Best compression for MOTION file with lots of graphics

Hi,
Does anyone know the best setting to compress Motion's file into mpeg2 for dvdsp4? I had setted mine to 7.5 constant bit rate, & the frame control as best with IP 6GOP but I still see lots of pixal break when viewing in dvdsp.
any suggestion?
thanks,
JP

Hey JPNG
the answer to you encoding from either sonic's encoder or srpuce's MPX3000 is an undoubted YES YES YES
if you have these hardware encoders available to you, by all means DO IT/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png
i actually use Spruce's encoder all the time, have it networked with my mac and encode a lot of content this way.
as far as compatibilty issues, they are NON-EXISTENT/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png
oh man, you said the magic word, you just opened up the true power of DVDSP without having to worry about encoding in the background/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png
good luck
Mikey M.

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