Here's the dvd2svcd.ini file: [Settings] XPos=163 YPos=45 UseDVDRip=0 UsevStrip=0 UseInternalRip=1 Save diskspace=0 vStrip Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\vStrip\vStrip.exe vStrip Folder=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie DVD2AVI Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe DVD2AVI Folder=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie iDCT=0 DVD2AVI Pause=0 WavConv=5 BitRate=7 tooLame Mode=0 Audio Folder=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie Autodetect Azid Gain=1 SubMux Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\WinSubMux\WinSubMux.exe MPG2Dec DLL=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\mpeg2dec.dll InverseTelecine DLL=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\InverseTelecine\Donald Graft\decomb.dll SimpleResize DLL=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\SimpleResize\SimpleResize.dll CCE Folder=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie NoOfpasses=4 CCE Image Quality=17 CCE Anti noise value=2 CCE Anti noise=0 CBR=0 One Pass VBR=0 Multi Pass VBR=1 Dont Delete Files=1 Create VAF=1 QFactor=5 Linear quantizer scale=1 Zigzag scanning order=1 Pulldown Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\pulldown\pulldown.exe Pulldown Folder=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie Use2Streams=0 Pri1Audio1=28 Pri1Audio2=28 Pri2Audio1=-1 Pri2Audio2=-1 Sub1=28 Sub2=-1 Sub3=-1 Sub4=-1 Sub5=-1 Sub6=-1 Sub7=-1 Sub8=-1 Azid Gain Offset=6 Rip subtitles=1 Subpictures Folder=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\subs Min. Delay. Between Subtitles=100 SVCD subtitles=1 BeSweet Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe Permanent subtitles=0 PAL Y-Pos=-1 NTSC Y-Pos=-1 MinsHigh1=50 MinsHigh2=76 MinsHigh3=100 MinsHigh4=125 MinsHigh5=163 NumCd1=1 NumCd2=1 NumCd3=2 NumCd4=2 NumCd5=3 NumCd6=3 CDSize 1=800 CDSize 2=800 CDSize 3=740 CDSize 4=800 CDSize 5=740 CDSize 6=800 MaxBitrate=2530 MinBitrate=300 MaxAvg=2500 MinAvg=2375 Adjust Audio Bitrate=1 Use Min. Avg.=1 Force Film=0 bbMPEG Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe bbMPEG Folder=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie Movie Offset=0 CDOverlap=2 I-Author Folder=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie Data Preparer=dvd2svcd VCDImager Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDImager.exe VCDXBuild Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe Use I-Author=0 Use VCDImager=0 No images=0 Use VCDXBuild=1 Title Picture=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultTitlepicture.bmp Change CD Picture=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultChangeCD.bmp Length of Chapters=60 Use TitlePicture=1 Use ChangeCD Picture=1 Avisynth Bicubic b Value=0 Avisynth Bicubic c Value=0.75 SmartDeinterlace Mode=2 SmartDeinterlace Treshold=10 SmartDeinterlace Denoise=1 SmartDeinterlace Blend=0 SmartDeinterlace Fast=1 Edit Avisynth Script file=0 UseAVI2SVCD=0 UsePVA2SVCD=0 UseDVD2SVCD=1 PVA Executable= PVA Folder=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie UseCDOverlap=1 Wave Length Adjust Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\WLA\WLA.exe FirstRun=0 MADPlay Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\MADPlay\madplay.exe Use CDMage=0 CDMage Executable= RunPerCDImage=0 RunPerCDImage Executable= RunFinal=0 RunFinal Executable= RunPerCDImage Params= RunFinal Params= bbMPEG videoDelay Adjustment=180 bbMPEG audioDelay Adjustment=180 bbMPEG audio1Delay Adjustment=180 Use MPEGAV=0 FixedChapters=0 DVDChapters=1 ForceIAuthorSupport=1 TMPGEnc Rate Control Mode=2 Subtitle DLL=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Avisynth Subtitler.dll BMP Loader DLL=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Avisynth BMP Loader.dll VFAPI Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VFAPI\Reader\VFAPIConv-EN.exe ResizeMethod=2 UseMPEG1=0 UseMPEG2=1 Convert to Canopus codec=0 Convert to Divx4=0 Use Frameselection=0 New Default Folder=0 DVD2SVCD Level=0 Eject DVD=0 Luminance Gain=0 Luminance Offset=0 Audio1Downsampling=1 Audio2Downsampling=1 Audio1BitRate=9 Audio2BitRate=5 Folder Structure Source= Folder Structure Video= Folder Structure Audio= Folder Structure Muxed= Folder Structure Subs=Subs Intra=8,16,19,22,26,27,29,34,16,16,22,24,27,29,34,37,19,22,26,27,29,34,34,38,22,22,26,27,29,34,37,40,22,26,27,29,32,35,40,48,26,27,29,32,35,40,48,58,26,27,29,34,38,46,56,69,27,29,35,38,46,56,69,83 NonIntra=16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,19,20,21,22,23,24,26,27,20,21,22,23,25,26,27,28,21,22,23,24,26,27,28,30,22,23,24,26,27,28,30,31,23,24,25,27,28,30,31,33 Matrice Preset= Use deafult Matrice=1 LFEDownmixLR6Ch=-3 LFEDownmixLFE6Ch=0 CenterDownmix6Ch=0 SurroundDownmix6Ch=0 DynamicCompression6Ch=1 StereoDownmixType6Ch=0 RearChannelFiltering6Ch=0 DialogNorm6Ch=0 LFEDownmixLR2Ch=-3 LFEDownmixLFE2Ch=0 CenterDownmix2Ch=-1 SurroundDownmix2Ch=-1 DynamicCompression2Ch=1 StereoDownmixType2Ch=0 RearChannelFiltering2Ch=0 DialogNorm2Ch=0 No Audio Conversion=0 TemporalSmoother Strength=2 TemporalSmoother Radius=1 Use TemporalSmoother=0 Use Sharpen=0 Sharpen Value=0 Flip Vertival=0 Add ResampleAudio=1 Resize To=0 Use CCE=1 Use TMPGEnc=0 CCE Safe Mode=0 Progressive=1 Auto Intra DC=0 DVD Compliant=0 Restrict auto I frame insertion=0 Close all GOPs=0 Intra DC=2 M GOP=3 MN GOP=5 SEQ Header=1 Constrained Parameter Set=1 TMPGEnc Motion search precision=4 TMPGEnc Field Order=2 Frames pr spread=50 Spread=40 OffsetFixed CQ Value=80 Use fixed CQ Value=0 DC component precision=2 Output YUV data as Basic YCbCr not CCIR601=0 Use floating point DCT=1 No motion search for still picture part by half pixel=1 Soften block noise=0 Soften Intra=35 Soften NonIntra=35 TMPGEnc GOP I Pictures=1 TMPGEnc GOP P Pictures=4 TMPGEnc GOP B Pictures=3 TMPGEnc SEQ Headers=1 TMPGEnc Max frames in GOP=0 TMPGEnc Close GOPs=0 TMPGEnc Detect Scene Change=1 Enabled Padding=0 SubOutputPalette0=clBlack SubBlendPalette0=0 SubOutputPalette1=clWhite SubBlendPalette1=15 SubOutputPalette2=$001E1E1E SubBlendPalette2=15 SubOutputPalette3=clGray SubBlendPalette3=15 Resize Subtitles=100 CVD subtitles=0 bbMPEG MPEG1=0 bbMPEG VCD=0 bbMPEG MPEG2=0 bbMPEG SVCD=1 bbMPEG DVD=0 bbMPEG VBR=1 bbMPEG Pad VCD=0 bbMPEG Write PEC=1 bbMPEG Add Scan Offsets=1 bbMPEG Align Sequence Headers=1 bbMPEG Use Private Stream 2=0 bbMPEG Computed Bitrate=1 bbMPEG TimeStamps=0 bbMPEG Pulldown=2 bbMPEG MuxRate=0 bbMPEG Pack Size=2324 bbMPEG Packets Pack=1 bbMPEG Video Buffer=230 bbMPEG Audio 1 Buffer=4 bbMPEG Audio 2 Buffer=4 PBCType=0 Use ChangeCD Picture on All=1 Use EntrySVD=0 Save XML=1 Save Movie Info=1 ProcessPriority=1 Automatic Shutdown=0 Anamorphic Aspect=1 MPEG51 Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\MPEG5.1\pub_enc.exe Resize AVS Position=1 TemporalSmoother AVS Position=2 Sharpen AVS Position=3 CCE Field Order=2 [Executables] PVA Executable= vStrip Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\vStrip\vStrip.exe DVD2AVI Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe BeSweet Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe MadPlay Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\MADPlay\madplay.exe BeSplit Executable= CCE Executable=C:\Program Files\Custom Technology\Cinema Craft Encoder SP\cctsp.exe VFAPI Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VFAPI\Reader\VFAPIConv-EN.exe TMPGEnc Executable= Pulldown Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\pulldown\pulldown.exe SubMux Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\WinSubMux\WinSubMux.exe bbMPEG Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe I-Author Executable= VCDImager Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDImager.exe VCDXBuild Executable=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe CDMage Executable= RunPerCDImage Executable= RunFinal Executable= MPG2Dec DLL=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\mpeg2dec.dll InverseTelecine DLL=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\InverseTelecine\Donald Graft\decomb.dll Subtitle DLL=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Avisynth Subtitler.dll BMP Loader DLL=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Avisynth BMP Loader.dll SimpleResize DLL=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\SimpleResize\SimpleResize.dll Title Picture=D:\TitlePics\Recess.BMP Change CD Picture=C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DefaultChangeCD.bmp MPEG51 Executable= [Folders] PVA Folder=D:\M-Recess1\ DVD2AVI Folder=D:\M-Recess1\ vStrip Folder=D:\M-Recess1\ Audio Folder=D:\M-Recess1\ CCE Folder=D:\M-Recess1\ TMPGEnc Folder=D:\M-Recess1\ Pulldown Folder=D:\M-Recess1\ bbMPEG Folder=D:\M-Recess1\ I-Author Folder=D:\M-Recess1\ Subpictures Folder=D:\M-Recess1\Subs

In the bitrate tabe change the min to 1-40. then change the cd size to whatever size you want it to be. You should be all set. :)

Ok, on the Bitrate tab, I have: Between 0 and 40 mins use 1 CD size 800 (? - 2525) Between 40 and 76 mins use 1 CD size 800 (2525 - 1230) ... Max 2530 Min 300 <unchecked> Min avg 1600 Max avg 2230 Once again, I got another image that was approximately 620MB in size... :(

Ok, I did a CBR at 2600 / 300, nothing else checked, and got a 665MB image. This is closer to 700MB, but this isn't the expected result is it?

max average is set at 2230? change this to 2450 if you want to fill a cdr with 42 minutes. keep min at 300, max at 2600. with this high a bitrate cbr is good, no need to use 4-pass vbr.

da franksta is right, set maxavg also higher. I set both max to 2600 (sorry for not say this clearly), min to 300 and uncheck minavg. So DVD2SVCD can calculate the correct bitrate.

Ok, I used the default settings, then made these overrides: On the first line (Between 0 and 50...): . overrode CD Size to 800 On the last line: . set Max. to 2600 (Min. left alone at 300) . set Max. to 2450 (Min. avg left alone and unchecked) And, I got a 699.84MB image! Thanx! So, I'm guessing that I had to tweak these settings since DVD2SVCD was otherwise bounded by some of the characteristics of this rip. Can you guys offer some simple guidelines on when I need to do this and how to calculate out the override values?

You should set max to 'limit of your Player-audiorate'. If you want to stay in the specs, set max to '2756-audiorate'. I always set maxavg to the same value, but you want to be on the safe side (Some have CCE-problems with this settings) set maxavg to '2756-audio-120'. Set min to 300, uncheck minavg. You can leave this settings for all your conversions.