I need 4cd:s when I make a svcd, what's wrong? Please help!

[Susanne]

Hi!

I'm new at this. I have a program named DVD Copy Plus and it was very easy to learn how to use.

My problem is when I want to make a svcd I need 4cd, I have read that other only use 2cd whitch is more normal, I meen 4 cd is alot!

Is it my program or what? Please, can anyone help me.

Regards Susanne

[PimpInDaHouse]

Try lowering your bitrate on your video and audio.

[wulf109]

Yes it's your program. It allows for only standard SVCD parameters which will only encode 35 min. on a CDR. Therfore it will take 4 CDR's to encode a 2 hour movie. Check your progam to see if it allows changing the video and audio birate. It it doesn't you need a program like Tmpeg.

[Susanne]

Thanks for your answers!!!

Like I said, I'm new at this så I wonder, if i lower the biterate, won't the quality be just lika a normail VCD instead of a SVCD.

If I can get a nice result by lowering the biterate, what shall it be?? I want to have a nice picture.

Hope someone have an answer for me.

Regards Susanne from Sweden.

[banjazzer]

Check out http://www.svcd.cc/index.htm for the highest quality SVCD using less discs than you do now.8)

[wulf109]

I encode 2 hour movies at 1600 for video and 128 for audio. That allows you to put one hour on a CDR. It won't be as good as normal SVCD but it will be much better than VCD which is 1150 for video.

[PimpInDaHouse]

Use TMPG and encode with VBR (varial bitrate) instead CBR (constant bitrate) much better quality than having a movie at 1600. With VBR you could set your minimum to 0 your average to 1750-2500 or so and your maximum to what ever your DVD player can play with a smaller file size than with CBR.