Re: Confused over Womble output options


"Terry Pinnell" <terrypin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Netmask" <netmask56NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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Terry when you use Automatic Womble picks up the SDE from the input file
and
makes a few assumptions like if it's AVI then it must be NTSC etc - very
annoying. What I do if I'm using mixed media is first go to the Template
and
set what I want usually PAL MPEG2. Then I go back to the video page and
make
sure it is showing 720 x 576 and then click the padlock to the left of
this
line. I then go to the Audio tab and tick AC3 stereo (that's what I want)
and lock it. I can then edit and introduce other tracks without my
default
output being changed. Unfortunately there is no way to set up global
defaults so that when you open the program it automatically selects say
PAL
DVD no matter what the source material happens to be. If anyone knows how
to
do it I'm happy to stand corrected but I've tried everything including
making the .wgp untitled file in the temp folder read only but it doesn't
work either....


I'd much appreciate it if you could stick with me on this a bit longer
please. I'm still unable to get the encoding result I expect.

Could you try the sample AVI file that I've uploaded please (under 2
seconds, 26MB).
http://www.speedyshare.com/617700187.html

In case it helps, its history is:

- I made it in a program called Memory-Map with the program's own
video-making feature. That produced a very large uncompressed file.
Memory-Map's Help says:
"The resulting video file is uncompressed, so it is too large for most
purposes. Use Microsoft Movie Maker (bundled with Windows XP) or
another video file editing package, to format the video to the size
and bit-rate you need."

- I extracted this small test file from the original uncompressed file
in VirtualDub.

The original looks fine when I play it in a variety of programs.
Obviously the photo scenery itself is of limited quality, but it's
acceptable for my purposes. The text at the bottom is sharp. In
particular, the logo 'Memory-Map' is readable.

But the various MPEG conversions I've produced so far with Womble are
much poorer. 'Memory-Map' is not readable. And some of my results are
distorted from the original 4:3 AR.

Before I try other conversion tools I want discover what I'm doing
wrongly in Womble.

BTW, I note that the playback of the AVI file in Womble's Input
Monitor looks fine, but the playback in the Output is poor. Why is
that? Shouldn't they be identical (if the input is unedited)?

My aim is to get an MPG file which

1) I can upload for a discussion I'm having in one of the map/walking
groups.

2) I can include in a DVD in my usual PAL 16:9 format.

Any help achieving this (these?) would be much appreciated please.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK


Terry this is my conversion using Womble - first selected the PAL DVD
template, then saved the file name and then 'Start'
http://www.speedyshare.com/418517508.html


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