How do I turn a VCD into an image file on my computer?

[Erik21]

I made a VCD usimg VCDEasy, and then i burnt a copy, then accidentally screwed it up and now i need to use roxio's disc copier to get more copies. Is there a way to copy my VCD into an image file on my hard drive, so i don't need to go get my VCD and copy it to make more copies?

[ZippyP.]

In the VCDEasy main window if you uncheck "generate xml file only" it will create cue/bin image files. Be sure to give them a distinct name or it will overwrite.

[Erik21]

I meant that i messed up the image file, and can't get it back to how it was when i made the original VCD. I have a copy on the disk, and want to turn it into an image file on my PC. as if i had deleted the old one, i just want to not have to use roxio's disk copier every time i need to make a new copy.

[teegee420]

What ZippyP is suggesting will create a new image of your existing VCD. That's what you want, correct?

[akrako1]

I've been able to copy VCD or SVCD's with any regular cd copying program. Typically I use CloneCD, which has an option to create an image from the disc. Tell the software that it's a data disc, and it'll create an image for you. Some other cd burning programs have the option to burn to an image instead of a disc, maybe you could try copying it that way. AKAIK, vcd's or svcd's are simple data cd's, with a specific organization and structure readable by dvd players.

[ZippyP.]

AKAIK, vcd's or svcd's are simple data cd's, with a specific organization and structure readable by dvd players.

Not quite. S/VCD's are burned using mode 2 which allows an 80 min CD to hold 800 MB compared to 700 MB in data mode (mode 1). It's the lack of error correction which allows the extra space.

You are correct that any burning program should be able to copy and make a disk image of a VCD, just like any other CD.

[akrako1]

I feel humbled. I did not know about the mode 1/2 difference - but have always wondered why I could get so much data on a vcd!

[teegee420]

Humbled? Imagine how I felt a couple of years ago when I discovered the same thing. I knew very little about SVCD's and I even bought a few 99 minute CD's because I was convinced that I could not fit a 800mb SVCD mpeg on a 80 minute CD. :P