This tutorial explains how to use YMPEG with your favorite applications. Although, this tutorial explains various steps using VirtualDub, procedure will be the same for any other applications.

Note that this tutorial is not for real-time capture using VirtualDub. Although, procedure remains same, VirtualDub menus are different in capture mode.

1. Complete your editing.
2. If requires, add appropriate resize (for making VCD and SVCD) filter from Video Menu->Filters. Be careful if you are resizing the interlace video source, read more in A & E's Technical Guide.
3. Optional: If requires, add deinterlace and noise reduction filter (From Video Menu->Filters). Although, it may slow down your encoding process little bit, it may improve quality substantially. See links for more information on deinterlacing.
4. If you are encoding noisy source, use built-in smart de-noiser (General tab). It is a good idea to use this de-noiser always. If speed is a concern, use built-in DCT de-noiser instead. Alternatively, You may also consider one of the filters from http://neuron2.net/index.html, for example High Quality Smoother or Convolution3D.
5. Select YMPEG as video compression codec from Video menu
   
   
   
   

 

6. Click on Configure button to configure YMPEG Video codec. Make sure to configure output file name. Click OK to finish configuring.
   
   
   
   
7. Select YMPEG as Audio compression codec from Audio menu. Select Appropriate Audio Format and Click OK. Make sure to select "Full Processing Mode".
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. Unselect all Display options from Options menu (press F9, F10).
   
   
   
   
9. Start compression by clicking 'Save As AVI' from file menu. The filename you enter here will be a dummy file generated by VirtualDub and will not be usable. Actual output file will be the one which you have configured in YMPEG Configuration dialog.