Burning with easy cd dreator platinum

[mike6669]

I have used tmpeg to encode avi file to video cd, with template. At this piont every thing looks fine. I then use easy cd creator 5 to burn with the vcd wizard. When i pu disc in my pineer dv-343, it loads and screen says that there is a vcd in it , but when i hit play you can hear the disc running and it says play on the screen but no vidoe ever shows.
Please tell me what i am doing wrong or where i can find info on how to fix.
Also would i be better of using nero to burn with?

[lusid]

EZCD Creator Platinum 5.xx does not create legitimate VideoCDs. You'll need to use another program to author your disc.

I'd suggest VCDEasy as a good place to start, and moving on to TSCV when you want to start working with Menus. They are both freeware. Nero should work too if you happen to have it on hand.

[KingJohn]

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Hi

Have you played the VCD in a DVD player ?, Easy CD works well and does make compliant VCD's. I have made 900+ before moving on to the new VideoPack 5 from Roxio (For menu's).

You can load the dat file back into Vdub to see if it is ok, sounds like you have a problem with the media player your using.

[taurus_1]

Hello
I have the same problem I use smartripper to get the vob files then use dvd2avi to make the project file to encode with TMPGEnc this works great then I split the file in 2 pieces then use ecdc 5.02c platinum to make a vcd this works great for first half of the movie but when i try the second half of the file with ecdc it won't reconize the audio layer or bit rate for audio and hence will only have a single track fist half of mpg burns 2 tracks and works great...any way around this

[lusid]

letmeinforgodsake,
If your DVD player will tolerate EZCD5.x's VCDs then you're OK. But they won't be compatable with as many players as stuff burned with just about anything else available.

I have a Phillips DVD825 that will play EZCD5 discs, but those same disc will not play in my uncle's Pioneer, or my Mother's Panasonic. But, if I burn the same mpeg file to VCD using the other programs I mentioned or even an older version of EZCD, it will play on all of them. If you search through the authoring forum you'll find other people have experienced the same problem.

[tazzila]

Easy cd creator sucks I had the same concern vcds created won't play in my dvd player. Nere 5.5 works no costers made only vcds that play in my dvd

[drandles]

I am getting the impression that EasyCD creator is not as good as Nero 5.5!! I am looking to buy either an HP CD writer that'll work with EasyCD Creator 5 platinum or buy A CD writer that is bundled with Nero 5.5.

I found a Ricoh MP7200A on PriceWatch.com that is bundled with Nero 5.5. Is the Ricoh any good?

Will Nero work with any CD writer?



Dale

[KingJohn]

If you search this forum, well how many will you find complaining about Nero ? 100's.

One of the biggest problems I have found is the media that people use, TDK sell at 40P but an unbranded may sell at 20P, so people buy them. Then there are people who burn disks at 12 speed and more...

I wonder if people who get these problems ever try reducing the speed of burning, or trying another brand of disks ?

I guess not...

My friends have these players, and have no complaints...

JVC 557
JVC FA92
LG 4710
Panasonic LA95
Panasonic LV75
Philips 712
Pioneer 340
Pioneer NS-DV88
Sony NS400 (my own)
Toshiba 900E

Still if what you use works then stick to it, no reason to change is there ?

[pinoy2201]

belive me EZCD just sukk..never use it except for just filling up your hard drive....the reason why EZCD VCD are not compatible with most DVD Players cuase they make the dat file name like Musico98 or something and it does not name the standrad name for the DAT file which commercial VCD
use and VCD player where designed to read the file that is named the santard name but i might be wrong please correct me if im wrong

[pinoy2201]

and ohh yea for a a good burning software use NERO(the best) or VCDEasy it is Free but not it cannot burn data or music files like nero

[KingJohn]

Musico98 ??

Are we talking about the same program ?, or is that available with the PC autorun enabled ?, as all the VCD's I have contain a standard "Avseq01.dat" etc.

[drandles]

I'm looking at a VCD made with EasyCD Creator 5 . It has 16 files. Music01.dat through Music16.dat in the Mpegav directory.



Dale

[Black Ice]

hi guys, i have been burning with ezcd creator5 platinum and they have all turned out as musico1 and not as avseqo1 like they should be doing. If anyone has a way of changing this i would very much like to hear from them. I have started using nero because it does put the right file in.
Thanks for any help
Black

[pinoy2201]

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Musico98 ??

Are we talking about the same program ?, or is that available with the PC autorun enabled ?, as all the VCD's I have contain a standard "Avseq01.dat" etc.

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yeah i mean Music01.dat ...i didnt know what the real name that EZCD puts so i put somethign simmilair but the real standard name should be Avseq01.dat

[KingJohn]

Hi

Well all my disks have the Avseq0X.dat, there was something to switch off if you did not want to use it in a PC,I will have to take a look sometime, as I now use the new Video pack 5 for the menu functions. The last version I used was 5.02

I found this in the help section;

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Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) sources should conform to the video CD specifications, which are more restrictive than just MPEG. For more information, please refer to the Video CD Specification Version 2.0 ("White Book&quot by Philips Consumer Electronics, and MPEG Standard (ISO/IEC 111172) documents.
There are two data areas for MPEG data on a video CD:

· The Audio/Video Tracks area

· The Segment Play Items area

In the Audio/Video Tracks area, every MPEG sequence is stored as a separate track. MPEG data stored in this area is restricted to MPEG files that contain both video and audio. Usually, this is the area where Video CD Creator tries to store MPEG sequences. Video CD Creator adds the MPEG files to the CD’s file system in a directory named MPEGAV and the files are named either MUSICxxDAT or AVSEQxx.DAT where xx is a number.

The Segment Play Items area is more versatile than the Audio/Video Tracks area and can include MPEG data containing the following:

· Audio and video

· Video only

· Audio only

MPEG still images can also be stored in this area. Each MPEG sequence is added to the CD’s file system in a directory named SEGMENT with a file name of ITEMxxxx.DAT where xxxx is a number. Items in this area cannot be played in a CD-I player.

The maximum bit rate (MBR) for MPEG files is 1,377,600 bits per second.

The MPEG video data stream has three possible formats:

· NTSC

· Film

· PAL

The following table lists the picture size and picture rate for each format:

Format Picture Size Picture Rate
NTSC 352 x 240 29.97 Hz
Film 352 x 240 23.976 Hz
PAL 352 x 288 25 Hz
The maximum video stream bit rate varies. For tracks, the rate is 1,151,929.1 bits per second. For the segment area, the rate is limited by the maximum bit rate and the requirements of the audio data stream. The video pack size is 2,324 bytes.

MPEG Audio Parameters

Layer 2
Sampling Frequency 44.1 kHz
Bit Rate:
—for Audio/Video Tracks area 224 Kbit/sec
—for Segment Area Ranges 0 to 384 Kbit/sec
Mode:
—Stereo (dual channel)
—Intensity Stereo
—Single Channel only allowed for segment area
The audio pack size is 2304 bytes.

As a source, you can use MPEG system files which are interleaved video and audio and MPEG video files where Video CD Creator allows the interleave with audio data in MPEG audio.
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It says "MUSICxxDAT or AVSEQxx.DAT where xx is a number."

I have used the Adaptec vertion since early, but switched to 5.02 from Roxio, it had always made "Avseq0X.dat"