Newbie questions about DVD encoding in TMPG

[Bob Sorel]

Hi guys,

I have read a lot of the guides here, but I still have a few questions:

1. At the beginning of the "DVD encoding in TMPG" guide, it says "Start up TMPG and load the DVD2AVI (.d2v) project file as video source." What DVD2 AVI project file? There was no previous reference to one. I know how to create a DVD2AVI project file for use in Gordian Knot, but do I want to do the same here? That is, should I demux the AC-3 file and force film like I did in Gordian Knot? Or is there a "standard" DVD2AVI project file format?

2. Later in the guide it says "Then press the Load button and select TmpgTemplate.txt that IfoEdit has created for you." I found the option in IfoEdit, but should I check all three frames in the dialog, or just leave the default "I frames" checked?

What I am trying to accomplish here is to shrink down the size of my .VOBs to fit on a DVD-R, while still retaining best video and audio quality possible. I have been using ReMPEG2, but that program crashes a lot under XP and also creates artifacts that I consider unacceptable. Is TMPG the way to go, or are there better solutions available?

Thanks in advance.

[aleksander]

I don't have a dvd burner so I'm not experienced in this. But I can tell you that the d2v project file that TMPG asks for is the same as you would create with DVD2AVI for Gknot.
About your second question - I guess you should ask in the IfoEdit forum. But on the other hand, using defaults should always work well.

take care

aleksander

[Bob Sorel]

Thanks, aleksander,

I found the answer to both my questions buried in some of the other guides. I guess it pays to read ALL the guides on this site, regardless of whether it concerns itself with your particular topic of interest or not. I found a lot of good material in guides that I would have never even thought about reading :)

Thanks again for your help.