JF Sebastian
3rd November 2002, 22:02
HELP!
I am getting bogged down reading opinions on what settings to use in TMPG Plus for best possible picture reproduction.
What I am trying to find a simple solution for is how to 1) calculate best possible bitrate to create a finished dvd fileset of about 4.0GB, and 2) what settings in TMPG to use and where to enter the figures created in 1)
So far on the 2 projects I have created, I have only used the Automatic VBR (CQ_VBR) setting but I have realised now that clicking on the Settings button to the right produced figures set way too low: Max was on 3000, Min was on 0, and Quality was on 50%. As a result the files I created, whilst perfectly framed, formatted and in all other respects OK, have visible pixellated blocking on fast motion scenes.
I have read elsewhere that using the Automatic VBR is OK, but Quality should be at least 75%, with Max at 6000, Min at 2000. This sounds OK but obviously I don't want to spend the hours doing the encode only to find out it's too big (or indeed too small, indicating poor quality). I don't mind tying the machine up for hours, it's the maximum quality I am looking for. I always strip everything out except English video and 6 chan audio; I usually don't even bother with chapters!!
How can I determine Min, Max and Quality settings that will create a larger (and therefore higher quality) fileset? And what mode in TMPG should I implement them into?
Sorry if this is basic stuff to you guys but this is the only part of my process that I'm screwing up.
JF
I am getting bogged down reading opinions on what settings to use in TMPG Plus for best possible picture reproduction.
What I am trying to find a simple solution for is how to 1) calculate best possible bitrate to create a finished dvd fileset of about 4.0GB, and 2) what settings in TMPG to use and where to enter the figures created in 1)
So far on the 2 projects I have created, I have only used the Automatic VBR (CQ_VBR) setting but I have realised now that clicking on the Settings button to the right produced figures set way too low: Max was on 3000, Min was on 0, and Quality was on 50%. As a result the files I created, whilst perfectly framed, formatted and in all other respects OK, have visible pixellated blocking on fast motion scenes.
I have read elsewhere that using the Automatic VBR is OK, but Quality should be at least 75%, with Max at 6000, Min at 2000. This sounds OK but obviously I don't want to spend the hours doing the encode only to find out it's too big (or indeed too small, indicating poor quality). I don't mind tying the machine up for hours, it's the maximum quality I am looking for. I always strip everything out except English video and 6 chan audio; I usually don't even bother with chapters!!
How can I determine Min, Max and Quality settings that will create a larger (and therefore higher quality) fileset? And what mode in TMPG should I implement them into?
Sorry if this is basic stuff to you guys but this is the only part of my process that I'm screwing up.
JF