bmwracer wrote:

Oh, I ran tmpgenc plus on the AVI file at CQ=100 and it yielded a 2.3GB MPEG2 file... Too big. I'll try again with CQ=80 and see what happens. Is trying to fit four episodes per DVD too much of a sacrifice in picture quality? Any comments?

post up some screen caps.
but i would think that 4 would be too much. 3 episodes would be good, or even 2 episodes would be better.
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amrayu wrote:

post up some screen caps. but i would think that 4 would be too much. 3 episodes would be good, or even 2 episodes would be better.

On a B quality video e.g. JEM's early stuff I usually fit around 4 episodes a DVD (MPEG-2 352x480 29.97fps CBR ~2700kbps, MP2 48kHz 384kbps) and it comes out looking fairly decent.

For A quality stuff I tend to go with 2 episodes per DVD.

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amrayu wrote:

post up some screen caps. but i would think that 4 would be too much. 3 episodes would be good, or even 2 episodes would be better.

Great idea! Good thing I saved each of those conversions...

I'll post 'em and let you guys judge for yourselves.

ruroshin wrote:

On a B quality video e.g. JEM's early stuff I usually fit around 4 episodes a DVD (MPEG-2 352x480 29.97fps CBR ~2700kbps, MP2 48kHz 384kbps) and it comes out looking fairly decent. For A quality stuff I tend to go with 2 episodes per DVD.

With tmpgenc plus, I've been using MPEG-2 720x480 29.97fps CQ 75, Layer-2 48000Hz 192kbps...

I figured 192kbps was fine for broadcast audio and 384 was overkill. I chose CQ (constant quality) mode over CBR (constant bit rate) since CQ mode would give me better overall video quality through the entire episode...

Comments?

Here's some screencaps:

CQ=100

CQ=80

CQ=75

CQ=100

CQ=80

CQ=75

As you can see there doesn't seem to be much of a visible difference from CQ=100 (2.3GB), CQ=80 (1.4GB) and a CQ=75 (1.1GB), but the difference in file size is significant.

if you're gonna put yukie in each screen cap then I can't decide which is better since she looks so damn good in each one!

i think that CQ=80 (1.4GB) is good enough.
that way you can stick 3 episodes onto 1 disc.
good work!!
your set will probably be the cleanest and sharpest one yet!

Eltinator: oh no, what happened to your infatuation with aya!?!?!

p.s. you gonna hook me up with these dvds, bmw?
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I think ill want a copy as well even tho im watching it now, its just for collection purposes... So when all is said and done, the price will be set... Hopefully not too high...
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hope Lei doesn't mind me posting this here:

it's a sample of his capture...as to whether he'll be able to make it available online will have to depend on when he's able to get his DSL connection back (he's been on a 56k connection for the past 2 months since he had problems w/ his DSL)

Wow!... thats a high quality screenshot... hmm... who is thie lei person, is this person a regular at this site?
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Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:

Wow!... thats a high quality screenshot... hmm... who is thie lei person, is this person a regular at this site?

Lei (as in Triple Lei) was a regular at the KIKU board before the appearance of the C/J/K Dramas in California board.

I think bmwracer knows who I'm referring to.

woah!
big filesizes but nice quality. If its gonna be a 1.4GB file, I may have to do mail trades as well. hehehe. can't wait.
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amrayu wrote:

i think that CQ=80 (1.4GB) is good enough. that way you can stick 3 episodes onto 1 disc. good work!!

Thanks. The filesize might vary in CQ mode, since its priority is to maintain video quality over filesize/bit rate...

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your set will probably be the cleanest and sharpest one yet!

Hmm, we'll see. Just hope there's no electrical storms or other intereference between now and September. At least on Sunday nights.

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Eltinator: oh no, what happened to your infatuation with aya!?!?!

Elt's been straying lately: first with Rena, now Yukie. *tears on Aya's pillow*

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p.s. you gonna hook me up with these dvds, bmw?

Absolutely. I'll also have the VHS tapes as well...

creidesca wrote:

Lei (as in Triple Lei) was a regular at the KIKU board before the appearance of the C/J/K Dramas in California board. I think bmwracer knows who I'm referring to.

Sounds familiar, but I haven't hung out at KIKU in a while...

Are you recording Trick3 as well, creidesca?

bmwracer wrote:

Sounds familiar, but I haven't hung out at KIKU in a while... Are you recording Trick3 as well, creidesca?

Lei no longer hangs out at the KIKU board, but at the C/J/K Dramas in California board, along w/ ravrono (who's capture of Trick 3 rivals that of Lei's, from looking at the screen cap he provided of the same pic of Yukie)

I'm taping it, but my reception of the station must be about the same as yours.

Lei's reception is wonderful, since he's using TiVo.

creidesca wrote:

I'm taping it, but my reception of the station must be about the same as yours.

Yep. We're at the mercy of our antennas. And any interference from planes, helicopters, etc....

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Lei's reception is wonderful, since he's using TiVo.

A cable/digital feed is nice.

amrayu wrote:

Eltinator: oh no, what happened to your infatuation with aya!?!?!

hahaha, yukie is quickly moving up to number 2.

damn, there are like a whole bunch of people taping trick 3 now... This is fun!..

And I dunno about elt either, he spends most of his time on other artistes boards rather than on aya chan's board...
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Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:

damn, there are like a whole bunch of people taping trick 3 now... This is fun!.. And I dunno about elt either, he spends most of his time on other artistes boards rather than on aya chan's board...

doh! I'm searching for pics to do one hec of a pic flood one of these days