AVI to VCD & DVD MPEGS - Which is the best?

[rock_king_my]

Hi

I've been using TMPGENC 2.5 & TMPGENC XPRESS 3.0 for quite a while to convert AVIs I capture from my WINTV THEATER capture card.

Unfortunately due to my PC's configuration or specs, I can only use the MPEG-4 codecs v1 & V2 to capture AVIs. If I try to do it with other codecs (I think I've tried most of them!) or do it UNCOMPRESS, I drop a LOT of frames!

My specs are:
PENTIUM III
128MB SDRAM
NVIDIA RIVA TNT64 32MB GRAPHICS CARD

I like the TMPGENC software because:
- you can choose where to start & finish the encoding, i.e. not encoding the beginning/ending bits of the AVI file
- you can increase the volume level, i.e. I always like to double the original level (200%)
- it has demux/remux tools (not to sure if video quality will go down if you use them)

I'm considering changing to a different mpeg encoder but most of them don't offer the above benefits. If there are any encoders that can do the above PLUS give better video quality output than TMPGENC, which ones are they?

Should I go for video editing software like ULEAD [Video or Media Studio] or CYBERLINK or INTERVIDEO?

Also, is it true you need a DECENT graphics/video card to make high video quality MPEGs?

CHEERS!

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[Rockas]

mmmm... I'm sorry to say this but... maybe you should change your computer.

You didn't specify the velocity of your Processor but... 128mb of RAM?
You must at least upgrade "your memory"... but a new computer would be a lot better.

[foxyshadis]

I was going to recommend huffyuv, but with those specs I doubt he can spare 20 gigs an hour for temporary storage, if the hard drive can even keep up.

Try capturing in xvid, with the 6of9 or vhr (of eqmv3) matrix, constant quant 3, interlaced encoding, and motion precision lowered to whatever is fast enough. (No gmc or qpel obviously.) Quality should be much better than msmpeg4.

Video card doesn't affect quality, just speed (in software that can use it, like tmpeg).

Overall, I don't think you'll get the quality of tmpegenc without laying out a lot more money, but you can use both in concert. I like ulead's NLEs, but tmpegenc makes the better encoder in my experience. I've never used cyberlink's or intervideo's, and my feelings for adobe are not harmonious.