Well I'm currently using TMPGenc XP (fast & easy) w/ the XDVD option. Here's what I did. I've got the second season of Queer As Folk (good show BTW) on five DVDs. A while back, I ripped all the episodes in Xvid .AVIs to my harddrive so whenever I wanted to watch them, I wouldn't have to pop in one of the DVDs. What I want to do is reencode the episodes to a DVD quality MPEG-2 then throw FOUR episodes onto one DVD, compared to three on the retail DVDs. Problem is, the DVD percentage seems to not be able to go down back to 100% after I add four episodes. I'm going to post some screens below.
Here's all the steps I've taken thusfar, most are default options. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I hope these pics are readable. =\ If they aren't, I'll post higher-res pics. Ultimately, here's my problem, I can't change back down to 100% of the DVD.
depending on the source compressibility, i can fit 5 full episodes (+-23minutes) of anime on a single layer disc. max would be 6. you could use a lower resolution ie vcd's or svcds. what i can say for your problem here is, the last clip is 11 minutes, take out that. your average bitrate is already 1000kbps, any lower might compromise the video. i don't know this show. is it fast paces action or slow drama with static background ? is it dark or well lit ? _X_X_X_X_X_[small]Codec packs are evil[/small]
It's a fair-paced drama (some fast scenes in clubs) w/ medium to sometimes dark lighting. BTW, what does the aspect ratio of 1:1 Pixel Square mean compared to Pixel 40:33 (NTSC 16:9)?
Unlike video meant for display on a computer, video for your TV uses rectangular pixels. The TV's AR (aspect ratio) is 4:3, which would be 640x480 with square pixels. In order to make a 720x480 picture have the correct AR, the pixels are taller than they are wide. This is accomplished by setting the PAR (pixel aspect ratio) correctly. In other words you're being asked whether the PAR should be computer scale or TV scale. Back to your original question, if you're even going to attempt to get that much on a DVD you should be using a lower resolution. I'd recommend using MPEG-1 at a resolution of 352x480. It's better for 2 reasons. First, the lower resolution means 4 times as many bits per pixel, so it's your best bet for avoiding encoding artifacts.
if you're gonna watch it on a HDTV, the low resolution will look crap. you can do a search on google for anamorphic, aspect ratio 16:9 and so on for more info
Thanks for the info guys, I'm going to try and encode @ that resolution and see if I like the results.
