How do I join 3xSVCD MPEG's and then Burn to DVD

[Seagrass]

I have tried using Nero vision express but it wont recognise the mpg's from the svcd.

I have 3 svcd's that I want to join so I can put the whole thing on 1 DVD

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[mats.hogberg]

Don't join. Run them thru svcd2dvdmpg, author with TMPGEnc DVD Author as 3 parts of the same title (if the 3 SVCD mpg's make up one movie). Remove chapter points inserted by TDA at the joins. Done.
Remember, that SVCD mpg isn't really DVD compatible, but most players will play them without problems.

/Mats

[Seagrass]

k so ive converted with svcd2dvdmpg but when i go to put it into tmpeng dvd author its says 480x480 not supported. I used the 720 patch in svcd2dvdmpg but it still comes out as 480x480?


EDIT

OK so I didnt let it finish properly please excuse my ignorance?
I let it finish coverting properly this time and its come out as a 480x480 square loacated in the left hand side of the screen. what did I do wrong?

[mats.hogberg]

Where does it look like 480*480 square? When you play the DVD with your DVD player on the TV?
If I use thumbnails on the TDA menu, it looks like you describe, but the movie plays fine.
On some setups, you may have to patch the mpg back to 480*480 once they are loaded in TDA. I think it's described at the svcd2dvdmpg page.

/Mats

[Seagrass]

it appears as a square on the left in windows media player and in the preview sceen of tmpenc dvd author

[mats.hogberg]

OK, but that doesn't say anything how it will end up. Author and burn it to a DVD-RW and play it on your TV with your hardware DVD player.

/Mats

[Seagrass]

i just tried the 352 res patch and this time it takes up the whole area of the widescreen but some vide has been chopped from the right side.

Im guessing now that I have to use the 480 setting?

EDIT

I just tried the 480 res patch and it wont allow it it says i can only use vob files. I guess Im going to have to risk burning to DVD-R

[mats.hogberg]

Have you burned it to disc yet? How TDA and/or WMP displays it doesn't have anything to do with how it will look on your TV.

/Mats

[mats.hogberg]

Yes, use the 720 patch - that has worked fine for me.

/Mats

[Seagrass]

didnt work. it plays with box on the left in standalone using 720 res patch.

tmpenc preview and wmp were indeed correct. I thought as much.

[ChrissyBoy]

in theory:

1: patch to either 352 or 720 with svcd2dvdmpg so that authoring software will accept the files.
2: author with your authoring software.
3: patch the resulting vobs back to 480 using svcd2dvdmpg.
4: now burn (or preview the DVD-Video with a proper software dvd player)