dvd to svcd proggie question

[zzyzx2]

I've tried several times pissing with the number of cd's and the size of the cd's , and i always get the wrong number of discs. the last setting i used was for an outcome of 3 discs at 600 mb each, what i got was on and a half discs.

how can i choose an exact non-standard bitrate for the lenght of movie so i can get the exact amount of discs

[Colindale]

I use DVDx 2.0, you can adjust the Bitrate to fill any number of CD's.

I use 90 minute CD's, and fill them everytime using the options in the program.

Works for me!.

[gmatov]

For Colindale,
Where do you get 90 minute cds and how can you tell they're 90 min?
This sounds like a stupid ?, but I bought a stack, marked CDRMarket Platinum, 90 minute, 790 meg, and they show up as 80 minute in InfoTool, CD Speed, Nero, INCD, etc.
CDMarket.com doesn't show a 90 minute either. Have i been screwed at a show? Gasp!! I can't believe it!!
Seriously, is there a program that can take advantage of these disks, assuming they are actually 90 minute.
The data from CDSpeed is as follows: Mfg: Fornet Intnl, 97m26s06f, Type 6, Short Phthalocyanine, 80 min. 703 meg. The m f s #s are the only difference I can see, and they match all my others in at least one of the 3.
Now what do I do? Take 'em back, assuming I can even find the vendor at the next show??
Thanks,
George

[nikhm]

There are 90 min CD's out there. I got hold of some a while ago. The only problem is that your CD Writer has to be compatable to use them. I think that you also have to set up overburning, But I'm not 100% about that.
Anyway the CD's did'nt work for me.

Nikhm

[gmatov]

nikhm,
That's not very encouraging. I was hoping to take advantage of the extra space, particularly with SVCD, since VCDs work on so few players, and SVCD is so damn big, comparatively, like 4 disks to 2.
Nero tests for overburn and tells me I can go to about 800 meg, but it won't allow me tyo burn more than about 747. Well, that's what DVDx 2.0 breaks them at, anyhow. One movie cut to 2 disks at 747 and a third at 50 was only credits, so no harm.
Does anyone know how to take advantage of these disks?
If I try to set Nero to check for even a higher overburn than the default, it gives dire warnings about destroying the CDR, a LiteOn 40, firmware upped to 48X.
Thanks.
George

[Colindale]

George

The 90 minute CD's I use are Laser Brand, cost $1.10 each AU$

I have a LiteOn Burner 24 speed.

I use Nero, you have to setup the program to "overburn".

The disc's do not show up as 90 minute in most disc checking programs.

I have used over 200, with only one dud, this was not a Laser brand disc.

I use DVDX 2.0 to make SVCD's, with constant success.

Works for me!.

[Bstansbury]

"Colindale" I'm very glad to hear of your success with DVDx. Canyou give me some of the settings you use to get your success. The biggest problem I've had is in not getting the correct Aspect ratio of the DVD after the burn process. I've tried several movies but they come out squashed. I've seen notes from Nero that when in Burns SVCD that adjust the 480x480 image to fit Telelvision format.

The bottom line is that you have it working,... please tell us all your settings.

Thanks in advance.

[Colindale]

Bstansbury/


I leave DVDX set at 480x576

16.9 or 4x3 Zoom?

Some films fill my 4x3 TV, others leave a thin black bar at top and bottom.

Hope this helps.

[mats.hogberg]

I've read somewhere that even if a CD is really 90 (or 99) min, the writer will still report 80 min, so this is what the writing app will see. You have to tell Nero (or whatever) to overburn to make 90 min CDs work, even if the file is well inside the discs real capacity.

/Mats

[Bstansbury]

ColinDale, At that image size you must be using PAL, therefore you are somewhere in Europe. When you set the value to 16:9 or 4x3 do you ever see any "Flattened Pictures",... ie. are the people short and fat. I've had problems with my conversion of all of the IMAX video series, such as "Blue Planet", etc. All the images come out short and flat, and the planets look like eggs. Have you ever tried changing the Zoom,... I did and it really works,.. but it still messes up the aspect ratio.

ONe other problem I'm having with them is that it appears that the audio was not mixed properly. The stereo sound of music background is fine, but the audio commentary is very week and almost drowned out by the background music. I found that if I set the balance to about 90 Left channel I can raise the voice and lower the background. However, I don't know how to do this as I re-encode the DVD so I can hear it OK on my DVD player. Anyone have a suggestion about how to modify audio prior to burning. I assume it will require Demuxing in some program and then editing the audio in something like Ulead Video Studio.

Again, thanks for the info.

[Colindale]

Bstansbury

PAL, that is correct

??? ie. are the people short and fat.???
Never had this problem yet!.

Since I changed my standalone DVD Player from Pioneer to Vtrek, I
have had to run the file produced by DVDX through Tmpenc simple
multiplex to get the audio to sync correctly before burning with Nero.

[Bstansbury]

Colindale,,, I've not had a sync problem with DVDx yet!. It's good to know that there is a solution if I do get a problem.

Thanks again.

[ransjooman]

I own 100 minutes cdr's,but only can burn upto 90 minutes.My burner cannot burn more,even after a firmware upgrade.12-10-40 lite-on burner.
The 24-10-40 speed burners from lite-on can burn upto 99 minutes though

[weasyl]

I own 100 minutes cdr's,but only can burn upto 90 minutes.My burner cannot burn more,even after a firmware upgrade.12-10-40 lite-on burner.
The 24-10-40 speed burners from lite-on can burn upto 99 minutes though

I recently picked up the 99min CD's and I engage the overburn function of NERO to take advantage of them as it does not report a disc capacity of more than 80 minutes. However, while NERO burns the image and says there were no errors, when I play the movie, it loops towards the
end, getting stuck at one point and constantly replaying it. Has this ever happened to you ? Any tips ?

Weasyl

[mats.hogberg]

Just because your writer can write 90 or 99 mins, there's no guarantee that the CD/DVD reader in your DVD player can read to that point, as it is not within the CD specs. Only way to fix this would be to replace the DVD reader with one that you know can read up tp 90/99 mins, but that's hardly an option...

/Mats

[weasyl]

So the best thing to do would be to dig up info on my DVD players
stats I guess. Stupid DVD player *grin* Back to lower quality rips
for those big 2hr movies I guess. Or maybe 3CDs.....*sigh*

The funny thing is that if I fast forward past the part where it loops,
I can see the rest of the movie, but as soon as I stop fast forwarding,
and go to regular speed, it goes back to the loop.

The information is there, it just can't cope with it. I guess that is a
good indication that my player is not happy with the compressed
format.

Thanks for the info.