.bin & .cue Now What ?

[squeed]

I have Toast and 2 file one bin and one cue. What do I do now to make the VCD ?

-Squeed

[exohw]

Launch Toast. In Toast's main window > select "other" (while holding down option or alt key) and choose "VideoCD". Next, press "Select..." button and choose to create a "Video CD Image file". Click "OK" and navigate in Finder to your .bin file. "Record" it!
ps: .cue file is not needed.

[cashew]

But what if it's a .bin and .cue pair for a SVCD... Then you'll need to use something like "FireStarter FX" or similar. With this burning app you can load the .cue for the .bin and it will burn fine.

Warning though "FireStarter FX" isn't as idiot proof as Toast. You may need to look up what driver to load up for your burner.

[galactica]

Agreed!
I would not use toast.
To find out if its a vcd or if its a SVCD simply extract the mpeg and get info on it using MPEG info

If its mpeg2 its svcd if its mpeg1 its vcd

either way, Missing Media Burner will handle the file and burn it properly.

Just click VIDEO, use the pulldown menu to select .cue or .toc
drag the .cue in and push start.
thats all there is to it

repeat for part 2 or 3 if necessary

[incredible]

Use VCDX Tools to extract the .bin file!

This will give you all the mpeg data you need and you can author again a SVCD using also VCDX Tools.


Markus

[galactica]

Yes, vcdtoolsx will extract .mpeg files from the .bin

but since he already has the .bin/.cue extracting and rebuilding the image is pointless.

I think he was just wanting to know what to do with the .bin/.cue files.

[ZeroSix]

You dont even need to extract the MPEG out of the .BIN file. Open the .cue file in VLC and you will know if it is SVCD or not...

[galactica]

Really!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing, I didnt know it would give you specs on the file!

Or does it just start playback and you can tell by the quality!?

[ZeroSix]

Both... SVCD resolution is 480x480 and VCD is 352x240, NTSC assuming. So you would be able to tell from its size, but you can also get basic file info within VLC. This saves a huge amount of time. Furthermore, the .bin format is pretty much gone from Mac file formats, so what i did was change the default application for .bin files from Stuffit to VLC. I did the same for .cue sheets. Works like a charm and saves a LOT of time and effort.

hope this helps.

[galactica]

Both... SVCD resolution is 480x480 and VCD is 352x240, NTSC assuming. So you would be able to tell from its size, but you can also get basic file info within VLC. This saves a huge amount of time. Furthermore, the .bin format is pretty much gone from Mac file formats, so what i did was change the default application for .bin files from Stuffit to VLC. I did the same for .cue sheets. Works like a charm and saves a LOT of time and effort.

hope this helps.

Wow! Yea i have my application set for .bin double click to be VLC but had no idea it can handle the .cue and give me info on the format!

MAN VLC is amazing! And all this time I thought it was a player only!

Can it also defrag my drive? Fix HD errors? Pay my taxes?!?!?

[thomasbbb]

zerosix...

how do you get "basic file" information from within VLC? I opened the CUE file in VLC and the movie starts to play... is there supposed to be a menu item where you obtaiin info on the BIN file/underlying mpeg? Using VLC 0.5.3, it has an "info" item under the Window menu, but has playlist info only. Am I missing something?

[ZeroSix]

No, you arent missing anything. I was mistaken about the file info... If you open a .avi file in VLC you can get basic info, but not on MPEGs. I would imagine that this will be updated in the next few releases, as I have already contacted them and got a favorable reply. However, you can tell what format the file is in [MPEG1 or 2] by its defaulted resolution on screen. Sorry for providing wrong information.

[galactica]

Ahhh.... so I was having same problem as well. Well lets hope the next update will show it. I guess for now my earlier post is how you can get the mpeg info.

rip mpeg, drag to MPEG INFO and read info results.

oh well!

[thomasbbb]

galactica...

that's the way I do it too... to shorten time, as soon as vcdtools starts the rip, I locate partially extracted mpeg 2 file (avseq01.mpg) and drop it on mpeg info X for info... (i use MMB cue/bin setup for burning)... so why check info? in my case, my Sony player doesn't like 48k audio, so I have to make sure that it is 441k hz.. some people post stuff in a svcd non-compliant way.

I didn't know about playing the bin/cue files with VLC...neat!

[galactica]

galactica...

that's the way I do it too... to shorten time, as soon as vcdtools starts the rip, I locate partially extracted mpeg 2 file (avseq01.mpg) and drop it on mpeg info X for info... (i use MMB cue/bin setup for burning)... so why check info? in my case, my Sony player doesn't like 48k audio, so I have to make sure that it is 441k hz.. some people post stuff in a svcd non-compliant way.

I didn't know about playing the bin/cue files with VLC...neat!

HA great minds thing a like! I usually just click start and stop after a few seconds. Then get info on the file. All I care about is the k/sec and mpeg layers.


I also rearely do this! but it important information expecially for finding out if you have VCD (which is imaged differently) or SVCD.


Likewise, .bin will play in VLC. you just have to either file open file and select the .bin or set your double click application to open .bin files into VLC automatically.

[drowssap692002]

After using Forty-two I got 2 bin and 2 cue files. Using MMB I simulated a burn because I have 74 minute 650 Mb Maxell CD-Rs left over and I was hoping to use them up before using my 80 minute 700 Mb CD-Rs. But I had a feeling I was pushing it and the simulation failed. Also because I have an Apex 660 DVD player I use the SVCD setting with a custom rate of 5500. The file was 805 Mb. Is it possible to do reduce the first cue file and then add to the second cue. Is this too much work if it can be done or should I just use my 80 minute 700 Mb CD-rs. Sorry if I'm a bit long winded this is my first attempt at ripping and burning DVDs.

[galactica]

After using Forty-two I got 2 bin and 2 cue files. Using MMB I simulated a burn because I have 74 minute 650 Mb Maxell CD-Rs left over and I was hoping to use them up before using my 80 minute 700 Mb CD-Rs. But I had a feeling I was pushing it and the simulation failed. Also because I have an Apex 660 DVD player I use the SVCD setting with a custom rate of 5500. The file was 805 Mb. Is it possible to do reduce the first cue file and then add to the second cue. Is this too much work if it can be done or should I just use my 80 minute 700 Mb CD-rs. Sorry if I'm a bit long winded this is my first attempt at ripping and burning DVDs.

1. these files will never fit onto a 650 meg CD-r. Just dont try it
2. You can decrease the file size but were talking about ripping the .mpg files out, putting them back together again to make the whole movie, then breaking them into smaller parts such that they will fit onto 650meg cd-r.
3. Should you get some 80 min cd-r YES. check www.dealmac.com, they always have deals on cd-r's where there are rebates at your local store. Sometimes even down to a few dollars for a spindle.

personally, id recommend getting the larger cd-r's and saving yourself lots of headache, since you seem to have the proper files now.