problem with vcd, svcd, and xvcd on my dvd player

[kvanderslice]

first of all, happy new year.

okay. heres my problem. i have a home movie that my uncle sent me of our family reunion. (took forever over AIM direct connect.) its in mpeg, 352 x 480 resolution. when i burn it to a vcd, and play it on the dvd player, i get no video, only audio. i tried burning it as a vcd, xvcd, and svcd, all of which my player is compatable with. ive tried multiplexing with TMPGEnc, but what am i doing wrong? im using nero 5. also, im not using the conversion in nero. when i go to burn the file with standard compliance on, heres what it says: (this is if i dont multiplex it, and im making a vcd)

The file C:\Video\Reu.mpg is not a valid file for creating a standard Video Cd V2.0 (CD-I player) disc. A compliant video file requires the following specifications:
MPEG-1 which was encoded for video cd:
audio: 44.1 kHz; stereo, 224 Kbit/s
video: 352 x 240 / 29.97 hz or 352 x 240 / 23.979 Hz or 352 x 288 / 25 Hz

The following problems were found:
-stream encoding which is invalid for a [Super]Video CD
-invalid video stream: 29.97 frames/second, 352 x 480 pixels




thanks

-k

[johns0]

burn the mpg as svcd and non compliant in nero.

[kvanderslice]

didnt work... what now?

[TBoneit]

Easy answer is two ways to go.

It sounds like a dvd format video, so find a friend with a dvd burner, or

convert with TMPGenc to VCD specs and burn onto a VCD format CD.

1st choice will keep better quality, 2nd choice will be a a diy project.

Good Luck

[ZippyP.]

Test your file with avicodec and post the results.

[kvanderslice]

k. not sure what i should post so i'll post it all


avicodec reported:

File : 622 MB (640 MB), duration: 0:16:44, type: MPG, 1 audio stream(s), quality: 80 %

Video : 613 MB, 5123 Kbps, 29.970 fps, 352*480 (16:9), MPG2 = MPEG 2 (SVCD/DVD), Supported

Audio : 26 MB, 224 Kbps, 44100 Hz, 2 channels, 0x51 = Mpeg-1 audio Layer 2 [0xc0], Supported


i took a screenshot of the video codec output:
[img]https://www.videohelp.com/forum/images/guides/p757458/readout.jpg[/jpg]

thanks. i really appreciate this. im such a newb at this kind of stuff. go figure. im a mcse certified computer tech and i cant figure this stuff out for my life

[kvanderslice]

sorry! i messed up the screen shot

here we go

[kvanderslice]

SON OF A! lol

i dont know if this is spamming so i'll stop and give it one more time...
oh max file size is 50 kb

sorry for all of this

[ZippyP.]

Video : 613 MB, 5123 Kbps, 29.970 fps, 352*480 (16:9), MPG2 = MPEG 2 (SVCD/DVD), Supported

Audio : 26 MB, 224 Kbps, 44100 Hz, 2 channels, 0x51 = Mpeg-1 audio Layer 2 [0xc0], Supported

That's exactly what was needed, the video is meant for DVD. Although 352X480 resolution is usually SVCD compatible, it's the 5123 Kb/s bitrate that's giving your player trouble. 2500 is the normal max SVCD bitrate so that's why the video is NG.

So, like Tboneit said, you have 2 options: Find a friend with a DVD burner and author and burn it as is, or re-encode it to S/VCD spec.

To re-encode as an SVCD keeping the 352x480 res:

1. Get Virtualdub-mod and TMPGEnc and install them. D/L the Puertorican CVD templates from the Tools section of this site and install them in the TMPGEnc template sub-folder.

2. De-mux your mpeg with TMPGEnc: start the program and close the wizard, under File>mpeg tools>simple de-multiplex, load in your mpeg then select run. You'll get a .m2v (video) and .mp2 (audio), discard the .m2v, you'll need the .mp2 for multiplexing in step 5.

3. Setup Virtualdub-mod for frameserving, like here. After setting it up and re-starting your computer load your mpeg in Vdub-mod. Under audio select>no audio, under file start the frameserver like in the guide.

4. Open TMPGEnc and use the wizard:

Page 1/5- select the CVD NTSC template, next.
Page 2/5- use your frameserver file as the video input, next.
Page 3/5- select other settings, Video tab>Rate control mode select Constant bitrate from the drop down box and check the "setting" to make sure it's 2520 Kbps, Advanced tab>Video arrange method>full screen (keep aspect ratio), Ok to close the box, next.
Page 4/5- Check that your file size is less than 800 MB, since it's only 16 mins you should be good, next.
Page 5/5- Check the box that says,"output video and audio as individual elementary streams", you may need to change the name so as not to overwrite your .mp2 created in step 2 above, OK to start the encoding.

Discard any .mp2 that was created in this step.

5. Multiplex the new .m2v and the .mp2 from step 2. Start TMPGEnc, close the wizard, file>mpeg tools>simple multiplex, input your m2v (video) and mp2 (audio), select Mpeg2 super video CD in the Type box, select an output name with the extension .mpg, Run.

6. Play the mpeg on your computer to make sure it sounds and looks good. Do what johns0 said above, "burn the mpg as svcd and non compliant in nero."


Good luck and Post/PM if you have any Q's.

Of course you can drop it into nero and let it re-encode for you, but the results will not nearly be as good as above.

[kvanderslice]

thanks. i'll try that. im at work now but i'll be home shortly. you guys are geniuses, really.

thanks

karl

[mats.hogberg]

This is a NTSC CVD format mpeg if it hadn't been for the (for CVD) extremely high bit rate. If youre gonna author as DVD it has to be 48 kHz audio. (So you must resample and reencode the audio if you want it as DVD.)
Try to author as SVCD with VCDEasy. Most players that support SVCD also handles CVD too, but the bit rate will likely cause problems.

/Mats