jpegs from vcd

[stuck]

I made a vcd consisting of jpegs and mpegs it was made using windows movie maker then burnt to cd using nero. The thing is I would like to be able to extract the jpegs but don't know how. When i used a few downloaded programs to extract the files - it only extracted the mpegs and they ended up as still shots with poor quality. I don't know where to file the jpegs in the folders or how to extract them. I would love it if someone could tell me how or what program could do this? I'd hate to lose the jpegs.

I'd love some help and appreciate it!

Thanks guys/girls!

[deckard8]

Your jpegs were converted to mpeg1 when you made the vcd. You can't retrieve the original jpegs from it - they are not there, although some slideshow makers will also give you the option to store the original jpegs on the disk as well when you burn it. Sorry.

[theDruid]

You may want to try the Tools section of VCDEasy (there's a freeware version available).

It can use VCDxRip to disassemble a (S)VCD disc.

I don't remember if I've ever done it, but it looks like you'll have to create a bin/nrg image of your VCD disc first - Nero can do this for you, among others.

Let us know how you get on.

cheers,
theDruid.

[edit]However, I suspect deckard8 is right, and that your images will now be MPEG stills rather than jpegs, even if you disassemble the disc - you may have little option but to use screengrabs or something like that.[/edit].

[stuck]

thanks! I tried downloading a few things that might have helped but to no avail. I tried a program that let me do screen grabs but it stuck this stupid ad over the pic so I couldn't see it. I'm so upset with myself for doing this vcd The jpegs were of the love of my life "caligula" as I call him

darn it!

[theDruid]

There are plenty of free way to do screengrabs.

e.g.:
1) Disassemble the disc (as above) and open the MPEGs with VirtualDub - then use Video->Copy source frame to clipboard and then paste the clipboard image to a graphics editor. (e.g. M$ Photo Editor etc..)

2) Put VCD in drive, navigate to the biggest file(s) on the discs (.dat's as far as I remember) and open them with your media player (Windows Media Player, Media Player Classic etc..) then use Alt and Print Screen to grab the output when you've paused it in the right place.

The first method is less messy than the second, but there are many others.

I seem to remember PowerDVD has a good screengrab function too, and it will play your authored VCD straight from the disc - there's a free trial version which I think has a time-limit rather than limited functionality.

cheers,
theDruid.

[stuck]

I did a program that broke it down to "still shots" but the ones I need are not showing at all....strange.