Encoding to MPEG

As soon as we open Tsunami MPEG Encoder, we see the wizard that helps us start encoding to the desired format.

In this tutorial, we have prepared the video to be encoded as Video CD, PAL version so I'll select that option:

In the next step, click on first "Browse" button and select the video file created with the frame server, in my case "BogusAviFile.avi":

You will notice the audio file is automatically set to your video file, which is good because it speeds things up.

The next screen lets us perform some basic operations and allows us to fine tune the encoding process:

We don't need to encode just a range of the video and we don't need to cut the borders of the video using the "Clip frame" option but we can check the other settings that may improve the quality of the encoded file.

Click on the "Other settings" button, you will see the following window:

There are not too many options that can be changed because a video encoded with other settings will not follow the Video CD standard that we have selected at the start.

You can check the other tabs of the window and see what options there are but when encoding to a strict format such as Video CD the only option that you can easily change is the option called "Motion search precision".

The next wizard window shows you how much space the encoded file will need.

On less strict formats such as Super Video CD or DVD, the video bitrate can be slightly adjusted so that the encoded file will fit exactly on the media you want to use.

The last step of the wizard allows us to specify where the encoded file will be saved. If you leave the "Start encoding immediately" option checked, Tsunami MPEG Encoder will start encoding it as soon as you close the wizard by clicking Ok.

As you can see in the picture below, Tsunami MPEG Encoder can show a preview of the video but it is recommended to disable it for faster speed. You can do this from the menu called "Option", the option is "Preview option".

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