How Can I Convert MPEG-2 to MPEG?

[MrBill]

Hi. I'm new at this and need to know how I can convert MPEG-2 files to MPEG. I finally used my ATI ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON card to begin capturing family video tapes I want to preserve on VCD. But it only captures in MPEG-2 instead of MPEG, which my Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 needs for VCD burning. It says MPEG-2 is an "invalid" format for this. Plus I'm not sure how it can put a file of over 4 GBs on a 700mb 80 minute CDR. (The video itself is less than 80 minutes)

Is there any freeware that can convert MPEG-2 to MPEG? Or have you any suggestions? Until I just ran into this problem, I was hoping on doing a lot of this work this weekend so I can have some great Christmas bonuses for other family members. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[BJ_M]

you could follow this guide found to the left http://www.vcdhelp.com/mpeg2tovcd.htm

or you could just open the mpeg2 file in tmpgenc directly and use the VCD template ... guides on this are also to the left ..

BUT -- if you really treasure those video's you may want to think about using svcd instead .. a lot better quality ...

this would be a mpeg2 to svcd (also mpeg2) conversion --- which is ......

on the left ..

[MrBill]

Thanks BJ_M, I'll be reading that.

[arealgijoe]

I CHEAT!

I use a Terapin VCD Recorder for jobs like that. Works great for even the small CD blanks or for 80 minutes I use regular 700MB/80 min CDRs.

I have also used my Terapin with CD-RW media to do all the captureing and encoding, copy the MPEG files to computer and then make up my final VCD from the various MPEGS. You do ahve to rename the Video files on the CD to mpg for the computer to use teh files for burnning a VCD, I use Nero.

For a simple VCD copy it is hard to beat a standalone VCD recorder.

I just went to a Panason0c E-30 DVD recorder. When you consider the cost, time and trouble, heck 4hrs of good quality video on a $1 disk is cheap and easy. Let's see, one dvd-R disk equals about 7 CD-R disk.

Although DVd-r is still a little new, it can be very cost effective.

JD

[hp_lovecraft]

For the highest level of quality, you might be able to take your MPEG2 files, and simply change the header to MPEG1 (using the TMPG header trick).

You should be able to burn them now, though you would need to split them into 5 files in order for them to fit, though the MBPS may be way over your players limit.

Otherwise, you have lots of options. TMPG can convert from MPG2 to MPG1. It would be reencoded, but if possible, I would keep the framesize the same if your player can handle it.

nick