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DVDHelp.us TMPGEnc Templates (version 1.3)
Changelog:
7/26/03 - PAL VCD/SVCD screen resolution corrected
8/21/03 - PAL DVD-CQ and DVD-CQ (Highest Quality) Max number of frames in GOP set correctly to 15
9/17/03 - Both PAL DVD templates properly set to PAL 25fps in status bar and Encode method changed from improper 3:2 pulldown
2/29/04 - PAL templates corrected to reflect proper PAL settings

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A brief word before the installation notes...

Hi there -

I'm Jake, webmaster of http://www.DVDHelp.us, and I want to thank you for downloading my custom TMPGEnc templates. These free templates are the result of many (many!!!!!) hours of detailed research and testing, and with them, you should be able to get the VCD, SVCD, or DVD productions that you see from commercial products.

We've all seen, or at least heard about, the VCDs that look absolutely beautiful, but we can't seem to figure out the magic numbers to make our own encodes look like that. Well, fear not, for now you can do it too.

The VCD templates will produce a VCD with quality surpassing VHS, sometimes even SVHS. The SVCD templates will easily rival any DVD. As for the DVD templates, well... they're DVDs. Of course, they're going to look great! :)

Click the "Tutorials" link on the left to see all of the great DVDHelp.us tutorials!


Installation notes:

Simply copy the template files into your TMPGEnc/Templates folder.


READ THIS! (It's important)

Other settings that you'll have to manually check since they don't get saved in a template file. These will have no effect on the time it takes to encode your video.

Also on the "Advanced" tab

Video source type: Non-interlace (progressive) [Change this if you get obvious horizontal lines]
Field order: Top field first (field A) [Change this if you notice "jerky" problems]
Source aspect ratio: 16:9 Display if it's a widescreen movie, or 4:3 525 line NTSC (or 4:3 625 line PAL) if it is a fullscreen movie.
Video arrange method: Full screen (keep aspect ratio)


On the "GOP structure" tab:

Check "Detect Scene change" unless you notice that it's causing blotches in your video.


On the "Quantize matrix" tab:

(Optional)
For VCD/SVCD, check all four boxes for VCD and SVCD and set "Intra block" to 10, and "Non-intra block" to 20.

(Optional)
For DVD, check only the first two boxes.


Cleaning up a poor source:

Before I begin this section, let me clarify that the "extra" settings in the table below are ONLY necessary when you want to clean up a video with a poor source. If you're doing a DVD rip or are working from an otherwise quality source, these filters are not necessary. You'll still need the settings listed above, but you may safely ignore the two filters listed in this table.

I recommend that you also set the following in order to get the best quality. These can't be saved in the templates, so you'll have to set them yourselves...

On the "Advanced" tab

"Noise reduction"
For VCD/SVCD

(Not necessary for DVD)

  • Still picture: 100
  • Range: 4
  • Time Axis: 100
  • Check "High quality mode"
  • "Enable filter"

"Sharpen Edge"
For VCD/SVCD

(Not necessary for DVD)

  • Horizontal: 127 (all the way to the right)
  • Vertical: -127 (all the way to the left)
  • DO check "Enable filter"
  • DO NOT check "Field base"

 

Now keep in mind that the two additional settings above will DRASTICALLY increase encoding time, but your finished product will be awesome. If you want quality results, you pay the price in encoding time.


PAL users only:

Video tab: Encode mode set to "Non-interlace". Change only if necessary. (It should be unlocked, but if not, you can unlock this setting by clicking on the actual words "Encode mode" which will open a Lock/Unlock prompt.)

 

Have fun!

 

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