Oversized Files

[mrfil13]

Hi im rather new to Xvid, im using virtualdub and the settings shown in the updated doom9 guide, (AS 5) plus its in cartoon mode, i chose the target size to be 647329 Kb but the final file was 1 gig.

How can i get the final file size closer to the target. Plus which options affect the file size the most.

Cheers

[Tuning]

How you do encoding? 2-pass method? Then specify your 2-pass settings.
Note that desired size can only be obtained if you do a 2-pass encoding.1-pass CBR can also obtain desired size with some error.

[mrfil13]

Sorry, im using 2 pass and heres my settings

AS@5
H.263
quarterpel
GMC
Bvops 2,1,1
Closed GOV

Motion search 4.high
VHQ 1
Chroma motion
I-Frame interval 300
Cartoon mode
Trellis Quant

Target size 647329

Everything else as standard

Im aiming for 1 700 mb cd encode here, but if the quality isnot good enough i don't mind doing a 2 cd.

[HarryM]

The latest 'hot' compliations from xvid.gamrdev.com make a oversized 2nd-pass files (any source unfinished changes?), but beta2 from Koepi is good at this problem.

[sysKin]

I just had same problem for no reason. Nothing helped until I hit "load defaults". Strange thing.... I actually checked and the statsfile wasn't open at all (the path was good, I even set it again...).

Radek

[rivers]

same problem x_x
doing a two pass, everything at default except the end credits at 50% of quality (set in both passes), and what I obtain is a >200MB greater video file.

(this is my second try with the 1.0b, the previous was allright)

[Assault]

@ rivers

I could be wrong but isn't there a bug in xvid beta2 when creating a zone with weight for credits? Could you try to encode your credits with a constant quantizer instead and report if your problem remains?

Assault

[DaveQB]

yeah i have the same problem. Oversized files in 2-pass mode.

i basicly use default settings, with
Search-6
VHQ-4
GMC
no-zones.

Can't think what other relative info right now, bout to hit the sack.