Major Newbie Question - XSVCD Encoding Related & Misc.

[djembenut]

Greetings Fellas;

Alright here comes a major newbie question so bare with me.

First here's some background:

Recently I threw my self into the whole DVD-Ripping scene, so I've been endlessley trying
to learn and absorb all types of knowledge & information.

I've been to tons of websites...dvd-digest, vcdhelp, doom9 and etc., to name a few. I've must
have downloaded every codec, encoder, capture, dvd-ripping software there is...alongs with tons
of conversion guides and etc. I even have WinDVD 3.1.

Regarding hardware...I don't have a standalone DVD Player yet...but based on all the reviews I'm going to
buy the "Pioneer DV-333"...I hear it rocks!

I do have a Computer DVD-Player and for a graphics card I have a Matrox Millenium G400 MAX DualHead...which
gives incredible TV-Output by the way.

Anyway for my question:

I WAS going to ask for anyone's recommendations as far as creating SVCD's or XSVCD's from DVD-Ripped movies
to maintain the highest digital video/audio quality once burned onto a CD & played on a stand alone DVD Player.

Since there are/I have tons of conversion guides...can anyone perhaps comment or highlight on any particular
conversion guide relating to this...or maybe even give additional suggestions?

Since some DVD players support MP3...does anyone know if an encoded MP2/mp4 movie can be burned onto CD & played

on a standalone DVD player?

From what I've read...a VCD encodes in MPEG-1 a slightly lesser quality than VHS. I was a bit confused when it
came to SVCD since I heard it has better quality than VCD but still encodes in a MPEG-1 at some type of higher
bit rate.

However it seems that XSVCD encodes in MPEG-2 which would be of significantly higher quality.

So if you have any suggestions or comments...bring 'em on.

Peace fellas,

djembenut

djembenut@yahoo.com

[Greg12]

SVCD uses MPEG 2 not MPEG 1

[djembenut]

Thanks my man! Finally cleared up that one! My only question now would be..."Why VCD then"?

dj

[nsdn]

Dude use DVD2SVCD, this is by far the easiest and the best way to rip a DVD and convert it to SVCD.

You can fit an hour on a 80 min CDR easilly and u will hardly be able to tell the differance from the original...in fact I have stretched this to 90 min and as long as u sit back a bit, for kids movies its fine

It even rips the chapters from the DVD automaticly, so your SVCD has the same chapter points as the original.

The hardest thing to get hold of is the CCE encoder....but if u look hard enuff u can find it