questions

[moneyman13]

ok..after i encode the movie and have my mpg file of the whole movie, how do i split it up into 2 parts to put on cdr's, can i do this after encoding, or do i have to do it while its encoding, im usin tmpgenc12j, just curoius on which one i gotta do

[Truman]

http://www.vcdhelp.com/tmpgencedit.htm
http://www.vcdhelp.com/bbmpegedit.htm

[alucard2050]

in tmpge use the mpeg tools and select merge and cut.

[moneyman13]

ok thanks for the replies, i got it now, is svcd better quality when i do this? and also if i select video-cd is it ready to play in home dvd players?

[Truman]

It depends on the source. At least for dvd conversion I recommend SVCD.
2.Check the DVD player compatibility list.

[moneyman13]

if i select vcd, and i put it in 2 parts for cdr size, what does it still say mpg file format

[Truman]

yes, it is still .mpg.
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I think I misunderstood that before. When you split a file, you can select, whatever you want, it does not effect the quality at all. When you cut a .mpg it is just a process of demultiplex and multiplex.
However, when I said, I recommend SVCD, it means a conversion to a SVCD compliant MPEG-2.

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[moneyman13]

ok, so mpg means that its ready to be burnt and played in a home dvd player if the dvd player is compatible to cdr's right?? i think that is what i got from all of this
and another thing, anyone have an idea on how much longer it takes when you do a higher quality instead of normal, on my computer for the dvd Hannibal it took 6 hours and 5 minutes for a 2hour and 11 minute movie, how much longer would that take?