Making a VCD from an avi

[JustSomeGuy]

I have an avi file that is 30fps 352x240 pixels. (44100 Hz audio / stereo 16 bit)

I want to use VirtualDub as a frameserver and fix the fps to be 29.97 fps
(Don't know exactly how)

also there are 4 lines at the top and 8 lines at the bottom that I want to paint black over... perhaps with aviSynth I can do this.

In the end after all the frame servers are running (And I'm not sure which order I should do this in.) I will use TMPGEnc to produce the 1150 kbit/sec MPEG-1 file. I have about an hour of video so I'm thinking this should be able to fit on a CD-R.

Suggestions/Help please.

[Tommyknocker]

Well, since you already have Virtual Dub up and running, why not add a null transform filter and crop off the lines you need to go? Then go ahead and frameserve normally?

[JustSomeGuy]

Well if I chop off the lines then the resolution will no longer be 352x240.

[Tommyknocker]

Once you crop off the lines and frameserve it to TMPGEnc, use the VCD template, and select Keep aspect ratio.

[johns0]

Well if I chop off the lines then the resolution will no longer be 352x240.

Yes it will still be 352x240.

[JustSomeGuy]

Ok I believe you!
Now what about the 29.97 fps?

[johns0]

Just encode at 29.97 fps with tmpgenc,it will come out ok as long as you use encode the audio at the same time with tmpgenc.

[jimmalenko]

My suggestion would be to try it, follow a guide if you have to, but experiment wth it