Re-encoding what codec?

silkshadow · #1 02-12-2005, 05:40 AM

My Sage recordings are starting to take up too much space

. So I am starting to look into compressing them. I have a quick question. You know those Star Trek Enterprise episodes that are avalible on the internet? I was wondering what codec and program they use to create those. Specifically the ones that are ~486 megs with a *.mpg extension? Those come in amazing video quality for such a small file and I'd like to duplicate that so I can store recordings I don't plan on watching anytime soon. Thank you!

Wheemer · #2 02-12-2005, 05:51 AM

I'm not sure about the mpg files you mentioned, however I use AutoGK and convert to Xvid. I am extremely happy with the quality and the files are of course much smaller.

http://www.autogk.net/

SHS · #3 02-12-2005, 09:35 AM

Sound to me more like me the compress could be MPEG-4 at low rez size in order to archive ~486 megs and beat any thing thoses are just most likely DVD rip and not TV recording why don't you ask them how they did thoses recording.

keefmyster · #4 02-12-2005, 12:03 PM

I second the use of AutoGK to compress recordings with the XVID codec. It is nearly idiot-proof and works great. It lets you choose the final compressed file size and it will figure out what it needs to do to compress to that size.

silkshadow · #5 02-13-2005, 01:49 AM

Wow, autogk is pretty sweet. Thank you all! What settings do you guys use? I used the percentage thing at 75% and it took a 1.7 gig file and make it 1.4. Then I did it with the 1/2 CD setting and came out with a 350mb file. Both files seem to play exactly the same quality-wise. Do you experience the same thing?

Quote:

why don't you ask them how they did thoses recording.

Lol,

I don't know anyone who creates those Enterprise episodes. However, if anyone knows someone in the 'hdtv-lol' group, I'd be happy to ask them (and thank them profusely).

Mpeg-4? I thought Xvid was mpeg-4? Oops, I have to go back and re-read that doom9 article again. :head bonk: Thanks for the input!

silkshadow · #6 02-19-2005, 05:07 AM

I searched and couldn't find anything on this so I just experimented. My results are that using a set size of 700mb (in autogk) for a 1hr SD Sage recording (with commericals cut out) on best seems to produce the best balance of quality and size.

batorok · #7 02-23-2005, 01:42 PM

can sage play back xvid files? I know they have divx support...

Wheemer · #8 02-23-2005, 01:59 PM

The divx codec handles xvid aswell.

madad · #9 02-24-2005, 08:17 PM

One other question - I'm now at the stage of wanting to rip all my videos into divx.. but of course I may need to trim the start/end of the video before encoding to xvid.. what tool(s) should I use to do this? The ones I have tried seem to screw up the video...

keefmyster · #10 02-24-2005, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by madad

One other question - I'm now at the stage of wanting to rip all my videos into divx.. but of course I may need to trim the start/end of the video before encoding to xvid.. what tool(s) should I use to do this? The ones I have tried seem to screw up the video...

The following thread discusses that very question: http://forums.freytechnologies.com/f...ead.php?t=9798

I personally like VideoReDo, available at http://www.drdsystems.com/VideoReDo/index.htm

silkshadow · #11 02-24-2005, 10:31 PM

I have a follow up question, if I may? TV eps is working no prob. However, when trying to compress movies from HBO/Chinemax/Star Moves/etc. I am having a problem. I am getting really bad audio sync. I've tried using my 700/45 min rule, 75% (default percentage), 70%, 80% and 1gig per hour settings. All giving me bad audio sync. ANyone have any suggestions? Thank you!

madad · #12 02-27-2005, 03:58 PM

Has anyone setup autogk to run on a batch so that perhaps at 2am each night it goes and encodes anything available?? Be nice if the whole process was automated..

nielm · #13 02-28-2005, 03:02 AM

autogk cannot be command-line/batch controlled. (it is an often requested feature, but Len0x's answer is usually 'It's a GUI app, live with it').

silkshadow · #14 04-06-2005, 01:17 AM

Well, I've given up on Autogk. Seems the audio sync problem is normal and I need to do a step in between to get it fixed. Something about demuxing the audio or something. Blah, too much trouble when I have discovered Nero Recode

. That is one awsome program. Its fast and no problems. Now if only I could figure out how to run it via a command line...

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