I need to know what some of you have found acceptable for compression levels in nero recode or shrink in converting dvd-9 to single layer dvd-5 dvd. I would like to still have excellent video quality to watch on my 55 inch LCD TV. All opinions are appreciated as I try to set my own tolerance levels for compression. Thank You, Kevin
I've tried up to almost 50%, quality still acceptable. But usually I'll just settle for about 20-30%.
have done alot of research on this forum and have purchased dvd rebuilder PRO for anything that needs compressing more than 20%. Seems like this program is the clear winner for quality, thank you.
I agree. I usually don't go any lower than 75% with Recode myself. However, if it has a bitrate at or near 7 kbps, compression as low as 60% with Recode still produces a flawless output. I view a 52" widescreen HDTV... I use RB/CCE for high compression encodes...
ok thats interesting teflonmyk, how do I know how high the bitrate is so i can then decide what to do with it.
In query to Nero Recode 2, for best quality I used/checked on "Advanced Analysis" and "Slow Mode". With those 2 settings, I watched all of my backups on my 55" SONY HDTV and I can't tell any differences between the original and my backup (*NOTE: I only used genuine Taiyo Yuden, Verbatim and Maxell (Hitachi - made in japan) and I only burned them at 4X). Overall, I'm satisfy with the quality that Nero Recode 2 produced. See picture for more details.
In the same area where you decide to keep or remove subtitles and audio, the other tab is labelled "Info." You will find the bitrate there... (Best pic I could find. I am at work.)
ah i see, thank you sorry I am fairly new to all this but have done alot of research so far. you guys are very helpfull
another quick question please: I notice after running DVD-RB with CCE that the audio is even compressed some, is this normal?. I dont want to lose anything on the audio portion at all for my surround sound. Thanks in advance
Alkohol Do you still need to go to the video tab, & select best quality to main movie,if you're just doing Main Movie only ?
@dabig25 That's mainly your choice, you can either leave it or use it - it won't hurt to enable/use it though. I usually use it, just to double check and make sure Nero Recode 2 is giving me the best quality on Main movie. I don't really care extra stuff, previews, etc. I do keep the menu though.
