How to convert MPEG2 to VCD compliant MPEG1

[arturo]

Hi,
I have some MPEG2 (with .mp2 ext) files captured with an ATI AIW card. I am trying to use TMPG to convert these to VCD compliant MPEG1 files (I don't really want to do the work for SVCD, nor do I even know how), but when I try to open up the mpeg2 file in TMPG it says non supported format.

Do I need to do something else with these files to convert them to a VCD format? Thanks!

[AntnyMD]

Just change the file extension from MP2 to MPG. I think TMPGEnc is thinking your video file is an audio file.

[arturo]

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On 2001-08-31 09:40:50, AntnyMD wrote:
Just change the file extension from MP2 to MPG. I think TMPGEnc is thinking your video file is an audio file.
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Hmm. I just tried that and it still reads as unsupported when I try and open it in TMPG.

[Truman]

As far as I know, ATI AIW MPEG-2 files have a .mp2 extention (for any strange reason). Nevertheless it is a MPEG-2 file. Open it in dvd2avi and proceed as you would do with dvd files. In TMPG load a Video-CD template to end with a VCD compliant MPEG-1.

[Stickthrower]

I have been doing exactly that for a while now. I have an Athlon 1.2G with 356Megs, 80GB 7200 UDMA100 HD, and a ATI AIW Radeon. Just change the .mp2 to .m2p, and like the nice man said, use dvd2avi to change it into a form TMPGenc can recognize. Your audio will come out as .mpa.

I can capture a one hour TV show as MPEG-2 and use TMPGenc to edit out the commercials (use source range under settings, advanced) and save using Sefy's SeVCD template, and I get outstanding results.

My only complaint is my Panasonic DVD-LV55 won't put the VCD picture full screen on it's widescreen LCD without zooming, which thrashes the picture quality!

[arturo]

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On 2001-08-31 12:29:13, Truman wrote:
As far as I know, ATI AIW MPEG-2 files have a .mp2 extention (for any strange reason). Nevertheless it is a MPEG-2 file. Open it in dvd2avi and proceed as you would do with dvd files. In TMPG load a Video-CD template to end with a VCD compliant MPEG-1.
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Thanks! That worked great. I can't believe I missed the DVD2AVI article on this site.