Problem with Nero and these SVCD files

[ll ReNeGaDe ll]

Okay here's the story.

I have... a video file on my computer in AVI format. I used TMPEG to convert it to SVCD format. The file became way too big, so I used TMPEG to split it up into 2 so I can burn it on 2 CDs.

When I burn it, Nero tells me that theyre not suitable for SVCD..... and that it has to convert the file....

Fine... so I wait (and it takes a LONG time for the Nero to convert it)..... and then it tells me that the file is too large and it can't burn it onto the CD (and the CD is an empty one)...

What's going on?

[ZippyP.]

What's going on?

Nero is re-encoding your file b/c it does not like the TMPGEnc created mpeg. It's also reducing the quality by doing that. You need to de-select "make standard compliant" or whatever the box is in Nero so that it does not do that.

[mats.hogberg]

...or ditch Nero for authoring SVCD altogether. Use VCDEasy (last free version) for authoring, and even burning. If your system isn't compatibvle with VCDEasys burning engine, just creaqte the cue/bin with VCDEasy and burn the image with Nero.

/Mats

[SanderMan]

Also check that you selected SVCD in the type pulldown menu when you split the file in TMPGEnc. If you split it with MPEG2 program, Nero will complain.

[mats.hogberg]

...to add insult to injury, you'd better not split an mpg at all, since it's a process prone to introducing a/v sync problems.

/Mats

[ZippyP.]

you'd better not split an mpg at all

Right. You can use the source range function in TMPGEnc to select the part of the film to encode, combined with batch encoding you can create each part one after the other.

[DRP]

...to add insult to injury, you'd better not split an mpg at all, since it's a process prone to introducing a/v sync problems.

/Mats

Not true. I used to do this all the time using TMPGEnc MPEG Tools before I got a DVD burner and it never failed me. Nero burnt the split portions too no drama and never a sync issue.

That said I wouldn't try spliting with anything other than TMPGEnc's MPEG Tools or Womble MPEG-VCR. I certainly wouldn't do it with Nero.

[DRP]

you'd better not split an mpg at all

Right. You can use the source range function in TMPGEnc to select the part of the film to encode, combined with batch encoding you can create each part one after the other.

The source range function in TMPGEnc's filters is in fact incredibly buggy. You're better off not using it at all. Everytime I've tried doing as suggested here, the first half comes out fine but the second half has no audio stream at all.

More reliable (but more time costly) is to create the complete file and then split it with MPEG Tools

[SanderMan]

More reliable (but more time costly) is to create the complete file and then split it with MPEG Tools

Or use BBmpeg to demux and split the file.

[ZippyP.]

The source range function in TMPGEnc's filters is in fact incredibly buggy.

Personally I've used it dozens of times and never had a single problem.

[mats.hogberg]

Best IMO, would be to frameserve from VirtualDub, setting the range to encode in VD. Not that TMPGEnc source range ever has falied me, as opposed to mpge tools->merge & cut, that screws up 9 times out of ten. Obviously, YMMV!

/Mats

[whitejremiah]

your best chopping the source avi, then encoding each part separate.......and as for tmpgenc's mpeg tools..........they have worked for me in the past, but there are definately better tools out there more suited for it, and dont use nero's built in thing...i'd suggest using vcdgear...i think it can deal with svcd.....been a while since i encoded anything to svcd, though.