svcd to dvd-r (with svcd structure) ?

[lumis]

i occasionally download svcd videos, but dont want to waste cd-r's burning them, since they're usually throwaway videos..

would it be possible to merge the mpegs form 2 or 3 discs, author it as one large svcd, and burn those files to a dvd-rw and play them on a dvd player?

[jman98]

Not really. If you don't make a SVCD format disc but instead burn the large video file to a DVD-ROM disc as a raw MPEG files, some DVD players will play raw MPEG files. Some won't. If you try to burn SVCD format on a DVD disc, I don't think anything will let you do that and worse, I don't believe any DVD player will recognize it even if you could burn such a disc.

You can covert your SVCD files to DVD. It's somewhat involved, but there are guides here on how to do it.

[freebird73717]

Yes you can. If your player supports svcd then it is possible it will handle svcd authored to dvd. You can do it a few ways. The tools in know for sure that work are Guifordvdauthor ,dvdauthorgui, and dvdlab. All accept SVCD mpegs as source files and output ready to burn VIDEO TS files.

[freebird73717]

You will have to demux to the elementary video and audio streams to use these tools (although dvdlab will demux for you).

[lumis]

well i understand that i could author it as a dvd and probably get away with it.. but what i'm really looking to do is merge the 3 mpegs from the svcd's, drop the mpeg in to nero & output an svcd disc image.. mount it with daemon tools & burn the files from the disc image on to a dvd-rw and play it in my dvd player.

[freebird73717]

well i understand that i could author it as a dvd and probably get away with it.. but what i'm really looking to do is merge the 3 mpegs from the svcd's, drop the mpeg in to nero & output an svcd disc image.. mount it with daemon tools & burn the files from the disc image on to a dvd-rw and play it in my dvd player.

Frankly I don't know if that will work or not. I've never tried it. Give it a shot and see what happens! I just know that if your player supports svcd then more than likely it will support svcd mpegs correctly authored onto a dvd. Forgot to mention you would need to up the audio from 44.1 to 48.0

[jccruit]

Use SVCD2DVD.

[lumis]

well, i tried this with just a 1 disc svcd, copying to files to a dvd-rw.. did not work in any of my dvd players.. 2 wouldnt even accept the disc, my pioneer gave me a browser view but wouldnt allow any files to be played..

[lumis]

well i tried svcd2dvd.. in one of my dvd players it wouldnt play at all, and in another it played, but there was this "digital snow" all over the screen and a loud buzzing sound.

i guess there is no easy quick way to transfer a svcd over to dvd.. atleast not with my equipment.