I need an encoder to convert MPEG1/MPEG2 files to VCD/SVCD. Which one is the fastest and gives the best picturequality?

Why not use TMPGEnc ? It's free.

Download at http://www.tmpgenc.net

I´ve already got TMPGenc but its too slow. I´m am looking for a faster encoder with good picturequality.

"to convert MPEG1/MPEG2 files to VCD/SVCD"

Your question doesn't make any sense. MPEG1 and MPEG2 already ARE VCD and SVCD format. All you need to do to them is burn them, with Nero or WinOnCD, etc.

If what you're looking for is an encoder to encode TO MPEG2 then I would suggest TMPGenc also, or else you're going to have to lay out some cash and buy a commercial encoder. See any number of posts in this forum for the ongoing debate over which encoder is better...

Snoopy, you´re not right in your posting.
Raw MPEG1 isn´t VCD compliant and raw MPEG2 isn´t SVCD compliant. It depends on bitrates and many other things.

Do a search of 'CCE' in this very site. Undoubtably the fastest mpeg-2 encoder, but encodes mpeg-1's poorly.

Ligos LSX-MPEG is reasonably fast. They recently released an updated Premiere plug-in.

Panasonic only offers mpeg-1 encoding.

Procoder offers excellent quality, the widest choice of encoding parameters (mpeg, mov, avi, etc), but it is gaining the reputation of encoding at glacier-like speeds.

TMPGEnc offers the best quality.

Many choose to encode overnight.

"Set it and forget it,"

Yes, I would sugest CCE SP for encodeing Mpeg2 cuz I think it is the Best and fastest Mpeg2 encoder but you got to frame serve if you are doing any resizeing..But the Mpeg1 encodeing is less than acceptable.I have encoded Uncompressed AVI at 5 times Real time at 150 frames per second to mpeg2..

To Mark.
I´m not sure you understand my question. Although CCE is a very fast encoder you cannot load MPEG files into it. It only accepts AVI and Quicktime files as input.

@flemming

Of course you are right there, but I still don't understand the problem. I mean, if you already have MPEG1/2 files to begin with, you must have already used some encoder to create them in the first place, right? So why don't you just encode them to the correct specs to begin with if they aren't that way already?. And also, Nero will re-encode out of spec MPEG1 files before burning to VCD. With the SVCD plug-in it will do the same for SVCDs, but the quality isn't the best.

Anyway, whatever. I think the real answer you were looking for Mark gave you quite nicely. Thanks Mark.

Your welcome, and thank you, Snoopy...

Hi I would like to add my two pennyworth here, I have an AverTV capture card that captures in MPEG1 & 2 it will even capture VCD compliant MPEG1, but it won't capture DVD or SVCD compliant MPEG2, it won't capture in .avi so I have the unfortunate problem of capturing in MPEG2 format and then converting it so that it is DVD/SVCD compliant. The results are very good but it is still a pain in the a**e having to convert the files.

Do this -> Dvd2Avi - >Fit CD - > CCE 2.5 - > Multiplex
with TempENC , Encoding Speed on an 1200 Athlon = REAL TIME for Svcd !
Mfg

What is even Better Is Mpeg to DVD2AVI to AVISynth to CCE 2.64-2.66..and if you have ASF or WMV file there is a Way to encode them with CCE also....