Panasonic RV32 SVCD issues

[3rdEyeVision]

Just got this the other day and it plays VCD like a champ. The only problem is when I try to play SVCDs. Almost all I have tried play very choppy , to the point where it is unwatchable. The only SVCD that has worked on it was the one I used in the store to test before I bought it. I created that SVCD myself using Nero.
Based on my test I did at the store, I thought it would play any SVCD I put in it, but once I got home , I realized none of my other stuff worked.

Any ideas on why this would happen or what I would need to do to convert my current SVCDs to a format that will play in my Panasonic RV32? Any help would be great.

[LeeBear]

There seems to be conflicting reports as to whether the RV32 can play SVCD's... I guess it depends on the country. Anyways there is a trick that should allow you to watch your SVCD. Basically you take your MPEG2 stream and use TMPG's MPEGTOOL to change the header to "MPEG1 Video-CD", do not choose the non-standard one though. It'll say someone stuff about packets lost when it's done... that's fine. Now burn using Nero as a VCD. Turn off compliance or it'll say the stream is not a VCD complient stream. That's it.

-LeeBear

[3rdEyeVision]

Thanks.
Currently I am using Panasonic MPEG1 encoder to convert my Divx stuff and burning it using Nero as SVCD and it is playing fine. I am also trying TMPEGEnc for some converting.
I'll have to see what kind of luck I have with my other SVCD stuff.I guess my DVD player is just not capable of playing MPEG2 ?
If not , I might should take it back or else I'd have a long road ahead of me with conversion of almost all my stuff

[LeeBear]

The RV32 does playback MPEG2 or else it wouldn't be able to play back DVD's It just doesn't reconize the structure of a SVCD disc, so it doesn't play it back. All the header trick does is trick the player into thinking it's a VCD a format it understands. It'll still play back the file at the SVCD resolution ie, 480x480. If you have SVCD's already you don't need to re encode them. Just extract the MPEG2 stream from the dat file, change the header with the TMPG trick and burn it on another CD as a VCD. No degrade in quality from the original SVCD but your player will be able to play it.

-LeeBear