I want just 1 mpg; always ending up with 2. Any help?

[Bolognese66]

I always put a "1" next to the box where the movie length is indicated at bitrate, but it always makes vcd mpg's. Who knows the solution to encode to only one file?

[ZippyP.]

What program are you using?

[Bolognese66]

I'm using dvd2svcd in avi2vcd mode and i'm using virtualdub. As a matter of fact i'm following the instructions in Leebear's guide http://www.dvdrhelp.com/forum/userguides/111846.php, but it seems that he left.
I already succeeded in encoding some things, spreading the movie 2 cdrom. But now I have a 1 h 35 min video that only contains cabaret and so I don't have to have top quality. But how do I set everything (bitrate, sample values) so that I end up with a mpg for only one cdr? I thought that when in the bitrate menu in dvd2svcd I would set a couple of "1" next to the movie length and the size 800 MB the file would fit on a single disc.

By the way I'm using cce to encode.

Thanks for your reply.

[ZippyP.]

Sorry, I don't use DVD2SVCD or CCE. Anyone else?

[redwudz]

I have used DVD2SVCD quite a bit. If you haven't done this, go to the bitrate page and temporarily set ALL of the number of CD's to 1. I usually set them all to 2 (Except the ones that are already one) to keep from getting 3 CD's. Unless you have changed settings elsewhere, it should come out on one CD. If you have made a lot of changes elsewhere in the program, can't help you much. DVD2SVCD works best unmodified, unless you REALLY know what you are doing.

[Bolognese66]

I did. At least in the box next to where my movie length is indicated, so between 76 and 100 mins (because my movie 1h 35 mins) using 1 cd size 800.
I am not sure what the values mean that are in the box to the the right of it, in my case 1201 - 856.

[Bolognese66]

Here's my next try. Please view my picture. I don't know why I still end up with 2 mpg's at the end.

[Bolognese66]