AVI to VCD Conversion Problem...

[dustin7up]

I want to convert some of my AVI files to VCD so I can watch them in my dvd player connected to my tv. I can only make VCD's because I don't have a DVD-Burner.

I've tried MainConcept MPEG Encoder and a couple other programs that I don't remember because I uninstalled them.

After the encoding process is complete, since the file is to big for it to fit on a CD-R, I used TMPGEnc Plus - MPEG Tools to split the file. I tried to use Nero 6 to make the VCD, but it said:
"The Video File '...*.mpg' is not Video CD compliant. The video will be re-encoded to Video CD format before burning."

I also tried to use Aurora VCD_SVCD_DVD Creator, but that did the same thing.

There's nothing wrong with the AVI files, I used GSpot to check them out. They were all perfect. I also checked out the MPEG files, and there wasn't anything wrong with them. And after I split the file, GSpot had all the exact info it did before I split it (well except for the size and length were different).

I would just let Nero encode the file for me before it burned it, but it's not my computer. My computer doesn't have a burner in it, so I sent it via LAN to the computer that does, and theres almost always someone on it, and I've heard that Nero doesn't really do a good job in encoding files.

Is there a really good program out there that will just convert the avi files to VCD(mpg)? and then burn them with NO problems??

[ZippyP.]

Nero sucks, you can turn off the "make compliant" setting and tell it to burn as-is. Otherwise try authoring it with VCDEasy instead, an older version is free.

TMPGEnc will encode VCD's (mpeg1) for free.

[mats.hogberg]

TMPGEnc. Probably the best mpeg1 encoder there is.
Use VCDEasy to author and burn.

/Mats