SVCD elapsed time on Apex 500W

[kc1p]

I've created a couple of SVCDs encoded via TMPGEnc and burned with Nero 5.5.1.8. They played perfectly on my Apex 500w DVD player, with one exception: the reported elapsed time was off by more than a factor of two. In other words, to go to the 30 minute point on the disc, I had to select the 62 minute point.

Is this potentially a problem with my DVD player, or is Nero burning the incorrect time code to the CD? If the former, I only have a few days left to return the player to the store where I purchased it...

If this topic has been addressed before please point me toward the right discussion -- I couldn't locate it.

Thank you,
Kevin

[T-rad]

it's nero... i get it as well on both my sony 330 & my teac dv3000

[kc1p]

Then which authoring programs write the time track correctly? I attempted to use VCDImager and burn the .bin file with Nero... but it won't play on my Apex 500W. Nero-authored files look incredible -- except for the time issue.

Thank you,
Kevin

[hvr]

first of all, don't use nero to burn vcdimager generated images... nero doesn't handle them the way they were supposed to be burned...

and see also

http://www.vcdhelp.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?topic=55849&forum=1

the "svcd vcd30 tracksvd" option has been introduced with vcdimager 0.7.10...