Auto Transcoding - Higher AVI quality?

[A_Brass]

Hello all, got a transcodoing question.

I'm using the built-in transcodoing and I'm not getting the quality I would like. Using the default settings in the AVI's that are generated for Xvid are a little blocky. I tried to up the bit-rate but it didn't seem to have any effect. I have done a little research on FFMPEG and I modified the command line to up the bit-rate but it didn't work or didn't have any effect on the quality or I"m doing something wrong.

This is the ffmpeg command line I added to my config.xml:

<Conversion name="XviD - HighQuality" cmd="-y -i {SOURCE_FILE} -f avi -ab 224 -ac 2 -acodec mp3 -vcodec mpeg4 -b 2500 -vtag XVID {DEST_FILE}" targetExtension=".avi">-y -i {SOURCE_FILE} -f avi -ab 224 -ac 2 -acodec mp3 -vcodec mpeg4 -b 2500k -vtag XVID {DEST_FILE}</Conversion>

I tried changing the "-b" from 1400 to 2500. I made the change on both the source and dest file sections.

Any idea what else I should change to get a better quality AVI? The size is still 720x480 frame rate is still 29fps.

Thanks in advance.

[HtV]

I think you might have a messed up config.xml. see the 99.5 sticky:
http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=22656 post 5.

After you cleared this up your changes should work make sure you have a k added after the bitrates e.g. -b 2500k

[A_Brass]

I think you might have a messed up config.xml. see the 99.5 sticky:
http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=22656 post 5.

After you cleared this up your changes should work make sure you have a k added after the bitrates e.g. -b 2500k

Thanks HtV, I have got to say this is one of the best user forums I have ever been part of. I compeltly missed the 99.5 sticky about transcoding. I'm suprised it was working at all.

Thanks

[HtV]

I'm suprised it was working at all.
Thanks

It falls back to (lousy) default quality when parameters are entered wrong. Which, in fact is quite amazing.