copying vcd's when unable to do a disc to disc copy....

hello all, i've been stumped for a week on this. i have a really crappy pc(can't afford another)but i'm able to burn apps/games/console/and my fav vcd. i put in my reader and writer and they are both connected to the same ide slot on the board. i can't do a disc to disc copy(don't want to open the pc again to see if there is another ide slot) i copied a vcd by making an image of the disc then burning. the original can fast forward and rewind but the copy can't. this was the only way i was sucessful in copyng the vcd because the original is scratched and the very first sector cannot be read(don't know why i didn't get any read errors when the image was mad) is there a way to add fast forward and rewind to the image?

[Chopper Face]

You could convert the .dat file into an .mpg http://www.vcdhelp.com/convertdat.htm and then reburn the whole VCD using nero.

[PioneerGirl]

Chopper, how is using this method better than simply renaming the .dat file to a .mpg file? (now I'm wondering if I've been doing this wrong this whole time!)

Thanks

PioneerGirl

[vitualis]

The "DAT" file has contains the mpeg stream plus some added "stuff". If not removed, it could (not likely but may) lead to errors on the VCD when you re-burn it. In any case, I believe that some editing/authoring proggies (not including Nero) has trouble processing simply renamed DAT files.

You should always use VCDGear to convert back to a standard MPEG file first. This probably isn't necessary if you are using Nero.

trefactor, have you tried CloneCD (sorry, no link)?

Regards.

[Chopper Face]

Yep. Just renaming it gives me problem so I always just rip it. Apparently you can just joing .mpg files with dos commands and that'll run too but it sure will make a messed up file. It's safer to avoid that kind of stuff since it'll probably cause more problems than it's worth.

[tinmancp]

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On 2001-07-12 07:28:33, vitualis wrote:
The "DAT" file has contains the mpeg stream plus some added "stuff". If not removed, it could (not likely but may) lead to errors on the VCD when you re-burn it. In any case, I believe that some editing/authoring proggies (not including Nero) has trouble processing simply renamed DAT files.

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Nero could process the DAT file no problem. Tried it on nero 5.0 and 5.5.x

[vitualis]

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Nero could process the DAT file no problem. Tried it on nero 5.0 and 5.5.x
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Yes, I know. Isn't this what I just said in my other post?

Regards.