MPG for DVD-R? How to convert?

[unison]

Hi,

I am buying a new iMAC with DVD-R and I have a lot of vcd compatible mpg on my collection. I will need to burn DVD-R in PAL format and most of my videos are NTSC. I would like to know what are the basic software tools I must get to do this so I can burn my DVDs. Also, if I need to edit the videos (to add fade in fade out effect) what software shall I get? Is DVD Studio Pro any good?

I also have some NTSC vcds that i'd like to store in DVD (because they are live concerts in 2 disks and I'd like to store them in one). What shall i do? Shall I convert my the dat files to PAL on some software?

On a last note, I'd like to know if is it possible to burn video tracks on DVD without gap between them (no pause between tracks)? My dvd player is the Pioneer dv-444-s by the way.

Sorry for all the questions, but I'm new to dvd-r.

Thanks!

[unison]

Why didnt anyone reply? I really need help abou this! (

[Pendejus]

If you have a VCD you can not burn it in a DVD disk: they have different formats. I'm sorry.

The only way I know is to convert your VCD to CVD (China Video Disk). You can burn that mpeg files as DVD...of course, you will loose quality. Every time you convert a compressed file (as your vcd) to another compressed file (CVD, SVCD, DVD) you are loosing quality.

Best regards

[Craig Tucker]

If you have a VCD you can not burn it in a DVD disk: they have different formats. I'm sorry.

Best regards

Not true

DVD will accept VCD video specifications, you do not have to reencode the video, all you have to do is upsample the audio frequency from 44.1khz to 48khz.

[bilestyle]

If you have a VCD you can not burn it in a DVD disk: they have different formats. I'm sorry.

Best regards

no offense but please no what your talkin about when you make a response. people base what they do on advice given on this board, so if you dont know the real answer you shouldn't reply at all. it is SO simple to prepare a VCD mpeg for a DVD that anyone can do it.. u can find guides and software to make it very automated and easy on my website

http://www.anycities.com/user/bilestyle/index.html

[Pendejus]

Ok, I'm sorry. I answered because nobody did it and I found similar answers about VCD out there.

Sometimes I have maked questions and I did'nt receive any help...this is why I wrote.

I'm sorry....but now I know that VCD to DVD is possible,
thank you very much.

[markums2k]

I know the feeling, Pendejus. This is why I always end those types of posts with:

"Or maybe I'm just completely wrong..."

And don't forget to add the smiley!

[bilestyle]

Ok, I'm sorry. I answered because nobody did it and I found similar answers about VCD out there.

Sometimes I have maked questions and I did'nt receive any help...this is why I wrote.

I'm sorry....but now I know that VCD to DVD is possible,
thank you very much.

dont worry about it.. you learn something new every day