Making ECF files

[Inindo]

Is it a good idea to use ECF files to give more bits to scenes which appear blocky the first time I encode? If I do that, should I set the bitrate or the compression levels?

[movmasty]

well, ecf was made for this......

there is a little bug,but only encoding in fixed quant mode:

if you set a fixed quant,say 4,for a movie

but you use ecf to do a part to 3

then all the successive part will be encoded at 3

you should write in the ecf to return to 4.

[poopity poop]

er... ecf is kf insertion I don't know what you guys are talking about :)

If you want to give more bits to blocky scenes, aka high motion scenes don't look so hot, the best way to do that is to lower your motion based curve modulation and your curve compression. I advocate 0/0 for both of those settings, but people hate when I say that. Also chcek to make sure your DRF settings aren't messed up. Change the defualt kf min DRK to 2, the default 4, is just silly

[Inindo]

Actually, ECF files ca be used to force keyframes, (try to) force deltaframes, set bitrate, set compression level, set motion, and set gauge level. This is from the ecf file that came with G-Knot.

The scens isn't a high motion one, but a low motion one. It's in a dark cathedral where two people are talking to each other, the most motion being a bird landing on a person's shoulder. No Problem, right? It has tons of macroblocks.

I tried using G-knot to give it more bits, but that didn't help at all. I was wondering if an ecf file would do the trick.

Moot point now, I no longer have the DVD :(