SVCD to VCD Problems!

13th Jan 2002 02:39 #1

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I have an SVCD version of Shrek on 2 discs.

I have friends who can't play SVCD so I wanted to convert it to VCD. As the file was just under 83 mins if I cut it, I had worked out if I reduced the audio to 160kbps it would fit on an 80 min CD.

I copied the 800 Mpeg file from the first disc to my hard drive.

I then tried adding it to TMPGEnc for conversion but the program locked up? (I have a Duron 800 with 256 MB)

I tried VCD gear as I understand the Mpeg file is like a dat file on a VCD. I have an error on the mpeg which if I set to correct with VCD gear I just got a totally corrupted file? If I left the correction off the file converted and played fine. I then added this file which would also lock up but I found after many attempts that if I left the computer it would un-freeze and add the file.

Then TMPGEnc did not add the audio? I had to de-multiplex the audio and then add it! I set it going and when it got to the error in the Mpeg it failed!!. The error was not bad with a only a bit of blocking. As VCD Gear and the newer GUI? would not fix the errors (are they only meant for VCD?) I ended up de-multiplexing the mpeg into audio/video and converting the mp2 file to 160kbps Mp3 and then using TMPGEnc. After lots of attempts I finally got the first Mpeg to convert!!.

The Second Mpeg!

I have even more problems with the second disc!! I had and error which was worse!. I had the same problems as before but it would not convert past the error. I ended up cutting the end (It did not cut the audio?) and then cutting the audio mp3 at the same point before adding to TMPG before conversion! I then joined the 2 files (with about 2 seconds cut out) together with VCD cutter. I then added the two files left together to get the whole file as one Mpeg file of just under 800 mb!

I then used VCD Easy to make chapters every five mins and burn to make a VCD!!!. It worked!

It has taken me about a week (I was off work until Thursday!) to get it all converted but I think is looks good (apart from the 2 second cut)

Questions?

1. Why does TMPGEnc have so many problems with Mpeg 2 files?
2. Is there another program like VCD gear that will correct the Mpeg errors?
3. Is there a better way to covert SVCD (but not to AVI as its just to big a file!)

If I new when I started I would have just ripped the DVD!.

Has anyone got anything to add?