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brj8826
10-29-2003, 08:26 PM
Can some please let me know if they way I am doing this extraction to burn process is the best size vs. quality vs. speed?

My goal is to extract and burn the entire collections of both the Simpsons and Seinfeld.

I can't believe that it is this easy.

1. I extract my streams using TyToolv8. I use multiplex mode, set the audio to #6 DVD - 48@224 and then I GET the stream straight to MPG. Am I waisting space with this quality of audio?

2. I use MPEG2VCR to cut out commercials

3. I use DVD Patcher to fix the header so it doesn't double in size according the Ulead Movie Factory.

4. I create the menus and VIDEO_TS using Ulead MF.

5. I burn the disc using Nero.

I am sure there is a better way to do it, but this sure seems easy.

Can anyone let me know if I am sacrificing quailty or if I should change my settings at all.

Again, I just want to have permanent high quality copies of Simpsons and Seinfeld.

Thanks!
captain_video
10-29-2003, 08:58 PM
Are you recording with a SA Tivo or a DTivo?
brj8826
10-29-2003, 09:05 PM
Sorry, HDVR2.
bato
10-29-2003, 10:52 PM
AFAIK a HDVR2 is a Hughes Directv powered by Tivo Series 2 unit. Your audio is 48@192 so why you want to transcode to 48@224? it makes more sense to not transcode audio or go to Dolby 48@384, because there are players/surrond systems/... that can handle the dolby audio better, the audio size will be around twice the normal audio.

Movie Factory is what I used, now I use DVDlab, I don't need to patch the mpg in any way to make it work with it and you can create better menus, chapters, navigation with DVDlab than MF2.
FredThompson
10-29-2003, 11:26 PM
you could use tytool and not have to worry about improper remixing of your source. AFAIK, tytool doesn't support more than 2 channels as there is a problem with timing burps.
brj8826
10-30-2003, 12:02 AM
I have no idea why I would transcode the audio, that is why I was asking.

Thanks for the tip. I downloaded DVDLab and will give it a shot. MF doesn't give me much room to manipulate menus.
FredThompson
10-30-2003, 12:05 AM
DVDLab is not 100% compatible with ty-sourced MPEG2, correct? Granted, it may have changed in the past day or so.
bato
10-30-2003, 12:27 AM
In DVDlab you only need to use the "alternative" multiplexer engine and you will have much sucess with it, only bad mpg that when demux/remux show audio sync problems, but most will work. Of course you need to install 1.1 then 1.3beta5 and frame-index your movie if you use TyTool to cut your ty before creating mpg.
captain_video
10-30-2003, 09:01 AM
AFAIK, tytool doesn't support more than 2 channels as there is a problem with timing burps.

The latest versions of TyTool work fine with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio with no synch issues.
brj8826
10-30-2003, 01:34 PM
Bato, how do I change the multiplex settings to Relax? I can't find the menu to do this. You metioned in another thread that it was located under the compile menu but I can't find that. I can find the compile window, but it doesn't give me any options to change.

I am using version 1.1.

I don't want to get too fancy, I just want to use DVDLab to create the menus and then output to VIDEO_TS and burn with Nero.

I used DVDLab to Demux.

TIA!
brj8826
10-30-2003, 01:42 PM
Ignore that Bato. I just realized I needed to upgrade to 1.3 to get that functionality. I now have 1.3b5 and am relaxing away!
FredThompson
10-30-2003, 02:01 PM
Originally posted by captain_video
The latest versions of TyTool work fine with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio with no synch issues.

There was a problem with some inconsistencies of packet size in AC3. Has jdiner solved this?
yoyo
10-31-2003, 12:53 PM
doesnt mpegvcr re-encode the mpeg? doesnt that take a while?
Fugg
10-31-2003, 02:00 PM
Originally posted by yoyo
doesnt mpegvcr re-encode the mpeg?
Nope!
If you tell it to it will, but not by default.

:)