newbie question - how to make a vcd, which guide to use?

[tl]

sorry for the stupied question, but i was trying to learn from the guides how to make s/vcd, but there are so many guides and every guide does things diffrent, i just got lost.
could you tell me with which guide should i use in order to get a good quallity s/vcd?

another question, i saw that all the guides use avi files, if i have mpg, mpe, mov files do i have to make them avi first or can i make them vcd?

thank's

[macleod]

if the mpeg are mpeg 1 files and are compliant with vcd standards (1150 bit rate, 44.1 audio, 352x240 resolution) all you need to do is dump them into a burner like nero and select vcd.

for non compliant mpegs, you will need to make them compliant. The easiest way to do this is to use virtual dub and use it as a frameserver to an encoder like tmpgenc and then make it a compliant vcd file.

As far as guides, please post the links and let us know what part(s) is/are confusing and we'll see if we can point you in the right direction.

[haloblack]

sorry for the stupied question, but i was trying to learn from the guides how to make s/vcd, but there are so many guides and every guide does things diffrent, i just got lost.
could you tell me with which guide should i use in order to get a good quallity s/vcd?

It would be easier if you told us where you got lost. I know it's really overwhelming at first, but once you make a couple of discs you'll find that it's a pretty intuitive process.

Important thing #1 - What's your source? Is this video you captured yourself? Downloaded? Ripped from another disk?

Sub-Important thing #1a - If your source is a bootlegged movie that you downloaded, then you have two problems. One is that they're almost always a nightmare to convert to svcd. Two is that the community here is very hostile to piracy and copyright violation. Remember that, as it may save you some trouble later on.

Important thing #2 - What do you want to do with this video? If you're going to watch it in a dvd player, make sure yours supports s/vcd.

Ask detailed questions, and you'll get detailed answers. Go do a little digging and let us know what help you need later on.

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[jonas more]

I use Eazy VCD... it pretty much does all the work for you. You click a few buttons and it runs several software programs until you have files (mpeg or bin/cue, the choice is yours) that are ready to burn!

It uses vStrip, BeSweet, DVD2AVI, and TMPGEnc (all of which are included in the software when you download it)

Eazy VCD is free but you can only make SVCDs for 30 days (after which you are given the option to purchase the full version of TMPGEnc which includes the ability to encode MPEG-2 (SVCD) files indefinately.

TMPGEnc will continue to work indefinately to encode MPEG-1 (VCD) files without cost.

I have used DVDx in the past to make VCDs and in my opinion TMPGEnc is much, MUCH better.

The software is very simple to use and I have been VERY pleased with the results.

You may find this guide helpful

https://www.videohelp.com/sefy/?id=direct6.html

[tl]

thank's for the help, i will try this guide