makeing a vcd

[neal]

hi

can someone tell me if this is right?

d/l a small avi film file
changed it to mpeg using TMPGEnc
burn it useing super video in nero

will this work in a dvd player that plays vcd files

i`m going to buy a new dvd player and want one that i can play my own films if this was right i was going to take the cd to shop and try it there and then

if not right can someone tell me what i`ve done wrong?

thanx

[Sefy]

In the general aspect, yeah, that could be right, but here is more specific:
Encode AVI to MPEG1 using TMPGEnc and loading a VideoCD Template, and then burning using VCDEasy or TSCV to create a Standard Video-CD movie
Encode AVI to MPEG2 using TMPGEnc and loading a SVCD Template, and then burning using VCDEasy or TSCV to create a Standard SuperVCD movie

[neal]

thanx for the reply

i know this will be something simple but what do you mean by a" loading a VideoCD Template"
if you dont ask you wont know ?

thanx

[Sefy]

In TMPGEnc, there are pre-defined settings stored in files which are called Templates, you must load one, so it will set the encoding to a specific standard, you can't just encode and expect a file to work, it has to be in a standard settings.

[neal]

thanx for the reply

how do i load one of these files
i opened TMPGEnc and tried to change a avi file but a error keeps comming up file not surrported i d/l easyvcd and did a test film works ok but now i cant encode a avi to mpeg in TMPGEnc


thanx

i know i`m a bit of a pain?

[neal]

hi

sorted the templates out but everytime i use tmpgecnc i only get sound it will not give me pictures ?

[Sefy]

Do you have TMPGEnc with the VFP Plugin ? it might not be opening your AVI file correctly.

[neal]

found out how to change from avi to mpeg and how to
BUT

when the file in mpeg its to big to fit on 1 80min cd

(d/l half a film changed it to mpeg tried to burn it TO BIG :o

DO I HAVE TO COMPRESS IT SOMEHOW

THANX

WITH YOUR HELP I`M GETTING CLOSER

[fantomlord]

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[Sefy]

If you are doing a standard Video-CD, then 80min movie = 800mb, and it WILL fit an 80min CDR media.

[neal]

great done it got it to work on sisters dvd well pleased

INSTEAD OF HAVING THE MOVIE ON 2 CD IS THERE A WAY TO COMPRESS SO A 1.1/2 FILM WILL FIT ON A 80MB CD
THANX

[thxkid]

Keep in mind if you paln to burn as SVCD or a XSVCD you better make sure the stand alone DVD player plays SVCD, about 90-95% of the players out there will play VCD or XVCD but less than 25% plays SVCD and you can forget about Sony, toshiba, panasonic or JVC playing SVCD's at all.