Is this possible?

[Invader Bugs]

hey, i was wondering, is it possible to make a VCD of a video that is 829 mb, and is 93 min long? i already have the file converted, and i dont want a disc of just 10-13 min. thanks

[Tommyknocker]

You can quite easily make an XVCD of a video by lowering the bit rate until it fits on CD-R.

[pchan]

You need 850mb CD-R media and your CD burner must be able to support overburn.

EDIT:
If you want to play your VCD on a standalone player, your bitrate must 1,150kbit/sec. This is a VCD standard. Please refer to WHAT is VCD.

[ZippyP.]

If you want to play your VCD on a standalone player, your bitrate must 1,150kbit/sec. This is a VCD standard.

A lower bitrate will create what is known as an XVCD, or non-standard VCD. Many people make XVCD's and have no problem playing them...of course it depends how far out of spec you go and how lenient your machine is with regards to standards. I regularly make VCD's using VBR to get as much as possible on a disk. A VCD with a slightly lower bitrate should play in most machines, it's worth a try.

[Invader Bugs]

how do i do that? i mean convert it to a smaller bitrate, TMPGEnc wont let me change it

[yoda313]

Hello,

You could open the unlock template. It's in the folders with the other templates. I can't remember where it is right now. That should let you set all of your own settings.

Kevin

[bugster]

If you want to play your VCD on a standalone player, your bitrate must 1,150kbit/sec. This is a VCD standard. Please refer to WHAT is VCD.

A lower bitrate will create what is known as an XVCD, or non-standard VCD

Actually I think you will find the the spec for VCD is CBR at a bit rate up to 1150kbits. So if nothing else is changed, lowering the bitrate is allowed within the VCD spec, with a corresponding loss of image quality of course.

[Invader Bugs]

does anyone know of a way to do this in WinAVI? because it goes faster and, well, i kinda like it better, so, im not asking for an opinion on a converting program to use, unless its faster than TMPGEnc , im asking is there a way to do this on WinAVI?

[Cornucopia]

Actually I think you will find the the spec for VCD is CBR at a bit rate up to 1150kbits. So if nothing else is changed, lowering the bitrate is allowed within the VCD spec, with a corresponding loss of image quality of course.

Not from all that I've read. 1150--not higher, not lower. I think the idea was to conform to Single Speed CD Drive (just like Audio CD), which would always spit it out at the same rate. Consider the VideoCD's history--that makes sense. 2x was just coming out when the spec was published.

Now, SVCD, that's a different story.

Also, most DVD players are quite forgiving with a slightly lower bitrate. So it doesn't make too much difference.

Scott

[mats.hogberg]

Why not try a 90 min CD? It will hold your 829 MB mpeg no problem. Only problem is that some players might not like these "out of specs" CD-Rs...

/Mats

[bugster]

Actually I think you will find the the spec for VCD is CBR at a bit rate up to 1150kbits. So if nothing else is changed, lowering the bitrate is allowed within the VCD spec, with a corresponding loss of image quality of course.

Not from all that I've read. 1150--not higher, not lower. I think the idea was to conform to Single Speed CD Drive (just like Audio CD), which would always spit it out at the same rate. Consider the VideoCD's history--that makes sense. 2x was just coming out when the spec was published.

Now, SVCD, that's a different story.

Also, most DVD players are quite forgiving with a slightly lower bitrate. So it doesn't make too much difference.

Scott

from https://www.videohelp.com/vcd under VideoCD 1.1

It is recommended to keep the video bit-rate under 1151929.1 bps.

[Invader Bugs]

alright, well, either way, i burnt the vcd with a bit rate of 900kbits, and it works great, works fine on my dvd player, and the video isnt that bad, and the sound is great

[DereX888]

Should've listen to someone who suggested to use 99min CD-R... they're only $0.50/pc and I assure you that if you won't have more than 99min59sec of data or audio on them - they'll play on almost any dvd player.

[Thomas Anderson]

Instead of reducing the video bitrate a lot why not reduce the audio bitrate. The standard is 224kbps, why not use 128kbps so you don't have to decrease your video quality as much.

Or, like some people said, use a VBR.