why cant the movie be on 2 disks

[d4g]

hi i changed the bitrate in the dvd2svcd coz the movie is 126 minutes... and i made the 125 mins longer encoded and it still gave me 3 cds......plz help

[chainsaw135]

1. You can do this 2 ways...try this one tho its pretty easy
in the box that has 125/163mins use 3 cd size 800 just change the 3 to the 2 that u wanted

2. Second way lets say the movie is 126 minutes change the # to like 131 in the box you want so in box 100/125 make 125=131 ect...

[markrb]

If you checked Min Avg this will throw the calculations off. With this checked you are not letting DVD2SVCD set an AVG bitrate below this.

If you didn't check that then nevermind.

Also sometimes the movie length shown in the conversion tab is wrong. I have found it to be as much as 5 minutes off. Make sure when you are putting times in you give it a little extra. For instance if DVD2SVCD shows the movie as 125 then put in 130 just to be safe.

Make sure you have not raised the Min bitrate above the default 300.

Lastly what method are you using? CBR, 1 Pass VBR or multi-pass VBR?

Sometimes DVD2SVCD does not calculate CBR and 1 Pass VBR correctly and manual intervention is needed.

Mark

[d4g]

multipass 4 hanx guys...

[Matthew]

And because no one else has said it, at that length you should put the film on 3 cds, otherwise the bitrate is just too low, even with 4 pass VBR.

[Kedirekin]

Not necessarily - it depends on the movie.

For example, if you're letter-boxing a 2.35:1 movie, and it's fairly slow, simple, and bright, you might get good results with average bitrates of 1400, or even 1200 (though I would consider this the exception rather than the rule).

[nfl2k2]

I've got Braveheart and Saving Private Ryan on 2 cd's and each movie is almost 3 hours long. used 5 pass vbr for each and the quality isn't that bad.

[Bob01605]

I agree with Kedirekin - 126 minute movie even with 224 sound on a 16 X 9 encode has a bitrate of about 1500 - Quality will be acceptable - I've done some with bitrates as low as 1475 on a 130 minute film on a 16 to 9 encode at 2.35 to 1. If you want to hedge a little then drop the audio bit rate a little. I do agree on a 4 to 3 encode you should have more bitrate - maybe 1700 - 1800 as minimum. I guess the moral to the story is that everyone has their own level of "acceptability" on how the final encode will look to them.

Bob

[markrb]

Many times it also depends on what you are watching it on.
A friend of mine has a projector that can display HDTV.
He uses a Home Theater PC to play all his DVD's and SVCD's.
However even a SVCD encoded at CBR 2500 looks really bad on this setup. You can easily see all the artifacts that I can't see on my non HD projector. He needs to drop the resolution on the TV for it to look decent.

Each person needs to find their own level. Many people prefer convience over high quality.

Mark

[DDogg]

I guess the moral to the story is that everyone has their own level of "accepability" on how the final encode will look to them.

Very well put. A person must tailor their encode for their particular viewing device and purpose. I do think the original guideline of => than 1600 is a good one, but see the thread in advanced on putting a 2 hour movie on one CD for a specific purpose. For the purpose intended, viewing in a van, it is ok. You would certainly not want to show it off to the neighbors on your high-tech plasma screen.

Edit: Whoops, Markrb and I must have posted at the same time