. There is the possibility of, for example, producing 3 CDs of a film of 140 minutes of easy compressibility in 2 CDs, wasting then 1 CD. It could happen also that we use only 2 CDs for a film of 110 minutes when, in the truth, its compressibility is hard and would need 3 CDs
Villa21, hmm... great minds think alike
mb1, yes I will look into the FitCD step, its just I set it all and go to bed and its all done when I awake. The problem with the FitCD step as you need to stop the encode after the first pass which is about 1/2 way through the encode, I'm normally in never never land at that time. I will play with it one rainy weekend in the near future.
mb1, yes I will look into the FitCD step, its just I set it all and go to bed and its all done when I awake. The problem with the FitCD step as you need to stop the encode after the first pass which is about 1/2 way through the encode, I'm normally in never never land at that time. I will play with it one rainy weekend in the near future.