svcd2dvd questions

[charvelzeppelin]

i have an older dvd player that plays every dvd-r i feed it except for ones that are converted from vcd (using svcd2dvd), it even plays the svcd ones (using svcd2dvd). do you think this is because just the header is patched to dvd format? and maybe i should check patch entire file and that will work? what do you think?

[teegee420]

It could be that your player just doesn't like mpeg-1. Try using another program like TMPGEnc DVD Author instead. Maybe the problem has to do with the way svcd2dvd authors.

[charvelzeppelin]

i didnt actually author it with svcd2dvd. i think im just going to reencode the vcd files to mpeg2. that shouldnt be a problem then.

[teegee420]

Suit yourself. Don't be surprised if the picture quality takes a noticeable hit.

[charvelzeppelin]

It could be that your player just doesn't like mpeg-1. Try using another program like TMPGEnc DVD Author instead. Maybe the problem has to do with the way svcd2dvd authors.

if the problem is because of mpeg1 is would the only way i could get it to play is to convert to mpeg2?

[teegee420]

It's a possibility that the problem is mpeg-1, but not a certainty. I was only speculating. If it were me, I'd try to get the mpeg-1 working by using another authoring tool like the one I suggested. It's fine if you want to convert to mpeg-2 instead. I just wanted to warn you that the results don't usually turn out well.

[charvelzeppelin]

ouch....good call on the quality decrease....i think im gonna try a different authoring program.