HELP alternative to svcd? :[

[drollan]

I just found out my DVD player does not play SVCD's..however it does play VCD's..my dilemma is this: i have downloaded a shitload of SVCD's..is there any way i can convert the SVCD's to regular VCD's simply so that i may match them on my DVD player?

-vibe

[mickc1303]

I had the same problem. I have a copy of the new scooby doo film on SVCD. However when I tried to play it the dvd (panasonic dvd-xv10) used to skip or just refuse to play it.

So after searching around a bit on the net I found this information.

You need to use a program called TMPGEnc..

Start the program up:

Goto File > MPEG Tools

Make sure the tab selected is 'Simple Multiplex'

Select the file you want to work with and select an output file

The select MPEG-1 Video-CD for the type.

Hit RUN and within 6 mins you will have a svcd file but with a vcd header.

Then Just burn to disc as you normally would to create a VCD

(Note if you get any warnings about the file being non-complaint or non-standard ignore the warnings!)

Hope this helps..

[bugster]

mickc1303, this works great on Panasonic and some other players but not on all. If your player can handle CDR media and VCD format but not SVCD and the re-multiplex trick described does not work then the only real option left to you is to re-encode as VCD format.

[mickc1303]

Ok mate..

Yeah I forgot about that I do use a panasonic so find it works great for me.. Still new to all this !

[drollan]

ok, I'm going to try to use your method..however I'm a bit stumped on something. my svcd can in a .bin and .cue format..within the .bin are 4 folders, EXT, MPEG2, SEGMENT, and SVCD..now in TMPGenc there are places where you select Video and Audio input..however I'm not sure where the Audio input is..i know i can use the MPEG file in the MPEG2 folder but I'm stumped as to what to use for audio..can i use the .mpeg file for the audio as well?...any help greatly appreciated.

-vibe

[mickc1303]

yep just use the mpeg file.. the program should automatically recognize that when you select it as the video source file that it contains audio as well