In order to get good dvd quality from downloading movies from the internet. Is there one important factor or a combination. For example when I download a movie it looks great on my PC monitor. If I have to covert it and burn it to a DVDR+ or - the quality sucks the images don't move properly and the sound is not right. I burn with Nero, If I have to convert I use super dvd creator. My question is what are the key factors in the process. Cheers
The Biggest Factors that determine the Quality of your DVD are First the Quality and Resolution of your Source File and the Quality of the encoder and the settings that you are useing to Encode your Source Files to Mpeg-2/DVD format..... The encoder than Nero uses is Just awefull and so is the encoder that "Super DVD Creator" uses but this is probably because these programs have very Few settings that you can use so you can get the best results.... Also Depending on the properties of your Source File would determine what settings you would use to encode the File to Mpeg-2/DVD and get the best Quality as Different Types of Files would need to be encoded Differently Like if the Frame Rate is 23.976fps then it would need to be encoded differently than if the Frame Rate was 29.976fps or 25fps also if your Source file is Progressive than it would need to be encoded Differently than a File that was Interlaced.... As you can see there is quite a Bit of Stuff that goes into getting the Best Possible Quality this is why Most Programs don"t have many Settings so they encode all Files the same way so you never get the best quality useing these Simple programs..... For encodeing your Files to Mpeg-2 for DVD I suggest that you maybe try an encoder like "Tmpgenc Pluss/Express" or the "MainConcept Encoder" both of Which are very good Quality encoders But Tmpgenc is a Lot Slower than MainConcept.... After you have your Files encoded to Mpeg-2/DVD Format you will need a DVD authoring program that you can use to add Menu"s and Chapters to your DVD and to Format them all into a Video_TS Folder and to Burn it to DVD...I personally Like to use "MediaChance DVDLab Pro" but it is a Little Complex for a Begginer but maybe "Tmpgenc DVD author" might be more your speed..... Cheers PS: I can generally Fit 2 Full 90-100 Minute Movies on a Single DVD-R with very Good Quality and even up to 4 Full Movies if I use a lower Quality DVD standard....
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I will try your suggestions. When I download is there any way for me to check "the Source" should I be looking for the file size. If a movie is 4gig as opposed to 1 gig or 950 mb. Would that be an indicator as to the quality of the down load. Is there something avaliable to improve the source once you download. Cheers
The Only way to Tell the Quality is to look at it and see what the quality is...If the File says it is a DVD Rip then is would be better Quality than if it were a Cam or a TS..... If the File is 4gb then it is Probably allready a DVD (Video_TS Folder) that would then just be Burned to DVD..... And there is absolutly no way to Improove the Quality of a Video file and any time you Convert from one Format to another there will be Quality Loss, how much Quality Loss depends on how the File is encoded ...... Cheers
Thx again. I am going to try and use Tmpgenc Plus/Express and see how I fair. I owe you a Pint. Cheers
