How do I Create a 1 disk VCD using DVD2SVCD ??

[mrj03]

I attempted to Create a VCD from SIGNS and fit it on 1 CD for an EXPERIMENT to see how
the quality would look. These were the settings I THOUGHT would accomplish this:
> MISC: OUTPUT FILE TYPE: MPEG-1
> BITRATE: Use 1 CD for ALL BOXES.
> Min. bitrate: 300
> Max. bitrate: 2530
> Avg. Bitrate: 899

3 Things happened I don't understand -
> 1 - The end result says SVCD created even thou I used MPEG-1
> 2 - I ended up with 2 files instead of 1 like i wanted.
> 3 - It made the First CD 825Mb / Second cd 277Mb.
What do settings do I have to change to get 1-CD as the end result??

THANKS for ALL replies.....

PS. I know the quality will be GREATLY reduced I'm ONLY doing this as an experiment
to see for MYSELF just how bad it will be. I've already made an SVCD with 2 disks that

came out GREAT..!!


--------------------------------------------------------
- 1/13/2003 9:33:36 AM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2VCD ver. 1.0.9 build 3
--------------------------------------------------------
Initializing
Initializing finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 1/13/2003 9:33:39 AM
- DVD2AVI
--------------------------------------------------------
Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI

Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX

Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -CS=2 -YR=1 -EXIT

-OF=[E:\DVD\test\signs\DVD2AVI_Project_file]

-IF=[E:\DVD\test\signs\VTS_01_1.vob,E:\DVD\test\signs\V TS_01_2.vob,E:\DVD\test\signs\V

TS_01_3.vob,E:\DVD\test\signs\VTS_01_4.vob,E:\DVD\ test\signs\VTS_01_5.vob]
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Force Film activated!
Framerate: 23976
DVD2AVI processing done.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 1/13/2003 9:36:14 AM
- Free on drive E: 64690.64 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
--------------------------------------------------------
Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: E:\DVD\test\signs\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: 0 ms
Audio extraction finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 1/13/2003 9:39:55 AM
- Free on drive E: 64348.43 mb
- AUDIO conversion
--------------------------------------------------------

Converting Audio to MP2. Filename: E:\DVD\test\signs\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input

"E:\DVD\test\signs\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output

"E:\DVD\test\signs\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile

"E:\DVD\test\signs\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal -g max ) -2lame( -e

-b 128 -m s )
Audio conversion of E:\DVD\test\signs\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Audio conversion finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 1/13/2003 9:53:16 AM
- Free on drive E: 64242.32 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
--------------------------------------------------------

Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 833934864
AudioSectors: 103675964
VideoPAPO: 11312100
ScanOffsetBytes: 0
SeqAligningBytes: 0
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 1.00
PureMPEGStream: 718946796.00
Seconds: 6393.27
CalcMPEGStream: 718946796.00
Frames: 153237
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 795.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 153237
Anti Noise Filter: Off
Passes: 4
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR
Min. bitrate: 300
Max. bitrate: 2530
Avg. Bitrate: 899
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\SIMPLE~1\SIMPLE~1 .DLL")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\mpeg2dec .dll")
mpeg2source("E:\DVD\test\signs\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
SimpleResize(480,360)
AddBorders(0,60,0,60)
ResampleAudio(44100)
----AVS End----

Closing program
CCE Max Speed: 1.670
Video Encoding finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 1/13/2003 3:15:17 PM
- Free on drive E: 63483.30 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
--------------------------------------------------------
Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
--------------------------------------------------------
- 1/13/2003 3:15:19 PM
- Free on drive E: 63483.30 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
--------------------------------------------------------
Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
--------------------------------------------------------
- 1/13/2003 3:15:21 PM
- Free on drive E: 63483.30 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
--------------------------------------------------------
Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 5
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 5 seconds
Cut point: 795 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe"

"E:\DVD\test\signs\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 1/13/2003 3:18:22 PM
- Free on drive E: 62422.50 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDImager
--------------------------------------------------------
Executing VCDImager. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDImager.exe" --type=vcd2

--cue-file="E:\DVD\test\signs\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue"

--bin-file="E:\DVD\test\signs\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" --iso-volume-label=SIGNS

--progress --add-file="E:\DVD\test\signs\SVCDInfo.txt",EXTRA/VCDINFO.TXT

"E:\DVD\test\signs\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg"
--------------------------------------------------------
- 1/13/2003 3:20:31 PM
- Free on drive E: 61615.85 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDImager
--------------------------------------------------------
Executing VCDImager. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDImager.exe" --type=vcd2

--cue-file="E:\DVD\test\signs\CD_Image_File_CD2.cue"

--bin-file="E:\DVD\test\signs\CD_Image_File_CD2.bin" --iso-volume-label=SIGNS

--progress --add-file="E:\DVD\test\signs\SVCDInfo.txt",EXTRA/VCDINFO.TXT

"E:\DVD\test\signs\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg"
CD-Image creation finished.

--------------------------------------------------------
- 1/13/2003 3:21:17 PM
- Free on drive E: 61345.04 mb
- SVCD Creation finished!
--------------------------------------------------------

[hwoodwar]

On the frameserver tab did you select: Resize to "VCD (352 x 240/288)"? This may be part of your problem. I am not sure you will be able to get this working in DVD2SVCD as you want to create an XVCD and there is no XVCD setting, so I suspect with the above change it will create a 1150Kbits/sec CBR file (which is the only video bitrate allowed in the VCD specification.)

[mrj03]

On the frameserver tab did you select: Resize to "VCD (352 x 240/288)"? This may be part of your problem. I am not sure you will be able to get this working in DVD2SVCD as you want to create an XVCD and there is no XVCD setting, so I suspect with the above change it will create a 1150Kbits/sec CBR file (which is the only video bitrate allowed in the VCD specification.)

Why do you say it would be a XVCD??

[hwoodwar]

VCD Specifications:

NTSC/NTSC Film

Video:
1150 kbit/sec MPEG-1 CBR
352 x 240 pixels
29,97 frames/second
23,976 frames/second NTSC Film

Audio:
224 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2


PAL

Video:
1150 kbit/sec MPEG-1 CBR
352 x 288 pixels
25 frames/second

Audio:
224 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2


By definition if you change "any" of the set "fixed" VCD specifications you are creating an XVCD. Since VCDs have a fixed, contant video bitrate of 1150kbits/sec, if you change that to "any" value higher or lower and you will be creating an XVCD. Since you want to use a variable bitrate and a average bitrate of 2530, vice 1150, depending upon how one looks at it you are changing one or possibly two of the "fixed" specifications to outside of their specified parameters and by definition "technically" creating an XVCD.

[hwoodwar]

Sorry, my last post I said "...average bitrate of 2530..." that number should be "899" but everthing I said still applies.