how to create XSVCD???

[mikebrns15]

hey guys, thanks for checking this out. the vcdhelp page doesn't go into very much detail on the xsvcd issue...how do i create one? is it a simple matter of burning it differently (by turning off the compliance) and therefore fitting more svcd material on the cd? please help!

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[adam]

xvcd and xsvcd just mean they go outside of the specs from their respective formats. The major distinction between the two is that xvcds use mpeg1 and svcds use mpeg2. So the way you would make an xsvcd would be to first recognize what the parameters are for svcd, and then tweak them as necessary.

Svcds use resolutions of 480x480 for ntsc and have a max video bitrate of 2600kbits. If you change the resolution or raise your bitrate above this number than you are making an xsvcd.

You really should not change these settings from their set value unless you know why your doing it. Unless you are unhappy with the quality or compression level you are getting with svcd then there is no reason not to use compliant settings.

[mikebrns15]

hey adam, thanks a lot for the reply. i just wanted to dabble around with xsvcd in order to learn more about it, basically. wanted to see if i could fit the first two cds of the fellowship of the ring onto one, and so forth, before wednesday, where i'll be burning it all onto a dvd+rw....like i said, just wanted to gain some knowledge.

it's interesting, i burned the first file of the lotr onto on cd with (sefys?) template for tmpgenc, fit the file onto a cd as i think 380 mb, but when i played it on my computer, the audio was way out of sync because the picture was playing at, i think, 1.5x or somewhere around there. wasn't too happy with the lower picture quality anyway, but as i said, i just wanted to learn.

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thanks again for the advice though.

[energy80s]

Why not try CVD's? They are more standards compliant than SVCD. Try unlocking the SVCD template and changing the horizontal resolution from 480 to 352. Up the audio sampling to 48k as this is DVD standard. Keep the 2500 bitrate and compare the quality with a standard SVCD encode.

[adam]

Well if you use 48kHz then it will no longer comply with the CVD standards. Unless you plan on converting your movies to dvd later on, then I don't think there is any reason to use 48kHz. Even if you dvd player supports it, you may run into problems later if you ever get a new dvd player.

I agree though, CVD is great. I find myself using that half D1 resolution more and more.