SVCD burning for external DVD

[Mazza]

I know we cant play svcds in OS9 as yet, but i dont need to play it, all i want is to be able to burn it so i can watch it in my external DVD unit which can play svcds

Is there a way to burn it????

[major]

this has been discussed dozen times in this forum
what are you trying to burn: a generic mpg2 file? a mpg2 svcd-compliant file? a .cue/.bin svcd image?

[earlygrace]

Yea, we need details!

[uguud]

Excuse me for butting in, but I downloaded an mpg2 svcd-compliant file. It's not in bin/cue format. It's just a single file that supposedly is in SVCD format. How can I burn this to CD-ROM? I'm used to bin/cue format and .iso, but this one has me stumped.

Thank you.

[Mazza]

Ok, sorry bout the lack of info. That was ma first ever forum post.
Um most of them are svcd compliant mpg2 but some are .bin as well.

[major]

use vcdtoolsx to turn your stuff into two .img files and burn these as Toast XA tracks

[Mazza]

As far as i can find, vcdtoolsX is only available for MacOSX, and im only runnin OS9.
if there is a OS9 version available, could u let me know where i can get it.
or else i need another way of burnin svcds.

[major]

heh, OS9 is dead some time ago
there's no way of burning a SVCD on OS9 unless going through Virtual PC.

[Mazza]

ahh well thanks anyway...

I will install OSX again one day, i just cant afford to lose 30gig worth of data on my HD, and my burners broken... life sux.. peace out.

[major]

eeh, you can install OSX without formatting your HD, you just add it over OS9.

[GJH]

I am using system X with g4/800 and superdrive/Toast. Now I understand that I can made VCD's from video, do I have the facility to make svcd's too?

GJH

[major]

http://homepage.mac.com/rnc/

[GJH]

Thanks for the reply: I had a look and I guess I'm not ready to go there as it seems quite complex. So I think I'll have to stick with vcd for a while. I was hoping some of the apple product like idvd could do it.

GJH