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#1 do not ask "what is best", there is NO answer to this question in any aspect. there is no best player, encoder, format, or anything else for that matter. the best is what works best for you and only YOU can tell what works best for you.
#2 include information. far to many questions are asked in the shortest form possible. i cant speak for everyone but i know when i see a question where the asker couldnt be bothered to do any more than type 6 or 7 words i never answer these questions even if i know the answer. you get out what you put in and if you put in half assed questions with little to no information you will get half assed incomplete answers.
#3 read this site. if i had $1 for every post that can be answerd by placing a link to another page of this very site i could retire. before asking your question ask yourself if you have looked at the guides and FAQ, if you havent then you shouldnt be asking. this includes looking at the player list to check for compatibility.
#4 if you are "in a hurry" or "don't want to burn anymore coasters" then just stop now. get a VCR and a case of blank video tapes because VCD creation is not for you. i would be willing to say that anybody on this forum that knows what they are talking about got that way by taking the time to learn and also burning coasters learning. if you dont want to invest any effort in learning then dont expect those that did to bend over backwards to accomodate you.
#5 communication MUST be clear and ACCURATE. nobody can help you understand an error unless you provide the exact error message. nobody can tell you if there is information for your player available on other sites unless you include the correct model number. nobody can tell you why your VCD wont play if you dont say how you made it or what you are playing it on.
i understand that there are many people that are not native english speakers that use this forum and they may have a problem being able to ask their questions in english. i do not suggest that these people are less deserving of help because they dont speak english. what i suggest you do if you do not have a command over the english language is to ask your question using the best english you can then also include your question asked in your native tounge. many times someone will ask a question and because their broken english it is not understandable and because they did not include their question in their native language as well one of their fellow countrymenthat may have been able to help does not understand the question either. make one post and ask your question 2 ways in that post, once in english and once in your native language.
the most important thing you can do is to show that you are trying to help yourself. nobody want to help someone that gives the impression they can't even help themself. if you make a post with a header saying "TMPGEnc keeps screwing up my audio" you will get replies from people that really like TMPGEnc saying unhelpful things. the software did not make a mistake, you did. say "i screwed up my audio with TMPGEnc" and the replies you get will be very different i am sure.
one last thing i need to say. this is not one of those "WHA WHA this forum is going to hell" posts. to be perfectly honest i think this is possibly the best forum anywhere on the internet. all i hope to accomplish with this post is to provide some understanding to others why their posts either did not get replied to were replied to in an insufficient manner. my hope is that at least one person will read this and be able to get the answers they need in the future because they followed these tips.
peace out,
dumwaldo
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