stuck with 1150 kbit/sec bitrate using Nero - please help!

[myhrik]

It seems I'm stuck with a lousy 1150 kbit/sec bitrate using Nero 5.5.5.1 to burn VCDs. If I try to use, say, an MPEG file with 1800 kbit/sec (converted using TMPEGEnc, using the right template, only changing the bitrate, changing to Video-CD "non-standard" (which I believe is correct in this case?) and some extra settings) my Samsung DVD-M205 player plays it back SLOWER. Had I for some reason chose a lower bitrate than 1150 it would play back faster than the original MPEG I guess... Why am I stuck with 1150 kbit/sec?

[Sefy]

Not fault of Nero, your DVD Player is not capable of playing a non-standard VCD.

[myhrik]

It isn't?
Oh well, I'll just have to stick with 1150 kbit then...

Thanks!

[myhrik]

Wait a minute, this is strange... In the compatibilty list on this very site the Samsung DVD-M205 is said to support XVCDs... Is that wrong?

[tinycorkscrew]

Don't check the "Creat standard compliant VCD" box when you make a VCD with Nero. My guess is that you're checking that box and Nero is re-encoding it in 1150 bitrate.

And 1150 is lower than 1800, but not slower. Playback speed is the same at either bitrate.

[Sefy]

myhrik, does the DVD Compatibility list say what is the reported to work Bitrate ?

tinycorkscrew, you'll be surprised how some DVD's can play the movies when not encoded in standards