svcd-to-dvd Question
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As I understand it DVDLab creates DVD's from SVCD's without re-encoding the video, whereas DVD2SVCD is for re-encoding.
If you want to do it without re-encoding (like dvdlab does), then dvd2svcd is not the program that you want.
If you want to do it without re-encoding (like dvdlab does), then dvd2svcd is not the program that you want.
You cant get much simpler than DVDLab for putting SVCD onto a DVDR. However, they are non-standard dvd's and will not play in all DVD Players.
However, if you re-encode them to true DVD compliance then they will not improve in quality (I have found they dont get any worse either) but will play on all DVD Players that support DVDR's. One way to do this conversion is for SVCD's, load each true MPG (one extracted off the cdr & NOT just copied) into DVD2AVI & save Project. Then use VFAPIConv-EN.exe (that installs with DVD2SVCD) to make an AVI from the *.d2v file (very quick) Then just use the AVI to process through DVD2SVCD as any normal AVI. Results can be quite good. You may have to manually convert the Audio to 48khz before authoring though.
A "dirty trick" method for SVCD's is to rename each mpg file to VTS_01_1.VOB, VTS_01_2.VOB, VTS_01_3.VOB etc and just copy a VTS_01_0.IFO file off any DVD. Put all into the same folder and then just use DVD2SVCD as usual by loading in the IFO file and follow the DVD to DVDR Tutorial. This is simpler and quicker but I do not guarentee it will always work even though it has for me the dozen or so times I have done it. Again, check the audio to be 48khz.
But if there is any 2-3sec overlap of movie from disk 1 to disk2, then you either need to edit it out before starting or just put up with it in the final encode.
However, if you re-encode them to true DVD compliance then they will not improve in quality (I have found they dont get any worse either) but will play on all DVD Players that support DVDR's. One way to do this conversion is for SVCD's, load each true MPG (one extracted off the cdr & NOT just copied) into DVD2AVI & save Project. Then use VFAPIConv-EN.exe (that installs with DVD2SVCD) to make an AVI from the *.d2v file (very quick) Then just use the AVI to process through DVD2SVCD as any normal AVI. Results can be quite good. You may have to manually convert the Audio to 48khz before authoring though.
A "dirty trick" method for SVCD's is to rename each mpg file to VTS_01_1.VOB, VTS_01_2.VOB, VTS_01_3.VOB etc and just copy a VTS_01_0.IFO file off any DVD. Put all into the same folder and then just use DVD2SVCD as usual by loading in the IFO file and follow the DVD to DVDR Tutorial. This is simpler and quicker but I do not guarentee it will always work even though it has for me the dozen or so times I have done it. Again, check the audio to be 48khz.
But if there is any 2-3sec overlap of movie from disk 1 to disk2, then you either need to edit it out before starting or just put up with it in the final encode.
Laz
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A method I've been trying since last night with great success so far is to rip and convert VCD's to HD to mpeg using VCD Gear > Join using TMPGEnc > encode/author to DVD using NeoDVD 5 Plus.
End result = Nice compliant DVD that will playback on ANY DVD player and takes only aprox 15 mins to get to encoding stage for say 2 VCD discs. For most stuff though I would prolly just use SVCD2DVD or DVD-Lab and just stick a few on per DVDR unless you want one film per DVD as suggested above, both are good. And as CM said the quality is no better if encoded to DVD anyways - at least not by my eyes.
But for a compliant single film DVD it's a very good way of doing it I am finding so far.
End result = Nice compliant DVD that will playback on ANY DVD player and takes only aprox 15 mins to get to encoding stage for say 2 VCD discs. For most stuff though I would prolly just use SVCD2DVD or DVD-Lab and just stick a few on per DVDR unless you want one film per DVD as suggested above, both are good. And as CM said the quality is no better if encoded to DVD anyways - at least not by my eyes.
But for a compliant single film DVD it's a very good way of doing it I am finding so far.
Try demux'ing the mpg file first to video & audio streams (TMPGenc) and load them in individually.
split screen in standalone-player
Hello again,
finally I've created a dvd with a menu and two svcd-mpegs.
And it looks good (when watching on pc ).
But when i put it into my standalone-player i get a split screen with the right half of the movie on the left side and the left half on the right.
Can someone help?
Hello again,
finally I've created a dvd with a menu and two svcd-mpegs.
And it looks good (when watching on pc ).
But when i put it into my standalone-player i get a split screen with the right half of the movie on the left side and the left half on the right.
Can someone help?
This is a common problem with SVCD's on a DVDR unfortunately. What that is saying simply your system cant handle these type of simple re-authoring svcd. Looks like its the long road and you need to re-encode them to dvd compliant files. Checkout my post above where I describe it all.
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I'm new to this like dew on a spiders web!
I've no questions to ask... except thousands!
I know the answer is out there; and I'll search until I find it.
Cos you and others spend time putting it there.
I just want to thank you for your time and trouble.
Virgins like me need a teacher.
I'm impressed!
Feel sick yet?
I won't waste your time until I've finished searching.
How the hell do you know such stuff!?
Does 'A Brief History of Time' give you any credits?
I'll take a week or so trawling.
If it's not there...
I'll be back!