avi->mpeg2 ::: maximum quality?

[ShoX]

Hi all!

I am very new to this "art", so i have a question:

following movie:
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/7237/asdfd4.th.jpg (http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?image=asdfd4.jpg)

is it possible to get with this source material in mpeg2 that looks well at TV?
At PC the avi looks fine, in mpeg2 baaaad :(

With current encoding in TMPGEnc there are artefacts when "moving" s in the movie ... not only small but big notable annoying ones

any tips how to set up tpgenc? or should I use another encoder? (TMPGEnc Xpress, HC) ?

regards
ShoX

[Guest]

Just use the MPEG2 on your original DVD.

[ShoX]

Ive backupped it last year according to a friends advise to use XviD because I would only view it in PC.
Now the DVD-recorder doesn´t read the DVD any more due to (I assume) a scratch in the surface.

My DVD-Player doesn´t read XviD so I have a problem. And more Quality-loss sucks :(

regards

p.s.: yeah... noone beliefs my story, and so on.. right? For this case I did the backup *rolleyes*

[Calimari]

There are a few 1-click tools available to do this, like AVI2DVD (http://www.trustfm.net/divx/SoftwareAvi2Dvd.html).
You need the Xvid codec to be installed, but I guess it is because you say you can watch the file on your pc.

However, doing it manually usually gives a better result.
Demux in VirtualDubMod, re-encode audio, make an avisynth script, encode the video, make a dvd of it.
This takes some work and time, it isn't something you learn in 5 minutes. There are some great guides available to do it step by step.

[ShoX]

yeah I did already very well .. aviSynth Scrip into TMPGEnc, ac3-enoce of sound via VDub and Authoring ..

but the .m2v-files have such a bad quality :(

can I make a good result with this source?
because the current is bad bad :(

[setarip_old]

Hi!Now the DVD-recorder doesn´t read the DVD any more due to (I assume) a scratch in the surface.

1) Try cleaning your original DVD

2) Try using DVDFab Decrypter (freeware) to make a backup - It's good at replacing damaged/unreadable sectors with "dummy" sectors

[Calimari]

but the .m2v-files have such a bad quality :(
can I make a good result with this source?
because the current is bad bad :(

You can't make it better than it is. Transcoding from one format to another is always a loss in quality. However, when your XviD-AVI was produced properly, you should be able to re-produce a rather good m2v stream for your dvd. If the quality of your m2v is a lot worse than your AVI, there must be something wrong with your settings. I'm not familiar with TMPGEnc, but I don't believe it's the best encoder around. Maybe you should try HC (http://www.bitburners.com/HC_Encoder/), which is also free and produces very good quality. Some say it's as good as Cinema Craft Encoder (not free).

[ShoX]

HC outputs a audio-codec error? :(


mh, will try to solve this problem when at home ..

@setarip: thx 4 info! cleaning didn´t work, will try to "restore" when back at home!
thx

[foxyshadis]

It's not HC outputting it, since it doesn't care about audio at all; it must be avisynth. Try adding audio=false to the avisource in the script.