Optimal Video: Pixel Resolution, Bit Rate, Format? Sony Vegas Movie Studio

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Originally Posted by chris1683

I convert movies using Magic DVD Ripper and use the following settings:

H.264 MPEG-4
480x320 size (for widescreen)
1500k resolution
3X audio (for louder sound - sounds like a movie theatre!)
Original frame rate
Under settings - Force audio sync

Average output size is about 1gb per movie but well worth it. There is nearly no dropped frames and the video plays smooth and the audio is in sync. I use the standard album player and have no problems.

Thanks for the post. I assum you mean 1500k as the BitRate (not the resolution)?

I'll have to give those settings a try and see how it works. I think there are various "flavors" of h.264/MP4, depending on what codec is used, how efficient they are, etc. But I'm definitely out of my league when dealing with those aspects of video.

My source is different - not DVD - so I'm not sure whether Magic DVD Ripper would be applicable to my situation, but I'll have to check it out and see.

Best,