I think I'm trying to burn a xVCD, but having problems

[mojo2185]

First of all, I'm sure it would be very helpful to all of you if you knew what framerate, bitrate, etc. my video is running at. Is there a program I could use to get this info and post it on here?

I used NERO 5.5.xx to burn my file in mpg format onto a "non-compliant" VCD. It burned fine, and sort of works on my standalone dvd player, but the audio is choppy, the video is choppy, and when you fastforward, the audio ends up out of sync. Please note that the file works fine on my computer. No audio, video, or fastforwarding problems. On the DVD Player compatibility list, my DVD player does support xVCD (it says XVCD
5500kbit/s). I have the Apex AD-1100W.

So basically, I want my video to play fine when I put it on a CD and play it in my DVD player. Anyone know how I can fix this? Would getting a newer version of NERO help? If posting the video framerate, bitrate, etc. would help, please tell me a program to get this info so I could post it.

[ZippyP.]

How did you get your mpeg? Did you use nero to create it or are you using nero to burn your mpeg only?

If your source is an avi, then you an use Virtualdub and look under file information for frame rate, resolution etc. Don't use nero to convert your avi to mpeg (if that's what you're doing). Use TMPGEnc and only burn with nero, the results are much better. Look in the Guides section for instructions to use TMPGEnc.

Sounds like your player may not like your XVCD. Try a standard VCD first then experiment with different settings to see what it will accept. XVCD's can vary widely, by definition they are non-standard.

[mojo2185]

I got the mpg file from a "friend." The source file was an AVI file, and was re-encoded by him to a mpg. Originally, the AVI files would not fit on one disc, so he re-encoded using some encoder (not sure which one), so that the file would fit on one disc (and it does, with great quality). I think what he actually did is encode in NTSC, but somehow dropped the framerate to 25 fps (if thats even possible). This way there's less information, and allows the movie to fit on one disc.

I don't have the original AVIs so I can't use Virtual Dub to get info. Based what I already have, I shouldn't need to do any more encoding. Standard VCDs and SVCDs have worked with no problem, but quality on the VCDs was always an issue (but thats not the DVD players fault).

On this site's DVD Players list, my player is listed to play XVCD at 5500kbit/s (i think thats what it means). I'm not sure if this means that it will play at 5500kbit/s or lower, or only XVCDs at 5500kbit/s.

Thanks for taking a look.

[Heavensent]

your player is supposed to play XVCD but it doesnt say at what resolution.

XVCD is anything that uses the mpeg1 compression, and doesnt comply
to the vcd standart.

the X could stand for allmost anything (bitrate, resolution etc...)

for all you know the guy that made the XVCD with 5500kb could be using a lower resolution.

the best advice i can give you is that :
try to see what are the limits of your player,
encode a short clip of XVCD with different bitrates/resolutions
and see what is the limit for your player.

that way you will know for yourself how far you can push it.

[mojo2185]

Is there a way to find out what bitrate I have on my movie file?
This would help out a lot in my "trial-and-error" attempts.

Thanks

[Heavensent]

you can use mpegid
its a demo for 30 days but it works
get it here http://www.lilapple.com/products/mpegid.htm

[mojo2185]

I think i've found the problem...
Turns out my friend forgot to mention that the video is PAL, and I need NTSC. There a way to turn PAL into NTSC? A different friend said this could be done in Adobe Premiere (which i have).