rm to VCD Conversion

[craigcjr]

Is it possible to convert an rm to VCD format natively on a Mac? I know I can do it within VPC, but I'd prefer to do it natively. If it is possible what software do I need to do it?

Thanks
Craig

[bilestyle]

to the best of my understanding no... and why would u want to? once burned to vcd the quality will be absolutely deplorable-- i had some episodes of a tv show that were converted from rm (unbeknownst to me) and when i opened them i almost got sick the quality was so horrible.. cant understand why people would ever want to use/convert such a terrible format

[toisanji]

Yeah, the quality will suck, but I think some people want to be able to watch some of their movies on tv at a friends house or something.

to the best of my understanding no... and why would u want to? once burned to vcd the quality will be absolutely deplorable-- i had some episodes of a tv show that were converted from rm (unbeknownst to me) and when i opened them i almost got sick the quality was so horrible.. cant understand why people would ever want to use/convert such a terrible format

[AlecWest]

Is it possible to convert an rm to VCD format natively on a Mac? I know I can do it within VPC, but I'd prefer to do it natively. If it is possible what software do I need to do it?

Thanks
Craig

On the Mac, no. Even in VPC, the only utility I know of that does a halfway decent job is EO-Video ... and RM-to-VCD conversions, even on a regular PC, take an INCREDIBLY long time to complete. Using VPC on a Mac, you'd probably be able to watch your beard grow during the conversion process of a (normally) 2-hour program. But, I did want to make one comment. I've converted RM files to VCD and some look great. It all depends on the quality of the source-file. RM videos encoded at a 450kbps stream rate or better do very well in conversion.