Guides re: SVCD onto DVD needed

[boing]

Hi guys, I want to put several SVCD's onto a single DVD, I have been trying to find the required guide but cant seem to find it

Does anyone have a link?

This may seem vague, but in the guide I saw before, the GUI of the software used to upsample the audio stream had a green colour font? if anyone has this guide I would be gratefull

Thanks

[mats.hogberg]

Simple way:
Use svcd2dvdmpg on the SVCD mpegs, then just author with any DVD authoring app (TMPGEnc DVD Author recommended). Plays fine on most DVD players.
Hard way:
Reencode the SVCD mpg to DVD specs mpg and author.
For more info, use the CONVERT section left:
https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?searchtext=&tools=&madeby=&formatconversionselect=...or+List+Guides

/Mats

[jman98]

It's not freeware, but if you want something easy to use I can recommend SVCD2DVD. It's pretty simple to use and I believe the website has a small guide that's good enough to get you going.

[boing]

Thans for that guys

That was pretty straightforward, but I now want to go another step, that being, a multiple SVCD on DVD with a nice menu select screen

Again, I am lost in the sea of great guides, I have found guides for making an SVCD with menus, DVDs with menus etc, but I cant find the 'multiple SVCD on one DVD with menu' guide

It doesnt matter how complex it is, but freeware/fully functional software needs to be used

Any help is again appreciated

Cheers

[freebird73717]

The info mats provided would work great and would probably be the easiest.

I have done what you are wanting to do with freeware. Extract the svcd mpegs from the disc using isobuster. For best compatibility you will need to re-encode the svcd mpeg files to valid dvd mpeg (I would suggest 352x 480, 29.97fps for ntsc or 352x 576, 25fps for pal and make sure to change the audio to ac3 48k) using software like super. If your dvd player is new enough and can play svcd files okay (check https://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers) you can then author the dvd with guifordvdauthor creating simple menus to choose which video you want to watch. Keep in mind that if you author the svcd files with out re-encoding them you run the risk of future players not being able to read the disc.

Not really a guide but in a nutshell will get you what you want. There are great guides on this site for using the softwares mentioned.

[boing]

The info mats provided would work great and would probably be the easiest.

I have done what you are wanting to do with freeware. Extract the svcd mpegs from the disc using isobuster. For best compatibility you will need to re-encode the svcd mpeg files to valid dvd mpeg (I would suggest 352x 480, 29.97fps for ntsc or 352x 576, 25fps for pal and make sure to change the audio to ac3 48k) using software like super. If your dvd player is new enough and can play svcd files okay (check https://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers) you can then author the dvd with guifordvdauthor creating simple menus to choose which video you want to watch. Keep in mind that if you author the svcd files with out re-encoding them you run the risk of future players not being able to read the disc.

Not really a guide but in a nutshell will get you what you want. There are great guides on this site for using the softwares mentioned.

Thanks dude, GUI_for_DVD_author looks great

Does anyone know if their is a guide for it?

Thanks again

[freebird73717]

Guides for Guifordvdauthor:

https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?guideid=597#597

https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?guideid=741#741

[freebird73717]

If you click on any tool highlighted it will take you to that tools page. Look halfway down the page right below the changelog/version history and you will find all guides posted

[MistaED]

Siggggggggghhhhhhhhhh. TO make it MUCH easier on yourself, get dvd-lab and follow one of their tutorials for authoring svcd unto dvd. Much, much easier than any of the methods that have been given to u so far. These must be pretty old vid's tho, xvid has just about completely replaced svcd.

[boing]

Siggggggggghhhhhhhhhh. TO make it MUCH easier on yourself, get dvd-lab and follow one of their tutorials for authoring svcd unto dvd. Much, much easier than any of the methods that have been given to u so far. These must be pretty old vid's tho, xvid has just about completely replaced svcd.

Ok - now dont shoot me LOL - but I thought if I had Xvids and wanted to put several of them onto one DVD, I had to convert them to SVCD, then patch the audio, in order to get multiple films on one DVD?

In short, if I have a load of Xvids, what is the procedure for multiple films on DVD's

Have I been going the long way around?

[Pinstripes23]

Siggggggggghhhhhhhhhh. TO make it MUCH easier on yourself, get dvd-lab and follow one of their tutorials for authoring svcd unto dvd. Much, much easier than any of the methods that have been given to u so far.

uhh last time I checked dvd lab wasn't freeware, and the OP was looking for a freeware solution.

Ok - now dont shoot me LOL - but I thought if I had Xvids and wanted to put several of them onto one DVD, I had to convert them to SVCD, then patch the audio, in order to get multiple films on one DVD?

In short, if I have a load of Xvids, what is the procedure for multiple films on DVD's

Have I been going the long way around?

In order to get them onto DVD just convert your XviD's to DVD specs. Click on top left What is DVD. SVCD specs isn't DVD compliant as it uses a 480x480(576) resolution. You may get lucky and have a DVD that can play the non-standard resolution but you are way better off converting to DVD specs to begin with.

[freebird73717]

Siggggggggghhhhhhhhhh. TO make it MUCH easier on yourself, get dvd-lab and follow one of their tutorials for authoring svcd unto dvd. Much, much easier than any of the methods that have been given to u so far. These must be pretty old vid's tho, xvid has just about completely replaced svcd.

I agree that dvdlab is much easier and I personally use dvdlab pro on all my projects now... but the original poster wanted a freeware solution.

In short, if I have a load of Xvids, what is the procedure for multiple films on DVD's

Use the bitrate calculator here https://www.videohelp.com/calc.htm to figure out the correct bitrate needed and encode using your encoder, ( freeenc, quenc, super) and I would still suggest 352x480/576 . Encode your audio seperately if need to ac3 48k using besweet or super. Then author using gfd. Everything I have mentioned. is freeware.

[boing]

OK, I am having a little difficulty here

My original goal was to put hours of footage onto one DVD (forget quality issues for the moment if you would) thats why I was going to go down the patched SVCD route

In order to get them onto DVD just convert your XviD's to DVD specs. Click on top left What is DVD. SVCD specs isn't DVD compliant as it uses a 480x480(576) resolution. You may get lucky and have a DVD that can play the non-standard resolution but you are way better off converting to DVD specs to begin with.

However, after reading the above info in this thread, I now want to go the simple route and covert whatever videos I have (ie: Xvid) to DVD compliant MPEG2, then burn them to DVD, but I dont want each converted Xvid to be overly large in size, so how do I control for the final output size of the converted file?

Would I be right in thinking that as long as all of the coverted videos I want to drop into the DVD author do not exceed a total of 4GB everything should be fine?

How do I do this? do I just use a lower bitrate when coverting the original Xvid?

I have seen DVD's for sale with 6+ hours of footage on them, comprised of several films, more in some cases, yes the end quality isnt the best DVD can offer, but at the moment that doesnt worry me

I feel I'm nearly there, but this is giving me a headache LOL

Thanks

[boing]

double post

[freebird73717]

so how do I control for the final output size of the converted file?
How do I do this? do I just use a lower bitrate when coverting the original Xvid?

Use the bitrate calculator here https://www.videohelp.com/calc.htm to figure out the correct bitrate needed and encode using your encoder, ( freeenc, quenc, super) and I would still suggest 352x480/576

Add the total running time of the videos you want to put on one dvd and enter that into the bitrate calculator. Also set the audio bitrate in bitrate calculator to what you want to use for the audio. Then encode video and audio using the bitrates calculated. The final output files when authored should fit One dvd.

[boing]

Add the total running time of the videos you want to put on one dvd and enter that into the bitrate calculator. Also set the audio bitrate in bitrate calculator to what you want to use for the audio. Then encode video and audio using the bitrates calculated. The final output files when authored should fit One dvd.

Lovely stuff, thanks

Two final things, I have read the 'DVD specs' info, but am wondering does DVD have a minimum bitrate? or is it just the max 9800kbs that needs to be adhered to?

Secondly, once I have used the calculator to figure the bitrate, how do I work out how much space will be taken up by a menu?

Thanks again

[Nelson37]

You are not only going the long way around, but crawling backwards and hitting yourself on the head with a hammer while doing so.

An Xvid-compatible player can be had for less than $50 now. Best quality and filesize option for standalone play is the source you already have.

Changing resolution and framerate, while also re-encoding, is going to lose significant quality while also roughly doubling filesize. Lots of work to get a negative result.

[boing]

You are not only going the long way around, but crawling backwards and hitting yourself on the head with a hammer while doing so.

An Xvid-compatible player can be had for less than $50 now. Best quality and filesize option for standalone play is the source you already have.

Changing resolution and framerate, while also re-encoding, is going to lose significant quality while also roughly doubling filesize. Lots of work to get a negative result.

Dude, I am well aware of that, hence the bit about 'quality issues are not a concern'

Also, I could just burn the X-vids but not all of the videos I have are all X-vids

I have gone from X-vid to VCD plenty of times using the KVCD template, and as long as the X-vid is good quality I havent encountered to much in the way of frame drop out, nor an overly invasive drop in other areas of quality, like I said, its horses for courses

[freebird73717]

Don't you just love how you ask for a freeware solution and people suggest either buying a $100 program or a $50 dvd player.

Someone may correct me but I don't think there is a minimum on the bitrate.

As far as the menus if all you are doing are still pictures it shouldn't matter much...motion menus take up a little space..
back your bitrate down by 50 to 100 kbs to allow for menus.

Check out this thread for some good info relating to bitrates and frame sizes. Specifically look at daamon's replys.
https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=327395

Good luck to Ya!

[boing]

Don't you just love how you ask for a freeware solution and people suggest either buying a $100 program or a $50 dvd player.

Someone may correct me but I don't think there is a minimum on the bitrate.

As far as the menus if all you are doing are still pictures it shouldn't matter much...motion menus take up a little space..
back your bitrate down by 50 to 100 kbs to allow for menus.

Check out this thread for some good info relating to bitrates and frame sizes. Specifically look at daamon's replys.
https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=327395

Good luck to Ya!

Cheers again dude, thats seriously appreciated

[Nelson37]

Since the OP also started out requesting tools to put SVCD onto DVD, which is nowhere near what he really wants to do, I figured other options need to be mentioned. Which parts of what he says he wants to do should I ignore, and which parts should be assumed to make sense?