mpeg1 > mpeg2 ... to play on home dvd player?

[CaptainChaos]

Hi again .....

I have searched (promise! lol) for exactly what i "need" here but not sure if I found the right tutorial/thread .... so here's what I want to do .....

I have got a few music mpg's (mpeg1 I believe) .... Now, I'd like to do 2 things:

1) Change the format so they will play on my standalone home dvd player, and

2) Maybe put a few mpeg's on one dvd+r disc to make a sort of "compilation".

Are any of these possible?

Cheers,

Ian

[mats.hogberg]

If they are in MPG1, chances are that it's VCD compliant mpegs. Your easiest solution would then be to author them as VCD. (Provided your DVD can play VCD - most can.)
If your player can't handle VCD, it will most likely not play SVCD either, so there's no reason (beyond the fact that it will also look worse) to reencode to MPEG2.
If your DVD player plays DVD and only DVD, and you have a DVD burner, (and the mpeg you have is indeed VCD or SVCD mpegs) you could try SVCD2DVDMPG that allows you to create DVD from (S)VCD.

/Mats

[CaptainChaos]

Hi - thanks for that

Can I put vcd/svcd mpg's onto dvd+r's? or does it have to be cd-r's?

Also - when I tried to install the svcd2dvdmpg - it said something about ".net" needed or something - shall i do that?

Oh yes, one last thing, I tried to use Nero & that seemed to want to encode it to svcd format - does that do the same as svcd2dvdmpg?

Oh yes, one really last final thing - will it make much difference converting the mpeg1 to vcd or svcd or does it just depend on the quality of the original?

Cheers again

Ian

[dcsos]

Can I put vcd/svcd mpg's onto dvd+r's? or does it have to be cd-r's?

sorry has to be cd-r unless you re encode...not reccomended
as YES
it depends on the orignal whether you should go to sVCD or regualr..chances are if you downloaded, its gonna be mpeg 1(VCD)
to be sure do the following..open power dvd drag file to power dvd when it open, right click the screen and choose SHOW INFORMATION
if its 1150 bits a second its VCD if its 2400 than its SVCD (also the difference is VCD is 352 x240 or 288(PAL) If its 480x480 its a SVCD)
choose the format first in NERO drag an MPG 1 to the nero window and it will understamd VCD

[mats.hogberg]

Can I put vcd/svcd mpg's onto dvd+r's? or does it have to be cd-r's?

I'm not sure, but I don't think you can. I guess the player sees a DVD and assumes it is a Video DVD.

Also - when I tried to install the svcd2dvdmpg - it said something about ".net" needed or something - shall i do that?

Yes, svcd2dvdmpg is written in .NET, so you need the .NET "run time" to use it. It's a pretty big download, but then, sooner or later you'll need it anyway.

Oh yes, one last thing, I tried to use Nero & that seemed to want to encode it to svcd format - does that do the same as svcd2dvdmpg?

No, from what I gather, there's no reencoding involved in svcd2dvdmpg. Stay clear of Nero when it comes to encoding/authoring and other stuff that's not related to actually writing data to a CD/DVD. It's not very good at it...

Oh yes, one really last final thing - will it make much difference converting the mpeg1 to vcd or svcd or does it just depend on the quality of the original?

If it's in mpeg1 format, and have the rest of the characteristics of a VCD mpeg, it's best left as is, as each reencoding introduces additional degradation in quality. Take a look under What Is to get the specs for VCD/SVCD/DVD mpegs.
Besides compatibility issues, there's never anything gained from reencoding. (Well, there might be, but not if we're talking video quality.)
If it is really mpeg1, then your option is either to create a VCD (author with VCDEasy) or a DVD (Use SVCD2DVDMPG). There's no such thing as a mpeg1 SVCD. If it's a mpeg2, your options are SVCD or DVD, again using the same applications.

/Mats
/Mats

[yf2001usa]

Hey,

1. Yes you can but it is a bit trickyyou need to reencoded the audio. Use svcd2dvd (the version you need to pay for) it will reencoded and author a dvd with menu for you with vcds and/or svcds ond dvd+r. The downloadable version will only reencoded the audio but you can use the output files with dvd-lab or tmpgenc author to create a vcd-dvd or svcd-dvd.

2. you need the microsoft .net framework to use any version of svcd2dvd. You can download it from microsoft it is free.

3. What did you make with nero? vcd, svcd to dvd? Depending on what you seleted nero wants to reencoded the mpg to the right format. I suggest you don't use nero to do that. You better use tmpgenc or a program like that to reencode then mpg to another format. SVCD2DVDMPG will not do this. I only reencodes the audio and can trick the mpg so author programs and players will see the mpg with an other width.

4.If you have mpeg-1.. just hope it is vcd format so you don't have to reencoded it cause reencoding means loss of quality. But it is better not to encoded it to svcd (or even worse to dvd) it will give you very bad picture quality.

Greatings,
Yf

[CaptainChaos]

ok .......

If these mpeg1's will (hopefully) play without encoding them (I cant get svcd2dvdmpg to do much) can i just copy them to a dvd and play them from there, or would it be better to use NeroVision to do it onto dvd and/or cd-r? Will it affect quality in any way to put them onto dvd as opposed to cd-r?

Hope this makes sense .....

Ian

[nutstoyou]

It might be an idea to check out the make and model of your standalone dvd player in the player section here to see if it plays vcd,svcd etc. You might even find it plays mpg iso in which case you just write those mpgs to a cdr with nero and play them without all the bother of authoring.

[yf2001usa]

You need to reencoded the audio of the mpgs.. not many players will play 44.1khz audio it needs to be 48khz..

Read this guide

Greatings,
Yf

[mats.hogberg]

would it be better to use NeroVision to do it onto dvd and/or cd-r?

In that case I'd recommend going for a VCD. Beware of Nero trying to reencode. If so, try to do a VCD without compliance check. As I've given up on Nero, I'm no expert when it comes to Nero, but I think there is some way to make it accept a mpeg1 as source material for VCD even if it's out of VCD specs. DVD players aren't that picky (mostly).

/Mats