I have an MGEG-2 file (NTSC) and tried to burn an SVCD using VCDEasy (VCDImager/CDRDAO). The resulting CD was not playable in PowerDVD4.0 ("Error Code 89030000" - Unknown file format"). But PowerDVD was able to play the original mpg file from disk!

After many searching and trying I downloaded a test version of Nero - and the CD burned with Nero was playable in PowerDVD4.0! I also asked a friend to test my CD's with his WinDVD - and here both(!) CD's worked.

I also downloaded the test svcd image from vcdhelp, it was playable with PowerDVD without any problems.

I don't want to buy Nero or WinDVD, I'm still hoping that I can use VCDEasy and PowerDVD.

Any ideas?

TIA!
Matti

P.S.:

If somebody can handle it, here's the XML content for my SVCD as generated by VCDEasy:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE videocd PUBLIC "-//GNU//DTD VideoCD//EN" "http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/videocd.dtd">


<videocd xmlns="http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/1.0/" class="svcd" version="1.0">
<option name="relaxed aps" value="false"/>
<info>
<album-id></album-id>
<volume-count>1</volume-count>
<volume-number>1</volume-number>
<restriction>0</restriction>
</info>
<pvd>
<volume-id>SUPER_VIDEOCD</volume-id>
<system-id>CD-RTOS CD-BRIDGE</system-id>
<application-id></application-id>
<preparer-id/>
<publisher-id>VCDEASY_V108</publisher-id>
</pvd>
<filesystem>
<folder>
<name>SEGMENT</name>
</folder>
</filesystem>
<sequence-items>
<sequence-item src="F:\Movies\MyMovie.mpg" id="Sequence-01-01">
<default-entry id="Chapter-01-01"/>
</sequence-item>
</sequence-items>
</videocd>