what is the best way to capture DV to SVCD

[sh03z]

This is what I'm doing, if anybody does it a better way, please share with us =D :

I have the dazzle usb 2.0 DVC...

I'm capturing in the POS program that came with it, because virtual dub won't capture with the drivers that came with it (usb of course)
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1)I capture to 5000 kbps DVD format MPEG2

2)after that I save to YUY2 uncompressed AVI

3)after that I load it in nandub, and resize it to 480x480 (from 720x480) for SVCD format.

4) after that I encode it in CCE SP with progressive frames unchecked (I don't de-interlace). I use all the bad ass settings listed in the SVCD guides here.

5) I'll multiplex, after I encode the wav in headach3
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[vidiot]

sh03z,

maybe the wrong forum?
This one seemed to be DV related - not capturing.
DV capturing itself is more or less a kind of copying data...

If you have already a nice mpg2 stream -> open it with Virtuadubmod
and frameserve it after applying your chosen filter (Crop, resize...).

That way you save your diskspace and (maybe) time.
You could also try avisynth (and you should) since it could also speed up your encodings.

Do you want to see the stuff only on a tv set? Then you could crop
the borders to save bitrate (nice for SVCDs).
There are many threads and tutorials about capturing and encoding to svcd...try some of them (as you already did)

Harald

[sh03z]

oh ok, thanks Vidiot,
I should of posted this in the other DV one...but thank you very much for your advice.

[bb]

Originally posted by sh03z
I have the dazzle usb 2.0 DVC...
Does it support MPEG-2 capture only? Maybe you can capture in DV format, too, which would result in a better quality (and easier to edit).

1)I capture to 5000 kbps DVD format MPEG2
See if another video format is possible; else use a bitrate as high as possible.

2)after that I save to YUY2 uncompressed AVI
Skip this step. Use frameserving instead (AviSynth).

3)after that I load it in nandub, and resize it to 480x480 (from 720x480) for SVCD format.
Use DVD2AVI to create a d2v project, then write an AVS script with an MPEG2Source command, which opens the d2v project. Resize to SVCD format in AviSynth, e.g. using BilinearResize (or trbarry's fast SimpleResize). You may want to use Fit2CD to create your AVS script, including TV overscan, if you want.

4) after that I encode it in CCE SP with progressive frames unchecked (I don't de-interlace). I use all the bad ass settings listed in the SVCD guides here.
Don't know which setting you are talking about, but if your video is interlaced, make sure you have Alternate Scan checked, too. And you have to take care of the field order, of course.
If your source is film, but phase-shifted (often encountered in PAL captures), you should use "Telecide(guide=2)" in your AVS script and encode in progressive mode instead.

5) I'll multiplex, after I encode the wav in headach3
Whatever you like best (I prefer BeSweet, but that's a matter of taste). For SVCDs bbMPEG is a good muxer.

bb

[sh03z]

@bb

thanks for the tips,

actually, I returned the Dazzle* and took the less expensive ATI All-in-wonder...

now I capture with virtualdub in avi =D