Using ffmpegx to transcode MPEG-2 to MPEG-1 for VCD

[MichaelLAX]

I extract MPEG-2 files from my ReplayTV, and mostly make DVDs.

However, sometimes, I want to create VCDs. I have been unsuccessful in using ffmpegx to transcode.

I am looking for a one step-solution: that is, put in the MPEG-2 and have a resulting mpeg-1 file that is Toast ready for VCD.

ffmpegx, when it works, creates a demuxed separate video and audio file from the original MPEG-2. When I try to then use ffmpegx to combine the two files, it just won't work.

Help! Thanks

[major]

Disable both "Decode with Quicktime" and "Decode with mplayer".

Just use Womble Mpeg Wizard and save DVD streams as VCD usingthe VCD template. Works for me...

[xxwha]

Use the commandline ffmpeg

ffmpeg -i $1 -aspect 4:3 -s q$2 -f vcd -hq -sameq -b 170 -ar 44100 -ab 224 $3
vcdimager $3

where:
$1 is the input filename
$2 is either ntsc or pal
$3 is the output filename

what you get out of this are a VCD compliant MPG and the videocd.bin/videocd.cue files ready to burn to a CD with

cdrdao write --device IODVDServices --driver generic-mmc --eject videocd.cue

Please, i am a newbe too so be very clear: if i have to use Terminal, explain exactly how to do it so, thanks beforehand !

And tell me why it didn't give me a toast.bin file instead of those both folders .m1v and .mp2 (vcd choice with ffmpeg encoding))

At the end, i have this in the information window:

dyld: /Applications/VIDEO/ffmpegX.app//Contents/Resources/tcmplex can't open library: /usr/local/lib/libdl.0.dylib (No such file or directory, errno = 2)


Thnaks for your help guys !

[major]

dyld: /Applications/VIDEO/ffmpegX.app//Contents/Resources/tcmplex can't open library: /usr/local/lib/libdl.0.dylib (No such file or directory, errno = 2)

Probable install failure. Please run again step 2 of the instructions.

Thoses links are outdated :

http://prdownloads.sf.net/mplayerosx/ffmpegxbinaries.sit (mencoder 1 mplayer)

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/MacOS/ (mpeg2enc)

Where can i get those things ?

[major]

Both links are good.

[charlybaby]

i can't download anything with the first one !

[major]

Try http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/mplayerosx/ffmpegxbinaries.sit

[charlybaby]

Thanks ...