vcd is bright when played on tv but not on pc

[Zodiacal]

i have converted a mpeg2 into a vcd with Cinema craft encoder. when i watch it on the pc the brightness is normal but when i burn it and play it in my apex 600a dvd player it is a lot brighter. all the whites are very bright and it kinda ruins the video. any ideas what is causing this brightness? p.s. im using nero 5.5.10 to burn.

[Fusmali]

TVs and Monitors are different in the way that they work. Without get too technical monitors are usually much brighter and have higher contrast than a TV. A TV when compared to monitors is very low resolution and poor definition. So if a picture appears just right on the PC it will almost certainly be too bright on a TV. This needs to be taken into account at the encoding stage if producing VCDs etc for play back on a TV.

[ImaWeTodd]

I don't remember this well, so I might get the specifics wrong.
Look for a 0-255 color space setting. I think you don't want 0-255.

Basically, there is a range of intensity. Computer monitors are ok with the full range. TVs are not. The encoded range should be less, 16-235.

Also, read up on gamma. Colors are not displayed the same on a TV or PC monitor or Mac.

Hope this helps point you in the right direction. You should be able to search for things like 0-255. Here is a good one from adam :
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=174444&highlight=0255