I've tried for 3 years to do this!

[ronkleim]

I have tried for 3 years to simply put .wmv, .mpeg and/or quicktime files onto a VCD that works on DVD players. I have downloaded many different programs claiming to do this, but all they do is convert files. Apparently, it's the burner software that adds the nessisary folders or info to make a playable VCD.
I am at my wits end with this! I can't afford to make anymore coasters!
A buddy of mine did successfully create a playable VCD from .wmv files, so I know it's possible.
Does anybody have the time to just DO THIS FOR ME if I show them the links or send them a disc?
It' s all cool, rare sixties music video.

email me!

Thanks, I am going CRAZY!!!!!

[honorarybrutha]

does your dvd player support wmv files? check the list to your left, click on "DVD Players"

[honorarybrutha]

also, if your making a vcd or svcd, it requires an mpeg file to be compliant. that's why the wmv files are being converted to mpeg.

[Baldrick]

you must convert to vcd if you want to make a vcd.

[ronkleim]

Thanks for trying to help me.
The .wmv files were converted to .dat files, that disc plays fine in my DVD player. Somebody else did that for me; I am trying to the same thing with more .wmv files. A disc with just plain old .wmv files does not play in my DVD player.
I can convert .wmv to .mpeg. But I can't burn a disc that works in a DVD player. What does the burner software add to the mix? I just tried several times to download CDRWIN, but it would not complete the download.
My old CeQuadrat and other burning software I tried never works.
If I am able to create a .dat file and put it in a folder named .mpeg, would that work. Why is this so hard?

[akrako1]

Personally, I use Nero for authoring my vcd's and svcd's.. It's very basic, but it works. Select VCD from the list of types of discs to burn. Drag and drop your VCD COMPATIBLE MPEG-1 files to the left (disc) side. Nero will scan each file and make sure it's compliant. You can even create a very basic menu with Nero (right click on the disc's properties and turn on menu). I've always found this to be the easiest part of the vcd creating process. The hard part is converting the movie files to VCD mpeg-1's, but once you've got those, the rest is a snap. You can also try VCDGear and some others for more fancy menus/authoring of vcd's... Some might just give you bin/cue files, or some sort of disc image, all which should be burnable with Nero.

[ronkleim]

Ok, so all I need is NERO. Unfortunately the NERO site doesn't seem to have a complete demo version available. Again, I am caught up in the "Who's on First, What's on second" VCD NIGHTMARE...........


Is there an old version of NERO I can download somewhere or another program I can try for free that does the same thing?
HELP, I am losing it!

Ron

[markc32]

Nero is good for burning vcds and svcds but i use dvds all the time now - ashampoo burner 5 has a far faster leadout burn by the way.

Ashampoo Burning Studio 5 will burn vcds and is very easy to use.

30 day free trial and only £9.99 to buy!

http://www.ashampoo.com/default.htm

I am surpised how good it is very easy to use!

Good luck.

[ktnwin]

I see the problems you had. You tried to do too many things in one shot.
Making VCD (or DVD) from some video sources using a computer take some learning curve.
Guides are available here but you need to focus on one thing at a time.
In your case, that is: making VCD playable on DVD players.

So, you already have the video files on the computer, right ?
1) convert, let say WMV file to compliant MPEG-1 (search for just this guide)
2) burn MPEG-1 as VCD (authoring a VCD), search for that guide.

That's how I learned it. It quite a while to get to the desired result. For example, you may not be happy with the video quality. Then you will learn how to improve it (by making SVCD or XVCD or DVD for example).

The bottom line: be patient, do one step at a time.

[MOVIEGEEK]

TMPGEnc + VCDEasy + burnatonce =free VCD
BTW...your computer details state you're using MAC OS10,if it's true forget what I said and go to the MAC forum.

[ronkleim]

Thanks Movie geek! Actually I have a Mac with OS 9.2 but gave up trying to make VCDs with it.
I'm doing this on a 6 year old PC with windows 98.
Please don't tell me something else is WRONG!
Ron

[drjtech]

A buddy of mine did successfully create a playable VCD from .wmv files, so I know it's possible.

Why not ask your buddy to step you through the procedure one time?

-drj

[ronkleim]

I know, I've tried. He disappeared.
Now my PC is so slugish the links to VCDeasy don't work.
I am very frustrated at this point.
Do I need VCDeasy? I have TMPGEnc. If I can manage to download "burnatonce" is that all I will need? I don't care about menus!
I just want a bloody VCD that works.

Apparently you folks have some special magic ferry dust I don't have.
I guess VHS tapes aren't so bad. At least they WORK!!!

[MOVIEGEEK]

You need to author the MPEG first with VCDEasy,if you burn the MPEG with burnatonce it won't work in VCD mode but some DVD players support raw MPEG's.

[festmaster]

I know, I've tried. He disappeared.
Now my PC is so slugish the links to VCDeasy don't work.
I am very frustrated at this point.
Do I need VCDeasy? I have TMPGEnc. If I can manage to download "burnatonce" is that all I will need? I don't care about menus!
I just want a bloody VCD that works.

Apparently you folks have some special magic ferry dust I don't have.
I guess VHS tapes aren't so bad. At least they WORK!!!

Roxio Easy Media Creator will make VCD's from .wmv files with a friendly wizard that does not require you to understand the conversion of the .wmv file to a VCD-compliant MPEG-1.

There are some downsides to Roxio, though. Most people on these boards tend to favor Nero by far, Roxio is currently under an interim release while its new owner, Sonic, decides how to integrate it into its own tools, and it is payware of $69.

However, it does what you want to do with a simple interface.

[ronkleim]

The "burnatonce" site is very confusing. What link am I suppose to use to get the burner? Help me out of my nightmare.....

[jimmalenko]

https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?link=79
https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?link=28

... or any of the other in the GUIDES SECTION ........ <===

[FulciLives]

When I used to make a VCD I used TMPGEnc Plus for the encoding and then Ulead Movie Factory 2 for the authoring and NERO for burning (NERO sucks for DVD burning but seems fine at any kind of CD burning).

Never had a problem with compatability when using that combo.

Although why anyone wants to do VCD these days is beyond me ... the quality sucks and DVD burners and blank DVD media is cheap.

I did VCD before DVD burning was cheap.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[jdizzy40]

If menus are not your thing, then buy a DVD player that plays raw mpeggs, WMV files like the Phillips DVP-642.

[Captain Satellite]

When I used to make a VCD I used TMPGEnc Plus for the encoding and then Ulead Movie Factory 2 for the authoring and NERO for burning (NERO sucks for DVD burning but seems fine at any kind of CD burning).

Never had a problem with compatability when using that combo.

Although why anyone wants to do VCD these days is beyond me ... the quality sucks and DVD burners and blank DVD media is cheap.

I did VCD before DVD burning was cheap.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

What's your preference for burning DVDs?

[sanjayk]

You could also try WinAVI Converter to convert WMV files to VCD compliant files. Its a relatively simple tool in case you dont want to go for TMPEGEnc.

And then use Nero's VCD template option to burn your VCDs.

[ronkleim]

https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?link=28

No! I just when thru this! I don't see a NERO trial version from this link.

The nightmare continues.
All I need now is a free burn program.
The links to NERO and burnatonce were both unclear as to what I was suppose to down load.
Just put a link here to burn software that is free and will burn VCDs.

AHGGGGGG!!!!!!

[Abond]

Here

[the * dude]

wot a head ache!!!!!!

you got tmepg....

1)make a mpeg file using the VCD template.

2) get vcdeasy (https://www.videohelp.com/download/VCDEasy_v1.1.5.2_Setup.exe)

& create a bin & cue image.

3) Burn with any thing that burns a bin/cue file....


(https://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=CDRWIN)

try any of these .....

https://www.videohelp.com/tools?s=16#16


good luck!!!!!

[lumis]

this guy sounds like he's about to go on a shooting rampage.

here's a link to nero;

http://httpdl.nero.com/Nero-6.6.0.8a.exe


y'know, after 3 years i would have probably just given up.. or i would have hooked up the video-out on my video card to my stand-alone dvd recorder and recorded them to dvd.. maybe thats your solution right there..

[MOVIEGEEK]

this guy sounds like he's about to go on a shooting rampage.

=

...

[ronkleim]

I gave up.
VCDeasy didn't work. Something about drivers that were wrong.
burnatonce didn't work. All I got was error messages when I tried to burn a .bin file.

Forget it. I don't have anymore blank CDRs

[FulciLives]

When I used to make a VCD I used TMPGEnc Plus for the encoding and then Ulead Movie Factory 2 for the authoring and NERO for burning (NERO sucks for DVD burning but seems fine at any kind of CD burning).

Never had a problem with compatability when using that combo.

Although why anyone wants to do VCD these days is beyond me ... the quality sucks and DVD burners and blank DVD media is cheap.

I did VCD before DVD burning was cheap.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

What's your preference for burning DVDs?

For DVD burning I use the classic version of ImgTools if I need an ISO IMAGE FILE then I do all my DVD burning with DVD Decrypter.

That's the best combo I can find for creating a quality compatable DVD-R disc.

As for VCD I suggest the originator of this thread try the newest version of Ulead Movie Factory 3

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[sdsumike619]

Listen to FulciLives; he has helped me with a lot of stuff!!

[pfh]

Could boil down to the fact he originally tried on a Mac and now is attempting to do so on a 6+ year old Win98 machine!