Options  

AVS Options

  • ConvertToYUY2()
    If Enabled, the video color space is converted to YUY2 before reaching the encoder. This should be ENABLED if you are using CCE. See the CCE FAQ , Q. 14.4 for details.

  • AudioDub(BlankClip())
    This option is a work around for a bug in some versions of CCE. It is only needed if you are using CCE 2.5 and running a AMD Thunderbird or Duron processor. See the CCE FAQ Q 14.1 and Q 14.3 for details.

  • Advanced (expert) Options:
  1. Filter Editor
    This is meant to support filters, but can also be used to activate other AviSynth commands. This is truly an EXPERT OPTION. If you are not intimately familiar with AviSynth leave it alone. It can make your encodes fail completely if incorrectly used. Note: Don't use blank lines.
  2. Deinterlace with DECOMB
    You must have installed the Decomb plug-in and defined it's path in the DVD-RB SETUP window before you can use this option.
    If Enabled, Interlace sources are deinterlaced with the fielddeinterlace() function of the Decomb Package. This is recommended if you plan on viewing your output primarily on a progressive display, such as your computer.
  3. MPEG2Source("source",idct=7)
    If Enabled, the SimpleiDCT is used for decoding the MPEG2 source. This method, taken from the Xvid project, is (slightly) more accurate than the default iDCT at generally the same speed. See this post for more information.
  4. Disable "interlaced"
    Source for the selected VTS will be treated as progressive -- meaning "interlaced=true" will not be added to the ConvertToYUY() line, no Deinterlacing will be applied, Zig-Zag encoding will be used, and the progressive flag will be set. See this post for more information on ConvertToYUY(). Also, note that this is only an override for incorrectly flagged progressive material that would erroneously be treated as interlaced. Progressive material, that is flagged correctly, will be treated properly automatically.
  5. Resize to Half D1
    Allows you to resize select Video Title Sets to half standard resolution. This is within the DVD specs, but some hardware players do not support it. Be sure your target player does.
  6. Convert from LB 4:3 to 16:9
    Allows you to convert select Video Title Sets from 4:3 Letterbox to 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen. This is only recommended if you have a widescreen display.

CCE Options

CCE Basic (2.67+), CCE SP (2.66+), CCE SP (2.5)

Used to Select the version of CCE you are using.
One Pass VBR (w/Analysis) EXPERIMENTAL DVD-RB performs a analysis of the video and then encodes with CCE One-Pass VBR mode. This requires half, or less, of the time for a normal CCE encode, but output size is not guaranteed and quality will be less than the standard Multi-pass method. See this thread for more details.

Advanced (Expert) Settings

These settings are for advanced users, and do not have to be changed from the default. More information can be found in the CCE FAQ , Q. 7.

    1. VBR_Bias
      This setting controls how CCE distributes the bitrate. To quote jdobbs:
      "When you do your first pass the bit allocation per frame/gop is set based on a constant quality. The bias determines how much weight is given toward keeping that allocation. Setting it higher prevents wild swings in bit allocation between frames/gops. Setting it lower makes the encoder allocate more bits to high demand areas as needed and less to low demand. ...The higher you set this value, the closer you get to CBR rather than VBR."

    2. VBR_passes
      Sets the total number of passes the CCE encoder makes. NOTE: This setting is not equal to CCE's "passes" setting because CCE does not count the initial .vaf creation pass.

    3. Quality_prec
      Also known as Image quality Priority in CCE 2.5 and Quantizer characteristics in CCE 2.66 +. This setting ranges from 0-64, but is scaled for CCE 2.5 which uses a 0-100 scale.
      This setting controls whether CCE gives priority to the fine details of the image, or evenly colored flat areas. A low setting will give priority to details, but could result in blockiness or color banding. A high setting will favor flat areas, but could result in edge artifacts

QuEnc Options

  • Trellis Quantization (Slower, Better Quality).
    A encoder option that improves quality, but nearly doubles encoding time.
  • Custom Matrix (QLB on v.53) .
    This uses a custom intra and inter matrix good for lower bitrates.
  • Single-Pass Encode (Faster, Lower Quality)
    If Enabled, encoding is done in one pass instead of the normal 2-pass method. Quality reduction could be significant, especially with low bitrate material.
  • High Quality Mode (slower).
    This slows down the encoder but gives higher quality. It is the same as using -mbd=2 in ffmpeg.
    If you only want high speed encoding, turn this off. But otherwise it is recommended to leave it on.
  • Scene Detection
    If scene detection is on, then scene changes are detected and I-Frames are inserted. This can provide better use of GOPs. However, it can produce strange GOP sized. With Scene Detection off, the GOPs are now (as of 0.51) strictly enforced to use a strict GOP format. (i.e. it won't replace B - Frames with P-Frames in High motion)

ReJig Options

  • Minimize Disc Space Requirements
    Reserved for future use.

Special Error Processing

  • for special cases in which certain #0003 or #0004 errors are encountered -- this is temporary and will be removed in future versions. It is recommended that this option only be used as a last resort after you've encountered one of these errors -- and not before, as it can cause other unpleasant effects. This option ONLY affects the rebuild phase. It is meant to counter what appears to be bad source timing parameters.
 

Set Background Color

  • This option will allow you to set and change the color of the background on the "Windows Standard" skin (or any other skin that doesn't include a graphic background). Please note that graphically oriented skins have fixed colors that will cannot be changed by this option.
 

Setup

    • Application Paths
      The appropriate path must be set here before you can use certain encoding modes or features. In addition, when setting a CCE path you must select which version to use in Options: CCE Options on the main menu bar.
      Path to CCE Basic
      Use this to set the path to your CCE Basic (2.67+) executable. If you are using a TRIAL version of the program, you must first install and configure EclCCE and use the path to that program INSTEAD of the original CCE Basic Trial Version executable.
      Path to CCE SP 2.5
      Use this to set the the path to EclCCE, which must be installed and configured to use the CCE SP 2.5 executable . DO NOT set to the CCE 2.5 executable directly, even if it is NOT a trial version. DO NOT use this setting with newer versions of CCE.
      Path to CCE SP (new)
      Use this to set the path to your CCE SP (2.66 or greater) executable. If you are using a TRIAL version of the program, you must first install and configure EclCCE and use the path to that program INSTEAD of the original CCE SP Trial Version executable.
      Path to ReJig
      If you plan on using the free ReJig transcoder, you must set the path here.
      Path to QuEnc
      If you plan on using the free QuEnc MPEG2 encoder, you must set the path here.
      Path to EclPRO

      If you plan on using Canopus ProCoder you must set the path to EclPRO here (take a look at its section to see how it works).
      Path to Decoder
      If you installed the DGDecode.dll file into your AviSynth Plugins directory, you should not have to set this. If you do not want to auto-load the plugin, or are receiving script errors, you can set the path to the plugin here.
      Path to DECOMB.DLL
      If you plan on using the AVS Option "Deinterlace with Decomb" you must first set the path to the Decomb.dll here
  • Special Settings
    Run Encoder(s) Minimized
    Those Encoders that support it will be run minimized. CCE 2.5 does not support this, even with EclCCE.
  • Audio to Remove
    Check to Remove - CHECKING a language here will automatically REMOVE all audio tracks in that language by default when selecting a new source for a project.
  • Remove all DTS
    If Enabled, all DTS audio tracks will be removed by default when selecting a new source for a project, regardless of language
  • Subpictures to Remove
    Check to Remove - CHECKING a language here will automatically REMOVE all subtitles in that language by default when selecting a new source for a project.