Newbie question: converting mpeg-1 into mpeg-2

[sangren]

I am relatively new to the encoding process so I still look for any help i can receive. i am attempting to create some DVD's out of mpeg-1 files that I have. I discovered that I could create DVD's by merely changing the audio and uses the mpeg-1 video; however, much to my dismay, I discovered that my set-top Toshiba would not play these DVD's. If I used my Xbox, it worked fabulously. On the settop Toshiba( Model Sd-1700), I had no sound and the video had a line in it. Now, I was considering converting my mpeg-1 files into mpeg-2. Was that part of the problem or was the player having trouble with the DVD-R disk that i chose to use as well? Any suggestions for easy encoding of mpeg-1 video into mpeg-2 video would be grealty appreciated. Thanks in advance for all the help.

[Tommyknocker]

Your MPEG=1 may very well had been the culprit. Try another DVD conversion and stick to the conventional wisdom and standards.

[sangren]

I re-checked the files and discovered that I was indeed using an mpeg-2 and still having this problem. I was informed to stick to conventional standards.. does anyone have any quick and easy suggestions for converting from mpeg-1 to mpeg-2. I have tried ffmpeg with no success, not did I achieve success with mediapipe. Thanks!

[MichaelLAX]

MPEG-1 at 352X240 is a conventional standard for DVDs. I have authored DVD-Rs with over 6 hours of MPEG-1 content and they play fine on all of my (and my family and friends) DVD players that will play DVD-Rs. I had to replace my Denon 1500 as it never played any DVD-Rs; only VCDs.

Did you check the user comments on the DVD Players list, just to our immediate left, for your model Toshiba?

Also, your second message is confusing; now you are saying that you did use MPEG-2...

[sangren]

I have checked over the user comments on the Toshiba SD-1600 and did not see anything that would prove to be useful in my dilemma. As to the confusion resulting from my second post, I was working with an mpeg file and when I demuxed it, I discovered that it was indeed seperated into mp2 and mpeg-2 video. Now, when I attempted to use this info and burn a DVD, I had the problem which I previously mentioned( no sound and a distorted picture) on the SD-1600. I was looking for any help in resolving this issue. Thanks in advance!

[MichaelLAX]

Some players just won't play DVD-Rs...

I had to abandon my Denon-1500 in favor of a $99 (now $80) Sony 315 which plays everything I throw at it (except for SVCD -- but I gave up on SVCD cause they are complicated to author on a Mac and blank DVD-Rs are now $1 per disc in quantity)...

[galactica]

Some players just won't play DVD-Rs...

I had to abandon my Denon-1500 in favor of a $99 (now $80) Sony 315 which plays everything I throw at it (except for SVCD -- but I gave up on SVCD cause they are complicated to author on a Mac and blank DVD-Rs are now $1 per disc in quantity)...

I suspect its the toshiba player. Though dvd-r is listed, its about the only thing!

I have generally seen errors like you say when a player is x'ed off for everything but dvd-r/+r/rw

Especailly more now since you say they play fine on your XBox.

what method did you use for .mpeg to dvd??

just wondering. If you used mine, its not proven to work on all types of players.

Have only tried, phillips, apex and the crappy Go Video and they play fine. But, there are a few it just wont be accepted on.

[yexplorer]

Having similar problem here with JVC player. It can play DVD-R just fine but wouldn't play mpeg1 @ 352x240 on a DVD-R disc.

Steps used to create mpeg1 DVD:

1) bbdmux (to extract video)
2) ffmpeg (to re-encode audio @ 48K)
3) mplex (to remux video & audio in DVD mode (-f 8 -S 9999))
repeat steps 1, 2 & 3 for all mpeg1s
4) ifogen
5) tocgen
6) mkisofs (to create DVD image)
7) toast ( to burn image to DVD-R)

Resulting DVD-R plays fine on my laptop and also on Panasonic DVD/TV combo, but will not play on the JVC player.

[MichaelLAX]

Steps used to create mpeg1 DVD:

I use CaptyDVD/VCD (available from La Cie; was bundled with my ADS Instant DVD for Mac). It accepts MPEG-1 or 2 files directly with resulting menus and chaptering as necessary. The advantage for using Capty for MPEG-1 files to DVD is the addition of menus and chaptering, especially when the disk holds 6+ hours of content.