Lord Ser Brightblade Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Is there a difference in the quality of mpeg files saved to SVCD compared to DVD? I have made two SVCD of programs I had TiVO'd and the image quality isnt nearly as good on TV as it is on the PC or even when watching it directly from TiVO. Right now I am using Nero to create the SVCD maybe I'm missing something in the actual creation process where I can select quality or "clean up" the video file before burning. I haven't made a DVD yet to test if this might make a difference in quality. To be honest I'm new to all this so any advice would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ser Brightblade Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 (edited) Is there a difference in the quality of mpeg files saved to SVCD compared to DVD?I have made two SVCD of programs I had TiVO'd and the image quality isnt nearly as good on TV as it is on the PC or even when watching it directly from TiVO. Right now I am using Nero to create the SVCD maybe I'm missing something in the actual creation process where I can select quality or "clean up" the video file before burning. I haven't made a DVD yet to test if this might make a difference in quality. To be honest I'm new to all this so any advice would be awesome. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok found some quality settings Automatic, Standard, Long Play and High Quality. It defaults to automatic so maybe that does not mean "good quality" so I will play with that. I can also select the sample format. The selections here are Progressinve, Interlaced (top first), Interlaced (bottom first) and Automatic. Again not sure what automatic defaults to but is any of the choices better than the other? The last setting I saw was for the encoding mode. There was fast (1-pass) and high quality (2-pass VBR). Im gonna check out some sites but as I said in the above post any assistance would be sweet. Edited November 1, 2005 by Lord Ser Brightblade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volonazra Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 (edited) In a nutshell, DVD is better for quality picture and sound. SVCDs however are usable on most dvd players AND cd-roms. CDs are cheaper. DVD reportedly has a longer life expectance. Those are the biggest differences and benefits. Good place to start or refrence: http://www.videohelp.com/dvd Good community, wont treat you like an idiot and will try to be very clear/simple. OH! If you dont plan to keep the shows, I suggest SVCD format on a CD-RW. Save your DVDs for home movies or something else you want to keep a long time/make many copies of. Edited November 2, 2005 by Volonazra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ser Brightblade Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 In a nutshell, DVD is better for quality picture and sound. SVCDs however are usable on most dvd players AND cd-roms. CDs are cheaper. DVD reportedly has a longer life expectance. Those are the biggest differences and benefits.Good place to start or refrence: http://www.videohelp.com/dvd Good community, wont treat you like an idiot and will try to be very clear/simple. OH! If you dont plan to keep the shows, I suggest SVCD format on a CD-RW. Save your DVDs for home movies or something else you want to keep a long time/make many copies of. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Im planning on keeping what I actually do transfer over (gonna build up some kid shows for the little ones as well as some things like Mythbusters Backyard Habitat etc. For the real good stuff like BSG and SG I will still pay the good money to get em in pretty packages with all the extras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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