XSVCD format .mpgs

[stefmcd]

Am I as well burning one file to cdr or multis to dvdr?

I am not asking from a cost saving point of view merely from a pic/sound quality issue. My player is SVCD compatible but....

I have had some sound/skipping problems burning using the nero svcd option especially on outdoor forest scenes (seems very scene specific problem)

I wondered if I burned multi .mpg (XSVCD) using TMPGenc dvd author would this be more friendly to my standalone player?

[stefmcd]

OK TMPGEnc dvd author doesn't like these files and gives the following error messages when I try to select the source files -

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THe video resolution 480 x480 cannot be used for a standard dvd

The video framerate 29.97 cannot be used with the resolution 480 x 480

The video bitrate 15000 kbps is too high for a standard dvd

The video GOP is too long
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Any other program cope with these problems or would it be simpler to burn to cdr (Nero) using svcd option?

[mats.hogberg]

Best SVCD authoring app is VCDEasy. As you've noticed, TDA is for authoring DVD, not SVCD.
But as you carefully write XSVCD - what's "X" about it? Usually X denotes something out of specifications (the SVCD specs in this case) - What if you keep within specs - does your player still choke?

/Mats

[stefmcd]

THanks for reply - As I say only only on some scenes - on one file every time the video cut to an outdoor forest scene the image and sound would freeze then start every 2 secs or so - virtually every other scene in the video file was fine. I am sure the original source file on my pc was fine.

I think I'll try burning with vcdeasy.

It would be nice to collect all 5 filesonto one dvd though but if its going to be a time consuming hassle with dubious results then...

[mats.hogberg]

Try SVCD2DVD for authoring SVCD mpegs as DVD...

/Mats

[BJ_M]

bitrate looks mighty high anyway

[wulf109]

At the high bitrate you indicate you will always have problems on playback. The loader in the DVD player is simply not capable of reading such a high bitrate. Your going to have to rduce the bitrate if you want it to play normally.

[stefmcd]

Thanks again

I am convinced its a problem with the amount of info onscreen and the format (SVCD).

The scenes I mentioned i.e. forest scene has lots of motion from all the foliage and I don't think SVCD can handle so much going on. No othere scenes exhibit problems on a 42 minute file.

How can I easily reduce the bitrate anyway?