KDVD Help

[zerosteel]

I need help people, im kinda newbie in the video conversions,
and i need some orientation on which program should i use to convert to that
format and which program do i need to use.

Ill appreciate any kind of help, thx

[BJ_M]

please post in correct forum .. thanks

moved ..

btw -- KDVD is not a 'format' -- do you need help making a dvd ?

need more info

[redwudz]

Do you mean KVCD? https://www.videohelp.com/glossary?K#KVCD

You should be able to find templates for TMPGEnc encoder.

http://www.weethet.nl/english/video_kvcd_intro.php

Be aware that KVCD is non-standard and won't work with all players.

[zerosteel]

Ok my problem is that i have, anime in videos, but i dont like to see them in my computer because it gets slow sometimes, and i used to burn them in dvds, but there will just fit like 4 episodes max, in a dvd 4.7gb. Then i heard about this format, KDVD, you say that it isnt a format >.< would u be so kind to tell me what it is? i guess it was just a fake after all.

And about the KVCD, is there any place where i can fin a step by step guide to make one, because as i said, im a 100% newbie in this stuff.

Thats the full story i guess >.<. please any help is appreciated.

[redwudz]

I would use a different method than 'KDVD', which is probably a KVCD burned onto a DVD, but I'm just guessing. KVCD is just a encoding template. One of the sites I linked has that template for TMPGEnc encoder.

Why not use VCD format and burn that to DVD? Or 1/2 D1 format?
These are both valid DVD formats and take up less space than the full DVD specification and should play fine on most standalone DVD players. Look to 'What is' DVD to the upper left for their specifications. <<<<<<

Both of these formats can be done with standalone encoders like TMPGEnc encoder or similar.

What is the present format of your animes?

[Sifaga]

i tried google for kvcd and came up with http://www.kvcd.net/portal/index.php

[lordsmurf]

"KVCD" and "KDVD" are simply the work of an egomaniac adding his first initial in front of VCD and DVD. They are not true VCDs or DVDs, they are non-standard methods to compress the hell out of video and try to squeeze it all on one disc.

If you would like to make a normal VCD or DVD, and do not have some crazy need to cram hours and hours onto a single disc (at the price of quality and compatibility), then I suggest you forget about all that "K" non-sense.

Let's worry about making a simple DVD or simple VCD.

By "anime" I assume you mean 20-25 minute episodes are Japanese cartoons. You can easily fit 3 or so hours on a single DVD in high quality, no need to limit yourself to 80 minutes.

But a lot of this depends on your source. What is the quality, resolution, framerate, bitrate, format, etc? Cannot make a VCD or DVD without knowing more about the source files. Use GSPOT if you need to.

[guns1inger]

KVCD is a template (or set of templates) specifically designed for very low bitrate encoding. The makers claim that it is possible to fit 3 or more full movies on a single disc and maintain the quality of the originals. I have never seen evidence to support this, and most experienced people here are also sceptical of many of the claims.

You need to start at the basics for any encode, KVCD or not. What is the running time of all th eepisodes combined, and what bitrate is required to make this fit on a single disc. You can then look at the bitrate a decide if it is realistic to proceed, or do compromises have to be made. Compromises might include dual layer, multiple discs, or lower resolutions.

[rds_correia]

"KVCD" and "KDVD" are simply the work of an egomaniac adding his first initial in front of VCD and DVD.

@zerosteel,

As you can see, there seems to be some friction between some users here that just don't seem to help with the KVCD or KDVD issues.
KVCD is really a plethora of advanced tools, filters, techniques and other things that are incomprehensible to some "basic" users here.
Please visit KVCD's forum for more proper, advanced and instructive help and answers.

Cheers buddy.

[guns1inger]

Don't forget to pay for the privilage.

I have nothing against KVCD/KDVD, other than the fact that it simply doesn't provide comparable quality to the original, and I'm not so cheap that I need to fit 8 hours on a single disc. I would rather have 2 or 3 hours on a disc and not be cursing the artifacts every time I watch it.

[rds_correia]

Don't forget to pay for the privilage.

You couldn't have said it better.
The "Privilege" is what makes the difference

Cheers

[jimmalenko]

As you can see, there seems to be some friction between some users here that just don't seem to help with the KVCD or KDVD issues.

I'd say it's a better bet that it's the non-standard nature of K-crap that causes most of the issues in the first place

KVCD is really a plethora of advanced tools, filters, techniques and other things that are incomprehensible to some "basic" users here

... and anyone else that isn't smoking whatever it is that Kwag provides for $2.99

[zerosteel]

Sorry for the delay of this reply, i got a virus XD, ok
Yes Anime is japanese 20-25 min video cartoons.
My Anime videos are .avi
And recently i found a dude in rl who is trying to teach me how to make "kdvds" and as i see
it is video MPEG2 or something like that.
And the reason i want to try the "KDVD" is because i really dont have that much money to waste a dvd with 3 episodes (4 max) on a dvd while i can burn 20 (average) on a single dvd. As i heard you dont lose any quality and you can convert so the tv WILL show the subtitles, because if i burn it normally, with nero or some program like that, it burns someway that it will amplify the resolution causing a kind of zoom, and i dont really now how to speak japanese so i really need the subs.

Thanks for the help till now, help please.

[Ai Haibara]

Umm... twenty? The only way you're going to fit twenty episodes on a video DVD IS by losing quality. Plenty. ^_^

Of course, if your DVD player supports playing DivX/Xvid straight from a data disc, then you can fit twenty or more episodes per DVD.

[whitejremiah]

even kdvd would still have to be burned using nero...and it's not nero that's causing the picture to be zoomed.....search the forums for the words overscan and anime, and you will find your answers and quite honestly, im not sure how expensive dvdr's are where you are, but around here, i can get em for like WAY less than a dollar a disc (heck, less than 50 cents a disc) and you should be able to do i'd say six episodes per dvd give or take, and still retain reasonable quality

[mats.hogberg]

As i heard you dont lose any quality and you can convert so the tv WILL show the subtitles

Do you believe all marketing bull?
Every reencode (no matter what) will cause a drop in quality.
If overscan is not considered when resizing (and adding borders) the outer edge of the picture is cut off, when viewing it on a TV.

/Mats