Very New to this

[Silver_Ice]

Hello,

The problem I am having is, I am trying to burn some mpegs to VCD but all I get are folders burnt to the disc and no movie?? Ive converted the file to mpeg-1 and my DVD player plays CDR/CDRW discs but nothing plays. Ive followed all help files but like I said, when I put the disc in my cd-rom to see whats on it, all I get are folders, I notice that these open in Nero when I start a new VCD session, but no video.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank You

PS- I dont know if this is the correct forum for this, please forgive me.

[kitty]

Look in the MPEGAV folder. Your MPEG files are converted and renamed to names like Track01.dat or similar name(s). If you don't see these then you are not adding the files properly in Nero.

[Silver_Ice]

So when I add the file do I put it into that folder or in the part where there are no folders?

Ok, I just popped the cd that I wrote before and opened the mpegav folder and there is a file there with a different file name that ends with DAT, but still doesnt work!

[macleod]

have you made sure that your dvd player that your are trying to play the vcd on is compatible by looking at the compatibility list on the left of this site? From the information that you provided, it appears that you HAVE made a vcd, but it sounds like your dvd player will not play them. Please take a moment and complete the details of your profile so the people on this site can get an idea of what your problem is. Also, have you read any of the newbie guides or authoring guides?

[Silver_Ice]

Yup, My DVD player does play CDR and CDWR, These are the specs: http://www.vcdhelp.com/dvdplayers.php?DVDname=toshiba+sd2700&DVDselect=&Search=Search

All that I have read so far was http://www.vcdhelp.com/tmpgenc.htm

Any Help??

When I put the disc into my DVD Player, all it shows is the title screen that I create in Nero but doesnt play the movie.

[macleod]

I have to ask this (please dont take offense), but you are pushing play after the vcd loads, right? I had someone at my job say that she could not get her vcd to work and I spent a week going back and forth with her and then I asked her what happens when she pushes play...I got the deer in the headlights. So anyway, I have to ask.

When you put the vcd in your dvd player, does it mention pbc 1.0 (or something like that) or does it say no disc????

Based on your previous post, you are using nero. When you open nero, do you use the wizard for making the the vcd or do you cancel out of the wizard and then select VCD on the left and then burn the movie(try burning at a slower speed).

Your dvd player is the same as my mother in law's. Are you ABSOLUTELY sure you are making vcd compliant vcd's? This dvd player will NOT play anything but compliant VCD's, no matter what you do. When you load the mpeg in nero, make sure that you have compliance turned on. Does it give you an warning that it is not compliant? Have you tried to burn the movei with a CDRW at low speed?

[Nelson37]

First, note that "My player works with CDR and CDRW" and "My player will play VCD/SVCD" are TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND UNRELATED THINGS.

You need to read more. Your current knowledge level is inadequate for the task you are attempting.

ELIMINATE all NERO menus, add ONLY MPG files, no menu, and try that. Nero menus won't play in many players.

You have given absolutely no details on your process. How can you expect useful answers?

[Silver_Ice]

No useful details! I guess this process is harder than expected. I just want to know how to burn an mpeg to a cd and play it in my DVD player thats all. Simple as that. The specs on my player does play CDR/CDWR, what more can I ask. To be honest, I dont have the time to sit and read in full detail on everything, I dont want to get to technical.

When I put the CD in the player it does load just the menu or title screen but does not say "No Disc" or "Loading" or any error of the sort. When I do press play, skip, scan, anything, it shows me the symbol on screen that its not taking the command.(red circle with line through it)

As far as Nero goes, yes I cancel the wizard and select VCD from the left and take it from there, where I add the file just like any regular audio CD. Only when I attempt to burn a VCD, I get 2 other windows with folders in them, set up like windows explorer. Ive also tried the wizard.

I dont know what else to do!

[Sakuya]

What kind of menu do you see? Do you see a menu of folders named like "ext", "mpegav", etc? Or is it one of your custom-made VCD menus?

[Silver_Ice]

When I put the cd in the player I see the custom menu, but in Nero I see the other folders.

[koolpooldude99]

silver ice.... in all the posts you made, you never said that your dvd player can play VCDs... you only said about CDR and CDRW... I think your problem is that your dvd player does not support the format VCD...

"Yup, My DVD player does play CDR and CDWR, These are the specs"
"and my DVD player plays CDR/CDRW discs but nothing plays"

koolio

[Silver_Ice]

I dont want to be rude, but I am coming here for help, as I have stated I am new at this. If you are trying to help, I have provided a link in a previous post to the specs on my DVD player and it does state that it supports VCD. If your going to read the posts and comment on them, then take a look at the posts in its entirety. I apologize if I havent mentioned anything thats of use, but people tell me to read and I'll find the answers, well, I beleive I gave some good sense as to what my player can and cant do.

[Nelson37]

1. Check the DVD compatibility list. I believe your player will handle ONLY standard VCD. I thought I was pretty damn specific on the difference between VCD/SVCD and CDR/CDRW.

2. You have not mentioned your bitrate, this is probably the key and is in fact the most important detail.

3. You do not appear willing to put forth the necessary effort to learn how to do this properly, I would seriously suggest you stick with the VCR. If you want it easy, this is not for you.

4. Get a Terrapin.

[Silver_Ice]

Wow dude, take it easy. Ive tried to be pretty nice about things. I wonder why they call it help forums if all you get is "READ" Thanks but no thanks, I have better things in life to worry about than a CD.

[Sakuya]

You said your custom menu showed up. Meaning you made a menu for your VCD? Did you make some sort of link on the menu that plays the video when you click on it? I don't know much about menus though.

[johnathome2002]

Hi,
I can see by the other replies that people are struggling with this.
My mate had the same prob in that the vcd didn't autoplay.

The solution is very simple:-

When you get the title screen all you do is press '1' on the remote
to select and then press play.

If this doesn't work im a knobbly kneed abo and can't help you

[vitualis]

Don't expect people to give you answers on a silver platter especially when you (1) aren't answering people who are trying to help you well with clear answers and (2) have an attitude about "how much time it takes to read".

It is a relatively technical hobby so you will have to do some learning. The easiest way is to do some quick reading.

After this whole thread I am still not clear on the most important things.

• is your player VCD compatible? (no I don't believe the DVD compatibility list -- I'm much more inclined to believe YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL)
• is your player CD-R or CD-RW compatible? Do you know for sure (for example, do audio-CDs burnt on the same media work in your player)
• are the VCDs you are making VCD compliant? (i.e., did Nero complain when you tried to use the VCD wizard about non-compliant MPEG files? Where did you get your MPEG file in the first place? Did you make it? If so, what specifications is it encoded in?)
• do you know if your disc works in any other player? How about a software DVD player on your PC?
• don't just say that "there are some folders" on your disc. Exactly what is on it?

Most players do support VCDs. It sounds like your player may support CD-R/W too but please make sure.

The most likely reasons why your disc isn't working from how I see it is either your player does not support CD-R/W media, or you haven't made a compliant VCD disc.

Regards.

[Mr Grumpy]

He did tell us what DVD player he has though and that list suggests that it can't play SVCD, but VCD should be OK.

I reckon johnathome's got it right though

[vitualis]

Pressing "1" first on many DVD players will turn off PBC interpretation. You should not be doing this. Rather, you should press "play" if you player does not autoplay.

In any case, it doesn't seem that his player is recognising his discs as VCD at all. This suggests to me that it probably wasn't authored properly or that the player can't read CD-R/W media (or at least the media he is using).

Regards.

[Laddydaddy]

So when I add the file do I put it into that folder or in the part where there are no folders?

When you add the files don't put them in any folder. When you tell nero you are going to burn a vcd a screen will open up. In the upper left hand corner are folders. Don't touch them. In the lower left hand corner is an empty space. On the right of the screen should be a list if files. If your mpg files aren't there, navigate to the folder that contains them. When you see them, drag and drop the mpg files to the space in the lower left hand corner of the screen. Nero will now analyze your file and see if it is vcd compliant. A bar will pop up and it will fill up with small blue squares as it anlayzes your file to see if it is vcd compliant. If this doesn't happen, you haven't added the file properly. Once it finishes analyzing the file, if it is vcd compliant a red button will appear in the top tool bar. Click on it to burn your vcd. You should have no problem.

[johnathome2002]

HI,

@vitualis
if i burn a vcd with,say, 3 different clips,when i put this in my player it doesn't autorun instead i get 3 little pictures which is the first frame of each clip. If i press ANY button on the remote or on the player the 'not allowed' symbol comes up, a small hand with a red line through it.I must then press 1,2 or 3 to select a clip and then press play, it'll then work.

I have not figured out why some films will autorun in my Pacific 1002 and others do not. I've leant vcd and svcd discs to friends and if the player recognises them they either autoplay or the nero custom menu comes up which means they need prompting to play. Without fail the players which wouldn't play them all said 'No Disc'.

I wish the original poster would repost to let me know if this worked.

Regards

John

[vitualis]

@vitualis
if i burn a vcd with,say, 3 different clips,when i put this in my player it doesn't autorun instead i get 3 little pictures which is the first frame of each clip. If i press ANY button on the remote or on the player the 'not allowed' symbol comes up, a small hand with a red line through it.I must then press 1,2 or 3 to select a clip and then press play, it'll then work.

This is a "digest" mode. My players have it too -- though it will not do it automatically.

It looks like your player may be automatically going into this mode if your VCD is "PBC-less" or perhaps PBC has been turned OFF on your player?

Regards.

[johnathome2002]

ok, i'll have a play with the PBC button later.

The eject button on the player don't work now, guess i'll be going back to asda

Thanks

John