Possible to capture directly to KVCD format?

[lumis]

Is it possible to capture directly to KVCD? Or is it one of those formats that you have to record to an uncompressed source first and then encode to KVCD?

Thanks!

[lordsmurf]

KVCD is not a format. It's just an MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 file that has settings set out-of-spec to VCD and DVD standards. So the question really makes no sense.

You can capture to MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, but those devices usually set to some compliant or typical. Not some compressed-to-hell non-compliant mess.

[Scorpion King]

With my ATI MMC program the answer is no. The GOP (group of picture) structure of KVCD CQ 352x240 NTSCFilm PLUS 120min.mcf is 1:5823:2. That's 1- I frame: 5,823 - P frames: and 2 - B frames: per GOP. My MMC settings can go only to 1:99:2. Thats 1 - I frame, 99 - P frames, and 2 - B frames per GOP max. My normal VCD capture is 1:4:2. Big difference. With a GOP like that trying to cut out commercials would be a nightmare. The spread between I frames is too great.

Good luck.

[lordsmurf]

The "5823" is some dorky thing, I forget what it was supposed to mean. The P frames never get anywhere near that retarded number, depending on the GOP restrictions.

[rds_correia]

Is it possible to capture directly to KVCD?

Sure
MythTV, a linux based PVR software, has "built-in" KVCD options (nuv2disc) to capture directly to "KVCD Format".
http://www.mysettopbox.tv
http://www.mythtvtalk.com/nuv2disc/nuv2disc-history.html
If you have a MAC, ffmpegX supports KVCD natively.
http://homepage.mac.com/major4/
If you want a commercial encoder which can encode directly to KVCD/KDVD, then by all means look into YMPEG.
http://www.ympeg.com/
FFMPEG also supports KVCD, so any capture program that uses it for transcoding, can be set up to use KVCD parameters.
I could go on, but you get the point

Cheers!