Major SVCD authoring problem (Nero + TMPGE related)

[BottledErotica]

Ok first off.. I have this REALLY odd problem with Nero. I had an older version from way back when, so I decided to download an upgrade from IMesh. I can make cd-roms and sometimes VCDs fine, but when I go to make an SVCD, i'll drag the file into the playlist and hit the conversion tab, to make it compliant, and it will analyze the file and everything, but when I click write cd.. the program just shuts down. This happens while doing other (S)VCD related stuffs. Is my nero just screwed? I don't have the disc that I bought.. so I can only use downloaded versions.. do I really need to buy a new version??

Also.. I have a BUNCH of .m2v files that I really want to burn onto SVCDs. They are short music videos. Some say that these files are audio only, but they are in fact video and audio, because i've viewed them all. They have sound and picture. With some, when I try to add them to the Nero SVCD playlist it says they aren't compliant because they have no video and or audio. With others it will offer to convert the file, but when it does and I go to burn it shuts down! It dosen't even give the option to convert.. Nero just will not take them. What does this mean? It sucks. Do I need to convert them to MPEG2?? If so.. what can I use? I've had TMPGE for the longest time and I guess the MPEG2 conversion 30 day trial is over for me. I heard that you can always just get the new version and your trial starts all over again. Well, I deleted all of my TMPGE files and downloaded the latest one, and it still says the trial is up. Is there any way of getting around this?? I would hate to have to purchase brand new versions of Nero & TMPGE just to make a few SVCDS. Are there any other converters I can use that will produce a quality video?

I've heard some things about VCDEasy.. I have it, but it seems to be a pain in the ass to use. I know it dosen't convert, but I am willing to give it a try if I have no other options.

I really just want to convert these .m2vs (i guess to MPEG 2??) and make some frickin SVCDS! I haven't made a successful one yet. I converted one .mv2 to MPEG1 for a VCD and it came out really bad, it was REALLY slim on my screen.. it just looked bad.. oh and the sound skipped too.

AHHHHH!

If anyone can help me, I'd GREATLY appreciate it.. as I am desperate.

Thank you in advance!


Sean

p.s - I haven't mentioned how much I love these forums in a while, because they DO help me so much. So yeah.. much love for the forums.

[BottledErotica]

Boost..

Because I am pathetically desperate.



Sean

[tempo]

hi,

I think if you encounter strange problems with Nero you should really give VCDEasy a try. It can generate a bin/cue SVCD image which you can use later in Nero (File -> Burn image) to burn. In this way you don't have to click 'write cd' so that your Nero will not shut down.

However, if Nero tells you that the SVCD files are not compliant VCDEasy probably will tell you the same. So you have to re-encode them with a encoder like TMPGEnc. There is an older version of it (Tsunami 12a) which is totally free. But I'm not sure whether it's still available anywhere. You may search for it on search engines (yahoo, google...)

Sometimes even if softwares tell you that the SVCD isn't really SVCD-compliant, it can still be compliant. What it lacks is a header which tells it is a SVCD. So if you are sure the SVCD was encoded according to the SVCD standard (http://www.vcdhelp.com/svcd) you may simply use the Simple Multiplex tool in TMPGEnc to re-multiplex the SVCD. It's in 'File -> MPEG tools'. For type choose MPEG2 Super VideoCD (VBR). Then those error messages will never pop up again.

Those m2v music videos you have should be both audio and video. The extension doesn't mean anything. m2v, mpg, mpeg, m2p can all be SVCD. Their looks may be different but their 'souls' are the same! The m2v extension may be just a bit pupular in music video files.