How to make a VCD excatly like the DVD

[wcwman18]

Hi,

I am trying to make a VCD excatly like the DVD meaning everything on the actual DVD. How can I do that? What software do I need? Where can I get it from?

[Mirror_Image]

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Keep in mind that the VCD format does not support many DVD format features that you would need in order to do what you want.

[vitualis]

VCDs do not support (from DVDs):

• overlay text and graphics (e.g., most of the selectable highlights on a DVD menu or "removalbe" subtitles)
• multiple video +/- multiple audio streams (for a VCD, you get one video stream + one stereo audio, for SVCD, you get one video + up to two stereo audio)
• multi-angle or seamless branching
• the directional (arrow) key presses
• hot spots (except if you are using VCD under CD-i playback)
• I'm sure that there are other things

This being said, if you know the limitations, you can often author clever tricks so that "most" of the material on a DVD can be make into a VCD format.

http://www.vcdimager.org/guides

Regards.

[mikk]

If i give VCDImager some XML with buttons (hot spots) marked out in it, WinDVD and PowerDVD pick up the hot-spots. This allows you to click on things with the mouse.

But i've never seen any hardware only VCD player with a pointing device and cursor.

When making vcd menus u can make pretend arrows using the VCD number keys. For example, use 8: Up, 2: Down, 4: Left, 6: Right.
The lack of overlays problem can be overcome by pre-rendering another still with the overlay already on it.

[vitualis]

The only hardware devices that I'm aware of that can use the VCD hotspots are CD-i players.

Good idea with the arrows!

Regards.