DV -> VCD

[Machine514]

I have captured some video from my Digital Camcorder using ScenAlyzer. Works great, it recorded real easy in high quality (I think that it is DV quality). My computer is a 1.8GHz 512RAM 30GBHD + 120GBHD. I am assuming that this is good enough to capture.

Now what I want to do is convert it to VCD/MPG1 format. I tried various times/methods, they are listed below.

1. converting using Pinnacle 8.3

Didn't work too well. At parts the video and audio were playing like it was in fast forward. Everything was running together, but it was just too fast. I checked the DV file and it was perfect.

2. converting using the newest version of TMPGEnc

Same thing

3. Cutting the DV format in half, then converting using Pinnacle 8.3

Same

4. Cutting the DV format in half, then converting using TMPGEnc

Same

What is going on here?!?!?!?

Is it the options? I would say no because I used two different programs and numerous times with different options.

Is it the hard drive? I am encoding to a 120GB 7200RPM HD. I say no because it captured the DV file no problem.

Do I have to convert the video fromt he DV file to VCD without the audio? then extract the audio file from the DV file and insert it in the VCD file?

-Machine

[yg1968]

I am not sure if it's the problem. But, for DV, you have to ensure that your settings is bottom field first (or Field B) in TMPGEnc, etc.

[ImaWeTodd]

Have you viewed the avi you captured in anything before converting to mpeg? Sounds like a framerate problem. You should be able to open the avi in say VirtualDub and check the file info. What codec did you use to capture? Sounds like a dv codec.