VCD won't play in DVD Player

[rkelsey]

What am I doing wrong. After burning my movie with Easy CD Creator 5 Platinum and other programs when i put it in my dvd player (Mico and Magnasonic) it just pops out again saying incorrect format. I changed my AVI's to MPG 1 with TempGenc. My DVD Player says it supports VCD and SVCD, but i can't get either of them to work.

[finalvictim]

I don't want to sound rude but you can have as many DVD players as you like supporting VCD/SVCD and the likes but if they don't support CDR then they aint gonna play stuff you've encoded yourself !

[rkelsey]

I don't want to sound rude but you can have as many DVD players as you like supporting VCD/SVCD and the likes but if they don't support CDR then they aint gonna play stuff you've encoded yourself !

But they do support CD-R and CD-RW

[wee haggis]

I don't want to sound rude but you can have as many DVD players as you like supporting VCD/SVCD and the likes but if they don't support CDR then they aint gonna play stuff you've encoded yourself !

How else would you make a VCD or SVCD if it was'nt on CDR or CDRW????

[wee haggis]

Use this guide and you should be fine.
http://www.vcdhelp.com/tmpgenc.htm

[scottrempel]

Also, some DVD players don't handle xVCD which means that all of your settings must follow VCD standards (i.e. bitrate must equal 1150kbits/sec). If you set the bit at say 1500 then you would have a non-standard VCD (xVCD) and it may not play. Check out your DVD player on the list in this site and see what it can really handle.

[wee haggis]

Also, some DVD players don't handle xVCD which means that all of your settings must follow VCD standards (i.e. bitrate must equal 1150kbits/sec). If you set the bit at say 1500 then you would have a non-standard VCD (xVCD) and it may not play. Check out your DVD player on the list in this site and see what it can really handle.

Thats true .....but if it was made with EZ CD Creator then it has to be standard.

[vitualis]

@ wee hagis:

VCD/SVCD support has absolutely nothing to do with CD-R support. VCD/SVCD support simply means that the player will play professional made S/VCDs which are on stamped discs (i.e., like your ordinary audio CDs or CD-ROMs), NOT on CD-R/W media.

CD-R/W media support is completely separate and if not explicitly stated in the manual, it means that the player was designed for it. That means that CD-R/W media may or may not work well in this player (this may mean that you could have media compatibility problems with trying to play audio CDs, VCDs, SVCDs on CD-R/W media).

Regards.

[Weeji]

I had a problem like this, and it was because I was using the cd burner that came with my computer. Apparantly big name computer companies use cheap products in their computers which may not be compliant with everything you want to burn. I checked the exact model of cd burner that came with my computer online, and it gave me the formats it supported, such as cd, cda, x-mode, etc., but nowhere did it say VideoCD. It would burn the cd perfectly, but it just wouldnt work with my DVD player. I went out and bought a cd burner which stated on the back of the box that it burned video cds, and it burned them flawlessly. I hope this helps.

[wyteone]

I had a problem like this, and it was because I was using the cd burner that came with my computer. Apparantly big name computer companies use cheap products in their computers which may not be compliant with everything you want to burn. I checked the exact model of cd burner that came with my computer online, and it gave me the formats it supported, such as cd, cda, x-mode, etc., but nowhere did it say VideoCD. It would burn the cd perfectly, but it just wouldnt work with my DVD player. I went out and bought a cd burner which stated on the back of the box that it burned video cds, and it burned them flawlessly. I hope this helps.

i somehow dont think thats exactly true?!
ive used various burners to make VCDs...previously had a sony, now got LG which also works fine. even used a friends computer, ya know the compUSA generic brand (i believe its some korean name) really cheap computer total only cost em like 700bux, and let me tell ya it works fine jus really damn slow for vcd purposes.
id say it has to do more with the program you're using to actually burn the VCD. for example...ive tried adaptec easy cd creator plus stuff, not to hot. CloneCD works okay but also not the greatest, Nero works fine, but overall for me personally CDRWin works the best.
mind you this is only my personal experience.

so check the dvd compatibility chart and see if your DVD player is on there, if it is then its something else you're doing wrong...if your DVD playe isnt on the list...then ya gotta go out and get a new one.
alohaz.

[MikeV]

Question. Does the VCD you burned play in the computer or another DVD player? You could have a problem with the burning software, CD-R media, or VCD settings. I had a problem when I made my first VCD, followed the guides and burned using Adaptec easy CD creator. It played in my computer and in my Toshiba1200 DVD player, but it would only come out as blocks on my Sony VCD player. I tried changing every setting possible and nothing would make it play on the Sony. Then a friend said to try Nero because it works for him. So i reburned the original files with Nero and the VCD plays on everything.

[offline]

rkelsey,

go to www.nero.com

and download a full working demo. Then download one of the
vcd examples at this site (left hand side) burn and see if it works.
If is does not, check the DVD listings to see if CDR's are supported
by your player. If so, try a different brand (dye color) and see
how that goes.

luck

[tonyp12]

How else would you make a VCD or SVCD if it was'nt on CDR or CDRW????

By buying a real production made VCD.
In China they are big sellers, but I guess they should soon
will be able to buy real DVD players as they cost $50.

(probably 2weeks salary for them, but if you eat rice every meal for a
month probably could save that up)

[Weeji]

Thats all fine and good that you could burn it on your computer as well as your friend's, maybe the place he got the generic cd burner knows what they're doing. Most burners CAN do videocds, because its not that hard to include, but some just don't see the need to. Oh, and it wasnt the software, because I was using the SAME software on both burners, vcd easy, all I did, was shut off the computer, switch the cd burner, and turn it back on, then burned a cd, the cd worked in my dvd player. I've done my research, and burning a vcd not only has something to do with the software you're using, but also with the way that the burner burns cds. Its this way for audio cds too, but I dont think any cd burner manufacturer would carelessly leave that out, because thats the primary use of most cd burner users.

[offline]

Weeji is correct. CD-Recordable is defined by the Orange Book Part II. VideoCD is defined by the White Book. In the early days only Sony and Yamaha produced burners that conformed to the White book.. that is
XA/Mode 2 recording @ track at once, no crc.

A few CD burners as little as two years ago still did not conform and so could not write a video cd. I'm sure there would be one or two still out there even today.

[rkelsey]

Still can't get VCD to play in my DVD player. They will play on my computer fine. On the Player it comes up "NO VALID DISK" is there any DVD players that will work with these disks

I don't have a problem converting them to MPG not that I know of, but they just won't play on my DVD

[rkelsey]

My DVD is not listed in the compatibility list. I thought maybe it just wasn't updated or something. There are no Magnasonics on the list at all and there was only one MICO but it was a different model than mine. I just bought them a few days ago so I wonder should I bring them back and get one that is on the compatibility list.

My Brands are Magnasonic DV D800-04
and MICO DVD-1003

So if I got one that is on the compatibility list will it work, well as long as I have it burned properly