this is my second post so... VCD THING,still dont understand

[cesarin]

well hi everyone, and here is the thing i read about vcds and stuff but i still dont understand what it really is, what i understood was a vcd file its really mpeg file right??? is this true why i cant play them in my dvd player, i have a dvd player that reads vcd and svcd, i know there most be some way to converte those files but i just dont understand ive tried to converte mpeg files to vcd but since i dont get it i wont do it, so what i would like its some one who takes the time and explain step by step whats a mpeg a vcd and the diference between them, i mean the mpeg files i download from kazaa are not mpeg or its my pc wrong or...? so yes all i wish some day finally do its have all that collection turned to vcd or svcd to be played in my dvd player, thats all.

well thxx and i hope to hear from you soon

[bugster]

A VCD is an mpeg video and audio file within certain contstrained parameters, burnt to a CD with a very specific file structure. For more details see the WHATIS section on the left of the page.

Just because a DVD player claims to read VCD does not mean it will play home made VCD's, it also needs the ability to read recordable CD media (CDR/W).

[widemouth]

A VCD uses MPEG1 compression as opposed to MPEG2 which is used on SVCD's and DVD's.

For a MPEG to be VCD complient it must be 352 x 288 PAL or 352 x 240 NTSC not sure which one you use with a bitrate of 1150. (Most players will handle a higher rate)

You can use a product like TMPENc to reencode the MPEG to VCD standard. There is a VCD template to make it easy for you.

Then it needs to be authored onto a VCD and not just burnt onto a CD as a file. There are plenty of software to do this, just look under the Tools section of this site.

Once you have burned your VCD it should have various folders on the CD when you look at it on your PC including VCD, MPEGAV, SEGMENT etc.

Also check on this site under DVD players to make sure that your DVD player will actually play them. A fair percentage of them dont.

If all else failes there are plenty of excellent guides on this site to follow.

Hope this helps

[ima2hd]

I would agree with widemouth. Get TMPGENC take those files you have. That you downloaded from Kazza and reconvert them. TMPGENC has a wizard or template whihc ineed steps you through the process.
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