kvcd to dvd

[daddycool01]

hi,

i use svcd 2 dvd gr8

for avi and divx i use winavi

now i have come across kvcd

need to covert to dvd that will playon my stand alone pioneer

8)

[mats.hogberg]

Should probably work just as any other VCD to DVD conversion": Rip the mpg1 out (VCDGear or IsoBuster), author as DVD with TMPGEnc DVD Author or DVD-Lab Pro.

/Mats

[Baldrick]

have you tried svcd2dvd? should almost be the same as vcd/svcd to dvd.

[lordsmurf]

KVCD may not be to spec for DVD (probably not), so something like SVCD2DVD may be needed.

[daddycool01]

have already used svcd2dvd with success on ordinary svcd's

was confused as to the difference if any with kvcd,

will try and let you know,

cool

8)

[lordsmurf]

KVCD is just an XVCD. The "creator" of that "format" named it after himself for ego reasons. It's not a format of any kind. I could slap video on a disc and call it LSVCD and it's be the same scenario.

It's just horridly out of spec MPEG on a disc that may or may not play on a player.

It's almost as generic as saying "can I convert this disc".

I would suggest, if you are unsure as to the res/bitrate/etc of the disc, you open a file in GSPOT and see what's going on there. Unlike VCD or DVD, there are not specs.

Herein lies some of your confusion over how to proceed.

SVCD2DVD should work, because it basically just takes MPEG data and make it compliant for DVD, but any encoder will do the same, just less automated.

And as always, good luck.

[daddycool01]

lordsmurf,

now i understand did think it was a different format,

cheers,

cool

[daddycool01]

ok.

tried winav i,
didn't like the kvcd ,
tried svcd2dvd no go,
change name back to vcd.mpeg
win avi converted not played yet but all seemed to be well.

kool

[ChrissyBoy]

What was the problem with svcd2dvd?

[daddycool01]

chrissyboy,
svcd2dvd did not want recognise the movie

probably something i did as i say managed to convert using winavi after deleteing the k part of the name
one thing my version of svcd to dvd is 1.5
cheers
kool

(ps quality not worth the effort still we live to learn)

[mats.hogberg]

Have you tried just authoring it? That so many apps refuse to accept the source as valid input, indicates it wont work, but I always try the easiest method first...

/Mats

[daddycool01]

/Mats

will have a try,
cheers,

kool