is this a vcd??

[kcalczab]

i have the following folders -

cdi, ext, mpegav, segment, & vcd

is this a vcd and how to i make it one??

cheers

(FYI - its a school play someone sent me as a iso and i undid it in isobuster)

[bunyip]

It sure looks like it.

If you just want to burn it to a CD as a VCD, your CD burning software should have a 'Burn Image' option, use this to burn the original 'ISO' file (which is a disk image) to CD and then it should play as a VCD.

[kcalczab]

its an iso.bin - is that ok to burn??

[bunyip]

A '.bin' file usually needs a corresponding '.cue' file that tells the burner how to handle the '.bin' file.

If you don't have a 'cue' file you can try just creating a basic one - it works in most cases.

With a text editor (e.g. Notepad) create an 'xxx.cue' file, where 'xxx' is the same name as the 'bin' file, and type the following:

FILE "C:\xxx.bin" BINARY
  TRACK 01 MODE2/2352
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 02 MODE2/2352
    INDEX 00 00:04:00
    INDEX 01 00:06:00

(Change 'C:\xxx.bin' to your bin file name).

Now try using the 'cue' file to burn the CD image.

[kcalczab]

no, i have a cue and a bin but dont know what to do with them

[bunyip]

Good - then all you need do is select the 'Burn Image' option on your cd burning software and select the '.cue' file.

If you just want to play the files on your PC without burning a VCD - use 'isobuster' to extract the files in the 'MPEGAV' directory of the 'bin' file (they will be either '.DAT.' files or '.MPG' files) to your hard disk and then just play them in Windows Media Player.

[kcalczab]

its just that i have recordnow max so is that a data disc??

[bunyip]

OK - No it can't be burnt as a data disk, it must be burnt as a disk image, unfortunately RecordNow Max does not support cue/bin images.

You have two options to create a VCD:
Option 1. Install Nero Burning software - it does support cue/bin - I'm running both Nero & RecordNow on the same PC - no problem.
Option 2. Use isobuster to extract the MPG files and load them into RecordNow and create a new VCD using the 'Video CD' option.

[vtoskov]

I have Nero can you tell me how to burn image, cause I have bin file, and I made the cue file according to your information.

[bunyip]

There are several ways;
1. If you are using the standard NERO interface select 'File' -> 'Burn Image' and load the 'cue' file and burn.
2. If using the Wizard, select 'CD' -> 'Compile a New CD' -> 'Other Formats' -> 'Create a CD from an image file', load the 'cue' file and burn.
3. If using Nero Express select the 'Disc image or saved project' option, load the 'cue' file and burn.

[vitualis]

You should actually regenerate the CUE/BIN image rather than just guessing what the cue file should be.

This can be accomplished with VCDImager Tools GUI: http://www.michaeltam.com/vcdimager_tools_gui.html (select the CUE/BIN regenerator tool).

To burn the image under Nero (make sure you have a newer version), choose it to "Burn Image" and then load the CUE file.

Regards.

[vtoskov]

With a text editor (e.g. Notepad) create an 'xxx.cue' file, where 'xxx' is the same name as the 'bin' file, and type the following:

Code:
FILE "C:\xxx.bin" BINARY
TRACK 01 MODE2/2352
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 MODE2/2352
INDEX 00 00:04:00
INDEX 01 00:06:00

(Change 'C:\xxx.bin' to your bin file name).

I did this and when I loaded the cue file in Nero Burn Image the Size of the file doubled, the bin file is about 500Mb but when I loaded the cue file it showed me that the file is about 1GB. Does it matter if the bin and the cue file are in a different directory, or they have to be in the same directory???

[vtoskov]

ok thank you for all your help I figure out the problem.