Music video vcd

[vcd4me]

Hi all

I just got my hand on a bunch of rare and out of print music video vcds...each discs has between 15 and 20 videos

I want to rip these into individual files and I have a few questions

1, What format can I do vob, mpeg, avi, mp4 /

2. What program can I use ?

Thanks
Ed

[hech54]

https://www.videohelp.com/tools/vcdgear

[jman98]

VCDgear can extract the MPEG-1 info out of the *.DAT files. No conversion involved so no data loss (it's equivalent to ripping a DVD).

[vcd4me]

Thanks guys ...I was hoping there was an easy solution

On a side note adn I know this may sound crazy but is there way to find out if there is any chanceI can find out if these are svcd?

Thanks
Ed

[hech54]

https://www.videohelp.com/vcd#comp

[vcd4me]

Not sure if you understood what i was saying in that last post ...I am trying to find out if there is a way to find out if the files on these discs are vcd quality or svcd quality

also is there a way to batch convet the dat files to mpeg using vcd gear ...don't get me wrong its easy but it just hoping not to have to sit here in front of my computer for 100 discs with 15+ videos on each discs

Thanks
Ed

[jman98]

Not sure if you understood what i was saying in that last post ...I am trying to find out if there is a way to find out if the files on these discs are vcd quality or svcd quality

Commerical SVCDs were extraordinarily rare. I have one. It says "Super VCD" on it. The format never took off anywhere and I only heard of a very small number of movies being in that format. Mine is "Rambo 3". If you have an SVCD, it will say "SVCD" or "Super VCD" on it. If you have VCD, it usually says so. The odds are quite high that you only have VCD. Examine a *.DAT file in something like the free Teco BitRateViewer if you want. If it says MPEG-1 video then it's VCD. If it says MPEG-2 video then it's SVCD. GSpot may also be able to tell you what you have by opening a *.DAT fle with it.

also is there a way to batch convet the dat files to mpeg using vcd gear ...don't get me wrong its easy but it just hoping not to have to sit here in front of my computer for 100 discs with 15+ videos on each discs

Thanks
Ed

Don't know. Sorry. It may be two years since I last used VCDGear on a VCD and I only had 1 file to extract.

[SallyDog]

Just look at the video size. If it's 480x480, then you have SVCD. Otherwise, it's plain VCD.

[vcd4me]

I just figured out teh batch encoding

[vcd4me]

Sally Dog ..I don't think there is a way to check that on a dat file

jman98 ...these could possible be svcd ...but I am not sure , I will try the bitrate viewer


Thanks
Ed

[vcd4me]

Well bitrateviewer didn't wok but Gspot did ...they are mpeg1... oh well I don't have these videos in my collection so mpeg1 is better than no mpeg at all

Mission accomplished ...well sort of only have to do about a hundred disc

Thanks everyone for your help
Ed

[vcd4me]

Hi guys i ran into some trouble ...it split some of teh dat files into 2 mpg files and I can't seem to get them joined and working ...I hope you will check out teh new thread I am starting

here is the thread

Ok well that thread is now closed

Hi all

I had soem great help getting my Music Video Vcds converted from dat to mpeg I have now ran into a problem with a few

When ripping the dat files in to mpeg some of the files got split and won't play,ONe will play but it seems like it get's cut off at the end ...however the second part won't play .

I tried merging with a tmpgenc won't even load and with mpegstreamclip it werges and then the file won't play

This is what I get from windows media player

Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file.

Any suggestions ...is tehre a different methpd of ripping these to my hard drive that may work or some other way to merge these files

Thanks
Ed