File too big to fit in one VCD

[Iniyan]

Hi!

I have some MPEG-1 files encoded and ready to be burned in to VCD.

The problem is these files are too big to fit in to one CD. Is there any freeware available which could automatically span this big mpeg into disk volumes? (like auto split and at the end of first VCD asks for second continuing VCD).

Or

Compress this big mpeg-1 to make it fit into one VCD

Or

Split the MPEG-1 file in to 2 parts without compromising video quality.
(tried DV tools, TMPGENC, Virtual dub....most of these cutters do not have thew option the split the file by file size or the second cut segment video quality is bad)

These are the following softwares I have currently.

Easy CD Creator 5
Nero 6
Movie Shaker
Windows Movie Maker
Pinnacle Instant CD+DVD
Pinnacle Studio 8
Adobe Encore DVD
Adobe Premiere Pro
TEMPGENC
DVD Decryptor
DVD Shrink
Veritas RecordNowDX

Any help will be really appreciated.

[ronnylov]

First use tmpgenc and in the menu MPEG Tools open your mpg with the "simple demultiplex" tool and run it. It will create two files, one for video and another for audio.

Then use bbmpeg to multiplex as VCD again, using your video and audio sources from the demultplexing, but set split at filesize 795 MB to create mpg files not bigger than 795 MB (which would fit on one 80 minutes / 700 MB CD-R).

Burn the slpitted files to VCD discs as usual.

[greengate69]

To fit onto a single (x)VCD there is a good guide on this site

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/userguides/84759.php

There is also information at the site

http://www.kvcd.org/

the former method uses 2-pass vbr encoding with very accurate file size prediction, the latter uses CQ which is a little more complicated as you have to run some filesize prediction before you encode.

Both of these will re-encode your VCD mpg file with some inevitable loss of quality (depending on the amount of reduction required).

If you have the original source material, you would be better to run either method on that if you are worried about quality.

If you would rather split your existing VCD-encoded file seletc MPEG TOOLS in TPMGEnc and then split/merge. Besure to specify MPEG1 (VCD). You can then select appropriate split points, which is better than an automatic split since you can select a scene change or other suitable split point.

[Iniyan]

thx guys! I will try these suggestions and let U know.

I have the original .avi file from which I have created this mpeg-1 file. Do U think anything can be done even before the encoding? All I am looking for is burning a bigger .avi file to a VCD....

[neo4u]

you could split the avi using avi splitter then encode the two sections into vcd format very easy and painless process

[greengate69]

Iniyan

If you have the original .avi, I would recommend re-encoding it using the guide in the first link (the 2-pass VBR method).

During this process, you will get the opportunity to specify the final filesize to be 100% of an 80 min CDR, whatever the original avi length. Very simple process, very accurate filesize, although can be time consuming if you set the motion search precision (video tab in TMPGEnc) to high quality (slow) - whichI would recommend especially if it's a high action film.

Just leave it running overnight.

I used to use this method a lot before I got a DVD writer (still do occasionally) and was very happy with the results (although I am not a perfectionist).

[mats.hogberg]

I'd recommend using VirtualDub, using its range feature: select first half, frameserver&encode, select second half, frameserve&encode. Cutting (avi, and MPG even more) seems (in my experience) to be a very difficult task.

/Mats

[DaBarrister]

If you have the original AVI, use your favorite video editor to split the file at a useful point (e.g., between scenes). Encode an MPEG1 file from each of the two halves. I believe you could do this in VDub if you know the exact frame # where the split should occur.

[Iniyan]

Guys!

I found another tool which works create in spliting any file (.avi or .mpeg). The tool is DVTOOLS and itz free. thx for all Ur help.