H.264 AIMERsoft and MPEGstreamclip options

[TheJadeArcAngel]

Hey,

To start: I use an OS X as my operating system

I have the following programs to use in my AMV making process:

1) MacTheRipper version 3.0

2) Mpeg Streamclip version 1.9.2

3) Aimersoft DVD Ripper and Aimersoft Video Converter

*I use #3 because ( so far ) it is the only program for OS X capable of de-interlacing VOB files *before* they are converted. MPEG Streamclip does de-interlace but only if you export as DV ... and 90% of the time I dont want that kind of encoding so ...

My goal is quality. The closer to DVD, the better. I used Aimersoft to rip and encode the Hellsing OVA DVD's and they looked stunning. Problem is, i think they were a fluke or at least not par for the encoding course because I tried Gurren Lagann DVD's and H.264 looked ... um, well, kind of crappy when useing the 2600 Kbps bitrate and a 1 minute 35 second cli was over 35mb in size.

For some reason I always see other peoples videos and they look spotless with the H.264 codec however what I am turning out looks obviously pixilated, there are not smooth lines ( they look broken in spots ) and the result is under only at 640x480.

If anybody else uses MPEG Streamclip with OS X: how do you de-interlace your video because ( again, only so far ) the only program that rips video for OS X in MTR and you cant de-interlace with it. What settings then do you export your video with via H.264?

I suppose the best thing to say is I have many capable tools but the right settings elludes me : (

Mainly, I am wondering if anybody has real-world experience with these things, not guides O.o

[Kionon]

I, of course, use avisynth via crossover.

However, Castor Troy does the DV thing, which you don't want to do it seems. I haven't honestly ever tried it. I am curious about this aimersoft you speak of, can you share more information?

As for h264 encodes, are we talking about final product, or we talking about an intermediate editing codec?

[kmv]

MPEG Streamclip does de-interlace but only if you export as DV

I have no idea what you are talking about, I do this all the time when shifting my DVDs onto my media player and I get great results with MPEG Streamclip. You have the option of using the deinterlacer on all the export types, not just DV.

Since you mentioned that you want to export to H.264, here is a cap of the "Export to MPEG-4" window:

Note the "Deinterlace Video" checkbox.

I also like the profiles that come with the app (accessed via the "iTunes..." button).