VCD doesn't play properly.. maybe a burning problem?

[Jherod]

ok, here's the deal.. I am by no means an expert at this stuff but I'll explain whats going on as best I can..

Converted the avi to a vcd .. it was too large to fit on a disc, so I cut it using TMMG into two parts. Each part plays fine on my comp. Using Nero to burn the vcd, followed all instructions. Here's the trouble. It will play in my standalone DVD player, but I've got no color and the image is situated at the very bottom of the page, I can't tell if part of it is hanging off or not. The quality is decent and the sound is fine, but it looks very odd without any color.. I can deal with it being positioned on the screen weird, but where did I go wrong to lose the color?

[Jherod]

if there is anyway I could get a response to this in say, the next hour or so, I would dearly appreciate it.. I'll check back late tonight, but if anyone knows what happened to lose the color and how to fix it, please respond.

[Jherod]

**somebody anybody???

[Ripperkhan]

I don't know this stuff sorry..I don't even know how to make a vcd..Thats why I am ask how to make them..But I ahte when you post something and it takes forever for replies..Well sorry I don't know the answer to this..

[Hazze]

I´m just guessing but B/W image sounds like a NTSC/PAL problem.

[sharkisland14]

I'm by no means an authority on this, but I think it is the format of the file your are putting on the VCD.

I guess it's possible for your authoring software convert your file (and it may be having trouble doing it correctly), but I encode my VCD's as VCD's when I finish with them in Premiere.

I also use DV format for my video, so it comes across to Premiere at full 720x480 resolution. I have no choices because of the DV format. If you are capturing analog video, I guess you could be scaling it down at the capture stage, so your .avi might be smnaller than mine.

A ten minute video project I created is about 3.5 gigs in .avi format. When I encode it to VCD (essentially mpeg1), it is closer to 100 megs in size.

I don't know if any of this applies to you, but I would think your authoring software may just be having a hard time shrinking your encoded file to a useable size.

Good luck.

[Dhruv]

Try playing it on another DVD player to check if it works. If it does then contact your DVD Player manufacturer and tell them the problem.

[vitualis]

Firstly, this is NOT IRC so don't be surprised if nobody answers your question for a day or two.

Secondly, if nobody answers your question, there are a number of reasons:
1. You haven't waited long enough
2. You didn't provide enough information
3. Your question is so obscure that nobody knows the answer

To the original poster, what settings did you use on TMPGEnc? Did you load a template? Did you use PAL or NTSC settings?

Regards.

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[Stansell]

If you have the original AVI file still, try using the segment range to encode each segment separately. You'll get a cleaner MPEG file that way. Encode a short segment for testing if you are impatient (oh wait - you already answered that ).

Also, if this is your first attempt at making your own VCD, you may want to try burning one of the test files (see the blue "What is" section to the left) and play it. It will give you a better idea if the problem is with the player or your encoding.

I agree with another post - black and white sound like a pal/ntsc problem.