VCD Help

[Tony006]

Hello everyone I'm new to this so please be gentle I was loaned a vcd copy of Monsters Inc, So I tried to copy it Using Clone CD. It copied okay but when I played it on my DVD standalone Player. It kept stopping every so often then starting. Only for a few seconds at a time so I managed to watch the movie. But could anyone tell me how I could get over this problem for future recording. Many thanks in advance for your help. Tony

[Truman]

You should try to play the original on your dvd player too. Or / and check the compatibility list. Maybe the player have problems with VCD, CD-R or whatever. And do not copy "on the fly".

[Tony006]

What's this "On the Fly" ? The DVD does play VCD's. Thanks

[Tony006]

Sorry Truman, Just read what I wrote in reply. " It sound nasty" Not meant to be. Sorry. :lol:

[Truman]

"On the fly" is disk to disk copy without saving an image to HDD. This may cause errors.
Most DVD players play VCD, but some players do not play CD-R. This is not the same.

[Tony006]

Oh thanks I'll check this out with the list you attached. Many thanks Truman. :wink:

[gonz0]

Are you sure you don't have an SVCD? I download a sample in SVCD format from this website, burnt it on a CD, and tested it in my player. It wouldn't play cleanly (kept starting and stopping like you described), and I found out later that my DVD player doesn't support SVCD. I think even XVCD can exhibit this behavior on some players if the bitrate is too high.

(Note: If the original video played correctly in your player then this isn't the problem.)