Clarity of MPEG-1 VCDs

snicholshms wrote on 7/16/2002, 12:30 PM

The default MPEG1 setting to burn a VCD produces a somewhat "fuzzy" image when played on a DVD player. There is a slight blur to the edges. Does anyone have a custom setting that produces a sharper, more focused image?

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SonyDennis wrote on 7/16/2002, 5:48 PM

Are you comparing to other VCD's, or DVD? Because VCD is *never* going to look as sharp as DVD. For one thing, there is only 352x240 pixels! The fact that your player is nice enough to smooth between them is a feature, some just pixelate.
///d@

snicholshms wrote on 7/16/2002, 11:50 PM

Thanks for the info, Dennis. I understand that VCD will never be as clear as DVD. Just looking to "fine tune" the image, if possible.
Steve

riredale wrote on 7/17/2002, 12:54 AM

Some say that VCD was developed to produce an image comparable to analog VHS. To me, however, it looks slightly worse, due to blockiness. Where it shines is in the lack of horizontal (analog) jitter. Titles stay rock-solid.