MPEG 4 - Save Your Money

[rculver00]

I purchased and downloaded the MPEG-4 option. Converted a few AVI file at it's maximum quality settings. Looks like cr*p. Oh, it's small resultant file size is nice, but view it on a TV screen? MPEG-2 looks better.

I feel I wasted $30.

[thecoalman]

I purchased and downloaded the MPEG-4 option. Converted a few AVI file at it's maximum quality settings. Looks like cr*p. Oh, it's small resultant file size is nice, but view it on a TV screen? MPEG-2 looks better.

I feel I wasted $30.

That's because it isn't for DVD use, MPEG-4 is a highly compressed format that creates superior results to MPEG-2 for distribuiton over low bandwidth situations such as video for the web.

BTW mpeg-4 is not DVD compliant, unless you have a standalone DVD player that supports mpeg-4(few and far between) it has to be converted to mpeg-2 or mpeg-1 (mpeg1 has to be VCD standard only for DVD).

[david reece]

what were you thinking?!?

here in the uk i understood MPG4 it was for websites or to get movies onto 3g phones. it was was for the smaller screen so it looked better.

U only have yourself to blame on this one.

[rculver00]

Oh. Crap.



Never mind...

[GeorgeW]

mpeg-1 (mpeg1 has to be VCD standard only for DVD).

mpeg-1 for DVD can use slightly higher bitrates than Standard VCD's -- up to 1856kbps

[thecoalman]

mpeg-1 (mpeg1 has to be VCD standard only for DVD).

mpeg-1 for DVD can use slightly higher bitrates than Standard VCD's -- up to 1856kbps

That may work on some DVD players but not if you want to remain within the DVD spec.

Video:
Up to 9.8 Mbps* (9800 kbps*) MPEG2 video
Up to 1.856 Mbps (1856 kbps) MPEG1 video
720 x 480 pixels MPEG2 (Called Full-D1)
704 x 480 pixels MPEG2
352 x 480 pixels MPEG2 (Called Half-D1, same as the CVD Standard)
352 x 240 pixels MPEG2
352 x 240 pixels MPEG1 (Same as the VCD Standard)
29,97 fps*
23,976 fps with 3:2 pulldown = 29,97 playback fps (NTSC Film, this is only supported by MPEG2 video)
16:9 Anamorphic (only supported by 720x480)

http://www.videohelp.com/dvd this site might be down, which is why I am here bothering you guys. I had to pull that out of Google cache. There's been a few DOS attacks recently. It may be available but not to me, there's a computer within my IP range that is one of the computers attacking it. So I've been temporarily banned,...

Also note that the if you use a VCD mpeg1 the audio has to be converted to 48khz. It's really doesn't matter though because the only reason to VCD is if your transferring VCD to DVD

[GeorgeW]

mpeg-1 video at 1856kbps is within the dvd spec -- that's what your link says too (see 2nd line).

The resolution is the same as VCD -- 352x240 for NTSC

[thecoalman]

mpeg-1 video at 1856kbps is within the dvd spec -- that's what your link says too (see 2nd line).

The resolution is the same as VCD -- 352x240 for NTSC

So it does..... Guess the site isn't down, bummer.errrr bummer for me.