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mwrublew · 03-24-03, 10:02 AM

Fibrizo,

I down loaded your Lord of the Rings test.avi file and was astounded by the quality. However, when I followed your instructions and fed Virtual Dub a MPEG2 quality source file the result was very poor - no where near your test file.

Background:
I use Pinnacle Studio 8 to edit my home movies. The DV codec used by Pinnacle (and my Sony camera for that matter) isn't recognized by Virtual Dub. So I have to output my video using a different codec.

For my first attempt I used the MPEG2 (SVCD) codec, reducing the size and audio during the file creation process. I then processed the file in Virtual Dub using your instructions (skipping the audio and resizing since both were done prior to feeding Virtual Dub and I also left the FPS at 29.97). The resulting file was small, but very poor in quality.

I tried several other codecs (Indeo, CinePak) which produced larger files with much better quality (as seen on my PC), but PocketMVP won't read them - it also won't read the raw MPG.

Tonight I plan to try using the Divx codec from within the Pinnacle software and use exactly the same settings you recommend for the first past. I'll then load that file into Virtual dub for the second pass and rotation and see what happens.

I will also try to create a file using the Pinnacle DVD codec and again processing it through Virtual Dub with the divx codec using your recommended settings.

But my main question at this time was where did you get the source file for your test.avi? And if possible, what codec was used to create it. I may be able to get Pinnacle to recognize that codec so I can feed Virtual Dub with the proper quality file to get the great results seen in your test file.

P.S. Sorry for the long post, but I'm really interested in porting my home movies to the Ax!

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mwrublew Aximsite Rookie DAP Freshman Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Northville, Michigan Posts: 66 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Fibrizo's Test File Source Codec?? Fibrizo, I down loaded your Lord of the Rings test.avi file and was astounded by the quality. However, when I followed your instructions and fed Virtual Dub a MPEG2 quality source file the result was very poor - no where near your test file. Background: I use Pinnacle Studio 8 to edit my home movies. The DV codec used by Pinnacle (and my Sony camera for that matter) isn't recognized by Virtual Dub. So I have to output my video using a different codec. For my first attempt I used the MPEG2 (SVCD) codec, reducing the size and audio during the file creation process. I then processed the file in Virtual Dub using your instructions (skipping the audio and resizing since both were done prior to feeding Virtual Dub and I also left the FPS at 29.97). The resulting file was small, but very poor in quality. I tried several other codecs (Indeo, CinePak) which produced larger files with much better quality (as seen on my PC), but PocketMVP won't read them - it also won't read the raw MPG. Tonight I plan to try using the Divx codec from within the Pinnacle software and use exactly the same settings you recommend for the first past. I'll then load that file into Virtual dub for the second pass and rotation and see what happens. I will also try to create a file using the Pinnacle DVD codec and again processing it through Virtual Dub with the divx codec using your recommended settings. But my main question at this time was where did you get the source file for your test.avi? And if possible, what codec was used to create it. I may be able to get Pinnacle to recognize that codec so I can feed Virtual Dub with the proper quality file to get the great results seen in your test file. P.S. Sorry for the long post, but I'm really interested in porting my home movies to the Ax!