Is it possible to put 15 VCDs' format into one or two DVD?

[pwangdel]

Greetings:

I have 15 episodes movies in VCD format and would like to burn them to either one DL DVD+R or 2 single layer DVD+R for easier viewing (I am too lazy to swap the disc frequently). Is this doable? If so, what software do I need and where do I start?

Any help pointing me in the right direction is greatly appreciated.

[gadgetguy]

You should be able to fit 8-10 episodes on a single layer DVD. You need to convert the audio though. Do a Guide Search for VCD to DVD.

[junkmalle]

Drop as many of the DAT files as will fit on an ISO DVD. See if your player will play them.

[pwangdel]

thank you all for your help.

I did a search and found many guides to convert VCD to DVD.

After doing some reading, I think these are the steps I should follow:
- Use isobuster to extract the vcd dat files to mpg.
- Use dvdlab to put 15 volumes mpg extracted above into DL DVD+R and authoring.

Could someone please review if I am in the right track or I am missing something?

junkmalle:

Your solution seems to require the least amount of work. However, I don't understand your statement? "...fit on an ISO DVD". Could you please be a bit more elaborate? How can I put dat files into iso DVD?

[Nilfennasion]

If you want to play it safe, just put the VCD stuff at half-D1 resolution onto a DVD±R (single-layer) as DVD-Video compliant files. This way, assuming your player's laser can pick it up, you will be able to play the disc with as little fuss and bother as the formats allow.

I did it this way with Linear PCM and MPEG audio, and I could fit about six or seven discs on one DVD-R.

[gadgetguy]

...just put the VCD stuff at half-D1 resolution ...

No, half-D1 is 352/480 while VCD is 352/240. To get to half-D1 you would have to enlarge the video and with the quality of VCD that enlargement would be detrimental. 352/240 is DVD compliant as is, you don't want to re-encode the video. Only the audio needs to be resampled to 48k.

[junkmalle]

junkmalle:

Your solution seems to require the least amount of work. However, I don't understand your statement? "...fit on an ISO DVD". Could you please be a bit more elaborate? How can I put dat files into iso DVD?

Many DVD players can play DAT and/or MPG files right off an ISO data DVD. You could therefore put about 6 700 MB DAT files on one DVD.

If you use Nero select DVD-ROM ISO template from the wizard. Other DVD writing software may refer to this as a "data disk". Then just put your DAT files on the DVD. When you put the ISO disk in the player, if the player supports this, it will give you a menu of the DAT files to play.

If the DAT files don't work try using ISOBUSTER to convert the DAT files to MPG. Then drop the MPG files onto a data DVD.

I recommend you try a few DAT/MPG files on a RW disk for testing (so as not to waste time and disks). If that doesn't work you'll have to go the long route that others are recommending.

You can also check the DVD Players list at this site to see if your players supports "DVD-MPEGISO".

[jimmalenko]

I would extract the DATs to MPEGs using VCDGear, then drop into TMPGEnc DVD Author.

[Evander]

I'll second what jimmalenko said

[bugster]

Are the VCD's PAL or NTSC.

If PAL, no problems, just transcode the audio to 48k and they are DVD compliant. Author as PAL DVD.

If NTSC, then VCD supports two frames, 23.976fps and 29.976fps. Only 29.976fps is DVD compliant. If the VCD's are 23.976fps you have a problem as mpeg-1 does not support pulldown, so the only solution I know in thei case is to re-encode.

[pwangdel]

The DVDlab method doesn't work for me. I try to follow these guides https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=251691, https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=220092. instruction but dvdlab crash (Program failure window appear advise that it crashes and invites me to send the report...) the moment I drag and drop the *.mpv file onto "movie1" window. It happens on both of of my machine Athlon 800MHz and PIV 2.8GHz with 512MB SDRAM, 120GB HD ATA 133 7200rpm (20GB free space defragmented dedicated video partition).


So, I will try Junkmalle method first since it's the easiest and doesn't require a lot of effort, I hope. . If it doesn't work, then I will give VCDgear a shot. I do hope that at least one of these suggestion will work for me.

bugster: it's NTSC VCD. I have not clue what trype of frame they are. I am able to play them on both of my standalone DVD player.

[bugster]

bugster: it's NTSC VCD. I have not clue what trype of frame they are. I am able to play them on both of my standalone DVD player.

You can use bitrate viewer to check the framerates and other stats of the m1v file.

[Hyper Shinchan]

Anyway the VCD resolution is supported by the DVD, as you can see here on the "What is DVD", about the audio I'm not sure, DVDs won't be play if they have 48khz ? My DVD players supports 32, 44.1 and 48khz, so if the DVD don't have 48khz audio perhaps is only out of the specs., I will try it later.

[bugster]

Anyway the VCD resolution is supported by the DVD, as you can see here on the "What is DVD",

Yes, but 44.1khz audio (VCD audio) is not. Nor is the VCD framerate of 23.97fps. Audio can be resampled easily. Framerate requires re-encoding.

[pwangdel]

Got it. I've put all 15 VCD into 2 DVDs.

For some reason, isobuster can not extract one vcd to its full length. It is several minutes short so I have to use both isobuster and vcdgear to extract all vcd dat files to mpeg. Then drop them one by one into Tmpgenc DVD author, edit the clip, make the menu, output and finally burn.

Thank you all for your valuable help.

[Hyper Shinchan]

But pwandgel have you resampled the audio?

[jimmalenko]

But pwandgel have you resampled the audio?

TDA does that for you

[pwangdel]

jimmalenko is correct. The beauty is I don't need to resample anything at all. I just extract the mpeg files, throw it in TDA that's all.

I hope that one day there will be a software that can do all this in one shot like DVDshrink. Extract vcd format, authoring and burn DVD in one package.

[MOVIEGEEK]

I hope that one day there will be a software that can do all this in one shot like DVDshrink. Extract vcd format, authoring and burn DVD in one package.

It's called Ulead VideoStudio.