VCD Header Trick Results in too large VCD to burn in nero...

[ghost641]

Hi, i'm curious if anyone has had this problem.

I've used the VCD Header Trick on numerous occasions to get a specific DVD player to play my SVCDs. I've never had this happen before.

For some reason, on one particular disc, which is no longer than any others, when i do the header trick i get an .mpg file which shows up as much larger than the 80 AND 90 min boundary in Nero.

I have followed the same procedure as usual whihc included:
1) simple de-multiplex the svcd
2) simple multiplex with MPEG 1 VCD header.

why is this giving me a really long mpg? has anyone seen this before?

[loumarx]

Yep, I see it all the time.
It usually happens to me when I'm trying to fake a VCD from a one-cd SVCD. Something about the vbr, I don't know.

You can try to simple-multiplex to VCD non-standard. It produced, to me, a file approximately the same size, but I had a/v desync when I tried to play it on my standalone. Maybe you'll get more lucky...

I also tried to multiplex the mpeg2 video and the audio as VCD in bbmpeg, but the image kept "jumping" and them froze when played.

[ghost641]

see this is weird...

last week i did this with no problem... now this week i just tried it with the exact same svcd mpg file and this time it's giving me the superlong vcd which nero won't burn.

i have question...

when doing the header trick is it neccesary to de-multiplex then multiplex? or is it sufficient to just run the file thourhg simple multiplex?

[ghost641]

ok, i think i have it sorted out...
it's working now. although i am still doing the same procedure.

here's my guess on what went wrong.

my source .mpg (svcd) file that i am using is mounted in a bin/cue using daemon tools. when i switched the mounting i did not unmount the old cd image, and i think that's what was screwing it up. i just unmounted the old file in dameon tools before mounting a new file and this time it worked. so my assumption is that my source file was screwy.

thanks for that one reply...
have a nice day everyone.