softeness of dvd video

[fernandose]

Hey All,
Got a bit of a problem here,
i usually convert .avi (usually xivd) to dvd video using cce sp, no problems at all, very pleased with the output. Ive made around 8 dvd's, and ive noticed that the video always comes out with a soft filter, here's my avisynth file which i use:

avisource("C:best.movie.in.the.world.avi")
LanczosResize(720,312)
AddBorders(0,132,0,132)
ConvertToYUY2()

I was just wondering if there is any other command that would not produce a slighty too softer video.

Any help would be good!:p

[hendrix]

could it be due to the fact that your source is xvid, which is already a highly compressed codec? i would imagine if your source was uncompressed or maybe a DV25 format that your DVD will look better

[fernandose]

hmm you sure? i dont thinks its that..sorry but could it be anything to do with the cce settings that i am using?
These are the current settings:
http://www.dvdrhelp.com/forum/images/guides/185077/cce3.jpg
http://www.dvdrhelp.com/forum/images/guides/185077/cce4.jpg

anyone? :)

[Yuri]

Disable both LOWPASS FILTER and EFFECT RESTRICTED VERTICAL FILTER and make DC PRECISION - 10

Regards

[Matthew]

I like using effect restricted vertical filter (aka antinoise) with xvids because it's a noisy source, and loss of detail is preferable to artifacts imo.

Of course it does depend upon whether the xvid was encoded with low res-low artifact preferences.

[hendrix]

make sure "Add sequence end code" is checked and DVD complian is NOT checked (this setting automatically makes the max bitrate to 9800 regardless of YOUR max bitrate setting)...make the luminance level to 0-255

i agree with yuri on the quality settings

[Boulder]

The luminance level setting doesn't apply unless the source is in RGB, which it isn't in this case.

You could also try some custom quantization matrices, they can make a big difference. The CCE default is really crappy.

[fernandose]

Thanks guys for your input, reelly appreciate it!:)

Boulder, im not sure about quantization matrices, but i will look on the net and learn about it. Thanks Yuri for your suggested settings, i will try those out tonight.

Thanks again guyz

[Boulder]

Try SixOfNine or SixOfNine-HVS , you'll find lots of information at the XviD section. They produce a sharp image and keep a lot of details.

The CCE filters should all be disabled, if you want to filter, Avisynth provides better ways to do that.

[fernandose]

SixOfNine, SixOfNine-HVS?

What is that? tutorial, website?

(soz didn't mean to sound rude)

::EDIT:: i found a guide called SixOfNine-HVS, but thats converting
dvd --> xvid, mine is the other way round.

[Boulder]

They are two excellent custom quantization matrices by Didée. If you search the XviD forum, you'll find lots of information.