How can I burn a big SVCD onto a DVD+R ?

[MoovyGuy]

Hi Guys,

Is it possible to just use a DVD+R as a huge SVCD ?

What I would like to do would be to take captures that I have encoded as SVCD and burn the to DVD+r blanks.

I do not want to reencode them and author them as DVDs, but instead leave them as SVCDs.

Can I do this and have a commercial DVD player recognize them as SVCDs ?

Thanks y'all

[kitty]

Probably not. The DVD+R will be recognized as a DVD and will look for files with 48KHz audio.

Burn one & try.

[DVWannaB]

You can. You have to do some work though. You have to change the headers, change audio and resize your SVCD. I have done some and really liked the results. I could tell you how to do it, but I thing it better that you go this sites HOW TO section on the left panel on your screen. It should be in the CONVERT section. It is quite simple actually.

Good luck.

[Baldrick]

You cant burn as svcd as kitty says but you can burn as dvd without reencoding the video but requires lots of work as dwannab says.

www.vcdhelp.com/svcddvdr.htm

or download this pdf guides that describes every step

http://xianaix.ps2newz.net/Video/lotr_svcd_to_perfect_dvd.zip

[Digitizer]

But if the SVCD standard is not part of DVD specs, isn't there a risk of these "hacked" DVD's stopping to work in future players someday? Just asking

My solution is to re-encode the SVCD's using a high bitrate.

[DVWannaB]

There is no way of saying for certain, as these decisions are not always well thought out or for that matter for the everyday user in mind. But with that said, 352x480 is within the specs as laid out by the "DVD Powers that be". There is software that converts your 480x480 to 352x480 without re-encoding (DVD Patcher).

Since 352x480 is within DVD specs, any future advancements will include this resolution. Nobody knows for sure, but why wait 3, 5, 10 years, only to find out that it is unchanged. Go for it.

[Baldrick]

DVD patcher don't convert anything it just modifies the headers in the video.

And of course it is best to reencode to DVD standard to get a "real" DVD for best compatibility.

[DVWannaB]

Baldrick,

If that is the case (re-encode to DVD specs), I suggest you put this in that section SVCD-DVD. I did not know this. So for others in the future who are thinking of making this conversion that bit of info would be very helpful. A bolded colored not would be very helpful. Just a suggestion.

[Baldrick]

DVWannaB: I added several notes about that.

[MoovyGuy]

Hi Guys,

The commercial DVD players that I will use to watch these SVCD/DVDs are SVCD compliant.

That was why I was asking, guess I should have stated that.

Since my consumer DVD players support SVCD, can I make a big SVCD on a DVD+R/RW, without resorting to re-encoding ?

Please explaing more about how DVD Patcher works as this could be the answer. Also, where would I find this tool ? I assume it's Freeware/Open Source ?

Thanks 8)

[Digitizer]

There you go. If you use the hacked DVD's for your own purposes, it is fine to use the patcher (it changes resolution indicated at the beginning of a file). As for sharing those DVD's, eh, could be a problem. Many players are not SVCD compliant, therefore, will not be able to stretch the 480x480 picture correctly. I also do not see SVCD format as a here-stayer. My guess is that it will die out as soon as DVD writers become common on new systems, sort of like CD burners quickly made their way into factory-made PC's.