Splitting mpg

[CWJ123]

I followed Major 4's advice and used the dvd high bitrate Preset to encode a Video_TS . But although it was very successful the reslting 1.95gb mpg is not split as I hoped it would be - in tools it was set on auto.

How do I now split this file?

Thanks

[major]

A DVD does not need splitting. If you want to make a SVCD, then you should use the SVCD quick preset and the file will be split to CDR size as indicated in the video tab.

[CWJ123]

thank you major for you reply but now I'm left more confused. I emiled you asking how I could convert the Video_TS to svcd and you replied by email advising me to select the preset dvd high bitrate. I have already experimented using the svcd preset but for some reason I got an audio and video file that would not mux

I would be most grateful for assistance

[major]

thank you major for you reply but now I'm left more confused. I emiled you asking how I could convert the Video_TS to svcd and you replied by email advising me to select the preset dvd high bitrate. I have already experimented using the svcd preset but for some reason I got an audio and video file that would not mux
I would be most grateful for assistance

If I said so, then I misunderstood your question. To convert VIDEO_TS to SVCD you need to select the SVCD preset. Check also this guide http://homepage.mac.com/major4/divx_svcd.html which will also work if your input file is mpeg-2, and make sure to enable the "Decode with mplayer" option.

[CWJ123]

somehow my emails will not get through to you Major 4 so I apologise to all if this message is too long:

Dear major 4

Thank you for your reply. I love this app of yours, and that's why I happily paid for the licence but it does not always give the results I expect or hope for. For example:

I have a dvd of a violinist that I have ripped using dvdbackup and produced a folder "VIDEO_TS", containing a number of files:VIDEO_TS.BUP
VIDEO_TS.IFO
VIDEO_TS.VOB
VTS_01_0.BUP
VTS_01_0.IFO
VTS_01_0.VOB
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
VTS_01_4.VOB
VTS_01_5.VOB

these contain menu and different language subtitles.. I have successfully burnt this as a dvd using Toast and it plays just as the original. But I also wanted to convert it to svcd to burn to cds. Before I emailed you asking how to do this I had already tried using the svcd preset but I had 2 disappointing things happen.....1. The subtitles were not present and the audio and video did not mux and there seemed no way I could get them to mux. The audio was in ac3 format and even when I did manage to convert it to MP2 it seems to come out as mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, 224 kbs and not 44100.

Now when I did follow you advice and used the preset dvd high bitrate I got the subtitles in the selected language and I got the mpg muxed and it plays perfectly. I did manage to split it using mpgtxwrap but of course although I could burn to cd, using VCD Builder, in the dvd player the video looks fine but the sound is very broken up. I have just tried using iTunes to convert the audio to wav and I am trying in OS9 to convert the wav to mp2, 44100. and then see if I can mux them.

I expect what I'm attempting is all wrong and your wonderful application will do it all for me. But how?

Thank you

[major]

The process you're following is quite awkward. To convert VIDEO_TS to SVCD with subtitles all you have to do is:

1/ drop the VIDEO_TS folder over ffmpegX icon
2/ select SVCD preset
3/ if you have subtitles, choose the language in filters tab and enable "Burn"
4/ enable "decode with mplayer" in the options tab
5/ hit encode