Is SVCD same quality as DVD

1. exceldent
   Member

   
   In the recent issue of videomaker it said that the SVCD uses mpeg2 commpression, which is what is used for DVD, but will the quality still be the same on a cd.
   I made a SVCD music video that has some fast motion and basic dissolves. These parts do show some commpression.
   I had used Roxio6 and it was worse than the trial of Ulead DVD2. I also do not remember the setting, as it was a trial.
   I do not currently have a dvd burner, but am wondering when I do upgrade if I will still have the noticable compression.
   Thanks,
   Steven

   Posted 8 years ago #

2. mrvideo
   Member

   
   Yes, the quality will be the same with the same source MPEG-2. Without the expensive luxury of Hollywood-style hand encoding extreme motion will always be a problem for hobbyists. You can try using 2-pass variable bit rate (VBR) encoding to concentrate high data rates at segments of extreme motion but I doubt you'll completely eliminate motion artifacts in the compression.
   
   David Hurdon
   http://www.contentshop.tv

   Posted 8 years ago #

3. Kingkool682
   Member

   
   While SVCD and DVD use the same mpeg2 compression scheme, they both have different resolutions. An SVCD gets rendered out @ 480 pixels by 480 pixels and then the DVD player stretches the video out making it look normal again. DVD's are 720 pixels by 480 pixels. DVD's have more "picture Information" therefore have better quality.
   
   Now depending on how long your project is, you could try rendering out the SVCD using CBR (Constant Bit Rate) and setting the maximum bitrate as high as it can go! How do you figure out how high to set it? A Bitrate calculator ofcourse!
   
   Check this out: http://www.dvdrhelp.com/calc.htm

   Posted 8 years ago #

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