Sefy's & Pinoy2201's Newbie Guides!

[Sefy]

As some of you know, my updated guide is currently not available on VCDhelp because of bandwidth, but with the help of willynopal, there is a new domain which contains my guide, that will be as updated as possible, and it is located here:

http://www.sefy.help4u.org

This way you won't be limited by my 56k modem at home, and hopefully the guide will be hosted on more places so it won't generate alot of traffic on one page.

Also, for those of you who want guides for additional programs let me know here, and if you have any suggestions or ideas on what to change on my guide, let me know!

[Sefy]

GREAT NEWS!

Baldrick has informed me that as soon as VCDhelp moves to the new host, he will update the guide with the new HTML's and will put it back online.

ALSO! the Webmaster of Digital-Digest has informed me that he agrees to host the guide, so it will also be there!

Still waiting for reply form the Webmaster of Doom9, stay tuned!

[Sefy]

GOOD NEWS!

Digital-Digest has posted the lastest version of the guide
http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/articles/dvdtovcd/

Hope you all like it!
PLEASE post some comments and ideas for improvments or other programs you want guides for, i'm doing this guide for you!

[Sefy]

I got some bad news and some good news.

BAD NEWS
All the links on the Guide v1.6 appear to be bad, but only on the pages, if you use the Menu bar everything will work great and you will be able to access everything.

GOOD NEWS
I've been working on v1.7 of the Guide for the past 5 hours and I believe I managed to fix all the incorrect links, the guide now uses PNG files, and it's less then half the size of the all the other guides which means it should also load faster! it will be released either later to day or by the weekend.

[Sefy]

Latest Fixed Guide is now online at Digital-Digest, guide now uses PNG files instead of JPG, and it loads much faster! check it out here:

http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/articles/dvdtovcd/index.htm

[Sefy]

More good news! I got confirmation from labDV's webmaster that he is willing to host my guide as well, so that would make your job easier to access the guide if one site appears too slow for you.
The Guide should show up in the next few days, i'll keep you all posted.

Side Notes:
I've opened this post so it would also be easier for you guys to ask me questions on the forum in case I missed a post you made and asked for my assistance, and I would like some comments about the guide, i'm doing it for you, not for me, and I need to know if you like it, or you want some changes.

[pinoy2201]

Sefy great job with the guide man...i like the navigation bar its cool and made looking around easy and it's faster, too(i wish my guide look like yours )... Keep Up Great Job Sefy!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sefy]

Thanks dude! please let me know if you find any bugs in the guide, or if something doesn't work properly, I know that the menu still has a few glitches using Netscape 4, but atleast you can click on the links in the pages themselfs if the menu doesn't work.

Any ideas for new programs to add to the guide ? is there a ripping method I missed ? if you don't tell me, I won't know

[pinoy2201]

Sefy why wont you add guides with encoders like CCE, LSX, or Panasonic Mpeg Ecoder or like that.....i might be able to make a guide for panasonic or LSX but im afraid that i might not have the time ill try this weekend but if i dont finish this week end expect it befroe December for all the people who need guides to use Panasonic or LSX

[Sefy]

Basicly, I do have Panasonic Encoder Plugin in the Flask section, the reason I don't dwell on CCE/LSX and Panasonic is mostly because they are not free, I was planning on eventually adding them as well to the Flask, I don't see the point of using them with DVDx as it can encode by itself, and Flask can't.

Right now i'm working on the Premiere Video Server frameserving plugin, and I suppose eventually i'll add CCE and LSX, the problem with those two, is that you gotta do alot of settings, and I hate playing around with those

If you already got a guide ready, we can combine it with mine, will save alot of time you know!

[pinoy2201]

that a great i dea Sefy tell me what i have too do, do i only write the guide for the conversion guide or the full guide??????

[Sefy]

Well, I suggest that you write each step in a diffrent HTML and also save the Images as BMP, and when you are done, i'll look them over, try to do what your guide says step-by-step, and add each section to the correct one in my guide and re-save the BMP's as PNG so it would take less space.

And of course every thing you do you will get the credit, I don't take credit for something I didn't do, and it would be very helpful if someone joined in on the guide, maintining all of it alone isn't easy, not to mention new versions means new snapshots and editing all the correct HTML's, brrr... god I hate it

Anyway, write your guide, and when you are done, i'll open up an FTP for you and you can upload it to me so I can join it in with the rest of the guide, let me know if you are willing!

[pinoy2201]

Add on

Sefy maybe next time u work on another guide we can work on it together like i do one part and you do the other if you think its a good idea heres my ICQ number 125431182 ..okay...i still go to high school so i want be online for the early part of the day

[pinoy2201]

SEfy i authorized you if your haveing trouble tell me okay

[Sefy]

GOOD NEWS for those who like the Single Page guide, it has been updated to reflect all the new changes.
the bad news is, due to fault of mine, some of the images aren't showing. it has been fixed and i'm uploading the changes to Baldrick now, so it should be in effect in a day or two.

pinoy2201, Just added you and saw you adding me as well, and hopefully we will get to work together on updating the guide with more programs

[pinoy2201]

Sefy...i just wanted to tell you i dont know anything about how to do chapters and menus..sorry if this dissapoints you
but anything else im all experianced in okay...looking forward on working with you

[Sefy]

Oh don't worry, don't do the whole guide, just the LSX/CCE/Panasonic parts! i'll just stick those into the Encoders section in my guide

[pinoy2201]

Okay With CCE i dont have the standalone version only the plug-in, for the LSX, Panasonic i have both ill do the the Pansonic and LSX okay anthing else just tell ma but ill be consentrating on the two guides first okay

[pinoy2201]

Sefy to make this easyer just ICQ me to talk about what where goin to do okay

[Sefy]

GREAT NEWS!!
The updated Guide is back online where it belongs on VCDhelp! also All images in the Classical Guide are now working as well!

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Best Regards,
Sefy Levy,
Certified Computer Technician.

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[Sefy]

MORE GOOD NEWS!
Jim from labDV has agreed to host the guide, and it is now also available there in this address: http://www2.labdv.com/sefyguide/
I think 3 places hosting the same guide is enough for one person to keep updating

Again, if any of you got suggestions or remarks, please let me know!

[Sefy]

Updates!

v1.8 of the guide is in progress, added VFAPI in the FrameServing, Xing / Panasonic and CCE in the Encoding, MenuGenerator in the Menus and restored VCDImagerGUI in the Imaging, and added NTI CD Maker 2000 Pro to the Burning.

I would like if you guys can check and see if there are any problems, or bad links and let me know, i'm hoping to finish it by the weekend, it all depends on you!

Again, if you want any other program covered, please let me know!
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Email me for faster replies!

Best Regards,
Sefy Levy,
Certified Computer Technician.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Sefy on 2001-11-21 18:44:03 ]</font>

[Sefy]

Good News!

I've basicly finished the v1.8 of the Guide, lots of new apps being covered, you can view it currently on two locations:

http://www2.labdv.com/sefyguide/
http://www.sefy.dns2go.com/main_frames.htm

Again, I would appriciate some comments, for now i'm holding the progress on the guide untill I have it perfected as is.

[radical]

Your guide is cool and useful.
I just miss some info about creating svcd-s with subtitles or with multiple languages.
BTW keep up the good work!

[pinoy2201]

Sefy do you mind if i answer this one??? if you dont mind ill answer:

i dont think Sefy thinks that making a SVCD with selectable subtitles and multiple languages is not easy to a newbies point of view... I suggested that to Sefy to add a conversion guide to make SVCD with CCE but he told me people who make SVCD are not newbies anymore sooo that why Sefy didnt enclude subs and multiple languages and SVCD Creation..maybe someday Sefy might change his mind

[Sefy]

Hi Radical, actually the new guide covers Subtitles and Menus and Chapters, and the only diffrence between making a VCD or a SVCD in that prespective, is just either using a diffrent template to encode, or changing the settings from VCD to SVCD, so that isn't the problem here

NOW! as for Multiple Language, well, if someone will tell me how to do it, and i'll be able to do it, then i'll add it to the guide, see the guide is from the point of view of a newbie, everything that I did in the guide worked for me in those steps, so I see that another newbie taking those steps should also be able to do it.

So if anyone volunters to teach me and tell me what software is required for a Multilanguage SuperVCD, i'll add it to the guide as soon as I manage to make one, cause if I can do it, so can you!

[Sefy]

Digital-Digest now also hosts v1.8 of the Guide, so you now got 3 Official Locations to access the guide, so don't cram up on a single webpage, we don't want traffic problems ;o)

http://www2.labdv.com/sefyguide/index.htm
http://www.vcdhelp.com/DVDConversionGuide/index.php
http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/articles/dvdtovcd/index.htm

Hope this helps all of you!

[Sefy]

Ok, I know this isn't related to the guides or to VCDhelp, it's for the Transformers Fans out there where ever you may be:

The Transformers - The Movie - Region 2 DVD has been RELEASED!!

MENU IS AMAZING! LOADS OF SPECIAL FEATURES! GO BUY NOW!! I'M GETTING MINE ANY DAY NOW!!

[Shabubu]

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On 2001-11-23 13:00:57, Sefy wrote:
Hi Radical, actually the new guide covers Subtitles and Menus and Chapters, and the only diffrence between making a VCD or a SVCD in that prespective, is just either using a diffrent template to encode, or changing the settings from VCD to SVCD, so that isn't the problem here

NOW! as for Multiple Language, well, if someone will tell me how to do it, and i'll be able to do it, then i'll add it to the guide, see the guide is from the point of view of a newbie, everything that I did in the guide worked for me in those steps, so I see that another newbie taking those steps should also be able to do it.

So if anyone volunters to teach me and tell me what software is required for a Multilanguage SuperVCD, i'll add it to the guide as soon as I manage to make one, cause if I can do it, so can you!
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For SVCD there's the bbmpeg mux, just mux in the extra audio track as AS2, for VCD you have to have two mono streams (at 192 I think), and mux them so left channel is one language, right channel is the second. The SVCD will only have selectable audio on a standalone, and you know how compatability can be VCD can only be multilanguage on a proper VCD player from what I've read, DVD players just output the audio streams at the same time. This is all from doom9 in his SVCD guides. Sorry if you already knew this.

[Sefy]

Thank you for the reply Shabubu, I appriciate the input