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paul5619

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18. May 2005 @ 14:19

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pretty new to converting files to dvd so any advice appreciated.
have downloaded movies in avi and mpg formats.
converted through nero onto dvd. works fine but the quality of the final film is rubbish.
is this just the way it is or do i need to download in a different format to get good quality.

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rebootjim

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18. May 2005 @ 17:10

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Are the downloads in good quality?
Nero sucks at encoding.
There are probably thousands of ways to encode, author, and burn.
Try VSO DivX to DVD first, and work your way through some guides.

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paul5619

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18. May 2005 @ 23:28

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i would say the downloads are poor quality........
but how do i know good from bad before i download?
thanks for the advise ill try something other than nero

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aldaco12

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19. May 2005 @ 00:38

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Just to try to estimate the quality:
- MPG is good but large (10 MB x minute for MPEG-1, almost twice for MPEG-2)
- AVI is 'visible' for > 600-700 MB files (for a 2h movie) and, if a 2h movie is close to that, can provide a quality similar to a VCD movie. Therefore, for my point of view, it should be converted to DVD (or SVCD) only if it is at least 800 MB (otherwise you can stick to VCD nand you'll have the same result, in term of final quality).
- WMV is crap.
- ASF is crap.

First, encode your movie from .XXX movie to MPEG (1 for VCD, 2 for SVCD/DVD) with TMPGenc, Cucusoft, CCE, Nandub.... do not use Nero as encoder.
Then: author the VCD(S)/DVD ('authoring' tranforms an already ancoded movie into a format watchable by a DVD player and can add more fancy stuff (chapters, menus....). Nero can be used, here.)

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paul5619

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19. May 2005 @ 04:16

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thanks for all the advice...
will give it a go.

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22. May 2005 @ 04:19

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Downloads are like, "you get what you pay for" so don't expect anything like "wow, look at the quality!" "Amazing!"

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