In order to change the settings for the output file you have to unlock it. You can do this by simply clicking "Load" again. Under the directory "Template" you can see a subdirectory called "Extra". Double click it and then double click "unlock". Now you can change the default settings.

Now click "Setting" on the start window and a window like the one below will appear:



Make sure you have the same settings under "Video" as the window above. You can have "Highest quality (very slow)" instead of what you see above but the encoding process will take too long making almost no change in the quality of the video.

Under "Advance" the settings must comply with the window below:



Leave the settings under GOP structure, System, Audio and Quantize matrix as default. These settings are mostly for making SVCDs and DVDs, so you don't have to worry about them. Well, you are now done with the hardest part. All you have to do now is to click "Start" on the start window. You can see the movie in a small window as it is being converted.

Sit back and relax, as it will take some time before the conversion is done. Depending upon the size of the source file and the settings you have chosen, it will take different time for the conversion. In general, a 5 minute-long song with the setting "High quality (slow)" takes between 10 to 15 minutes.

After the conversion process is complete, close the encoder and go to the directory where you have saved the output file, in other words your first VCD movie. Double click it and your default player will play it for you. Don't be horrified if you find the video quality of a low standard since VCDs are not really for playing on a PC. The movie will have much better quality while playing back on a stand-alone DVD-player.

You can create VCD films from your small movie clips. The best thing to begin with is, of course, music videos, which don't take too long to convert to VCD format and are easy to experiment with.

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Akmal Khan Sapay
Music Editor
Safis Web

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