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crashdmj
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_ 		27. August 2008 @ 23:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So the least number of times you re-encode something the better for the output quality. This is what I currently do. Take my high quality video and encode it to DVD using Winavi. Next I use DVD shrink to cut away the start and begining(don't need the 'previously on' nor the end credits)keeping the compression at 100% (no compression). Then I use DVD Lab pro to author it. By this process I am re-encoding it twice (winavi and dvdshrink).

Is there a way to cut this down to one re-encoding or is the dvdshrink process not considered encoding if the compression is kept at 100%?

I have older TVs and therefore the overscan can be pretty bad...so I usually set whatever program I encode with to widescreen (same with DVD player) but it still persists, especially with hard-coded subs. Is there a program that can easily handle this overscan problem (add black borders or whatever)? Or I guess I am asking what everyone suggests. I've heard that perhaps fitcd could help? I believe it resizes a DVD-format video....any suggestions or advice?
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MysticE
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_ 		29. August 2008 @ 19:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
First dump WinaAvi. Nothing high quality about it. What is "my high quality video". An AVI? What do you use DVD Lab pro for? Menus?

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By this process I am re-encoding it twice (winavi and dvdshrink).

If you are choosing 100%/no compression in Shrink it is not re-encoding/transcoding.
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crashdmj
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_ 		29. August 2008 @ 23:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok scrap winavi

high quality=1280x720 (16/9) mkv file

dvdshrink threw me off by saying "encoding" but I kinda figured that it wasn't true encoding if the quality is remaining the same and I am just using it to cut beginning and ending crap

dvd lab pro is used to bring everything together, menus etc.
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crashdmj
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_ 		29. August 2008 @ 23:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok scrap winavi

high quality=1280x720 (16/9) mkv file

dvdshrink threw me off by saying "encoding" but I kinda figured that it wasn't true encoding if the quality is remaining the same and I am just using it to cut beginning and ending crap

dvd lab pro is used to bring everything together, menus etc.
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MysticE
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_ 		30. August 2008 @ 02:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well you can try DVD Flick. It's output should beat WinAvi.

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I have older TVs and therefore the overscan can be pretty bad
Under Project Settings-> Video-> Advanced you can add some borders to help with the overscan problem. But it seems to only add to the top and bottom with my version.

ConvertXtoDVD 3 though works well at adding borders (pad) all around.
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crashdmj
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_ 		30. August 2008 @ 10:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I tried convertxtodvd but I wasn't content with the output quality. I ended up breaking down and getting CCE however I am having trouble figuring out fitcd: see this thread

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/696856
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MysticE
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_ 		30. August 2008 @ 15:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You could have tried AVStoDVD (free). It creates menus, uses Hcenc (a great encoder) and allows you to alter the script. You would simply add an amount to all 4 entries in the 'AddBorders' line. Preview and let it run.
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