SVCD on DVD?

[SteMa]

I have a home video that doesn't have such great quality, so dvd resolution doesn't needed, and it's nearly 4h long, so svcd would be the best choice to fit it on one dvd. If I do such thing, will it be compatible with standalone dvd players? After encoding the video to mpeg2 svcd format how should I author it, what do I need to do with it to be compatible with players.

Best regards,
SteMa

[Groasnicu']

Here is the guide http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/svcd-guides.htm if you already have the SVCD, andif you encoding video be sure to keep the audio at 48000 Hz (not to resample at 44100 Hz)

[SteMa]

My real concern is about putting svcd content on a dvd disc. Can standalone players handle that? What mode should I use the nero in?

[Nick]

So the footage is in, say AVI format, and you want to convert to DVD but at SVCD resolution? Is this right?

If so, it can be done but is not necessarily compatible with standalone players as 480 pixels is not an allowable width in the DVD-Video specifications.

To do it, use DVD2SVCD, but choose "Advanced" under "DVD2SVCD level" in the Misc tab. Now in Frameserver tab, you will see an option "Resize to". Choose SVCD resolution in this tab and run the process. It will create a DVD including authoring, with SVCD resolution.

A better option though, would be to use CVD (also called ½D1) resoultion of 352x480/576. As long as you make a 4:3 DVD, not Anamorphic, then a DVD of this resolution is standard-compliant and should play on any player.

HTH
Nick

[Groasnicu']

Sorry the guide is on Guides->Format Conversion->SVCD to DVD±R using TMPG if you already have the SVCD.

[manolito]

To do it, use DVD2SVCD, but choose "Advanced" under "DVD2SVCD level" in the Misc tab. Now in Frameserver tab, you will see an option "Resize to". Choose SVCD resolution in this tab and run the process. It will create a DVD including authoring, with SVCD resolution.
Unfortunately it is not quite that easy. If your target format is DVD, D2S does not offer SVCD resolution as a "Resize to" option. This is probably a good thing, so noone makes a non-compliant DVD by chance.

To get SVCD resolution you have to check "Edit the AviSynth script file" and manually change the resolution, or you have to use FACAR (this is what I do).

About compatibility: I use SVCD resolution for most of my TV captures, and so far at least seven standalone players showed no problems at all (I live in PAL country). It is a choice what is more important: Complete compliance to specs, or saving a lot of time (while not sacrificing quality) with the possibility that some standalone players might not like the DVD.

And here is something else to consider: You mentioned that your video is 4 hours long. If you use D2S, then BeSweet will refuse to convert the audio, because the WAV file will be bigger than 2 GB. You will have to process audio manually with TooLame (the version you can download in the Doom9 download section. Do not use a later version).

Cheers
manolito

[SteMa]

A better option though, would be to use CVD (also called ½D1) resoultion of 352x480/576. As long as you make a 4:3 DVD, not Anamorphic, then a DVD of this resolution is standard-compliant and should play on any player.
I like that option :) I have a video footage in avi format, and have an avisynth to clear it out and resize the res to 352x576 (but it's 720x576 originally), so what should i do with this avs? (i prefer canopus if possibe)

[Nick]

@Manolito - good point. I didn't check that the SVCD resize option was offered before I posted, I just assumed from memory. Thanks for setting me straight :)

@SteMa - what I would do with that AVI is demux the audio in VDubMod, convert it to MP2 with 2lame @ say 224kbps.

Download this:
http://www.avisynth.org/warpenterprises/files/mpasource_25_dll_20031214.zip and extract to your avisynth plugins directory.
It is an avisynth plugin to import mp2 audio.

Make a script:

v = Avisource("youravsfile.avs")
a = MPAsource("yourconvertedmp2file.mp2")

AudioDub(v,a)


and save this avs file. Run it through VFAPI (in your DVD2SVCD installation folder) and feed the resulting AVI to DVD2SVCD. Select "Do not convert audio" in the audio tab. Select Canopus (2.x not yet supproted, has to be 1.3 or 1.5 IIRC) as your encoder in the encoder tab and choose CVD resolution in the frameserver tab as above.

Other than that, default settings should be fine. I should point out that I haven't had time to test this - this is merely how I would set about it. Any problems let me know.

[SteMa]

Thanks, I will have it a go next week, since my better computer is at the stundents hostel.

[ronin70]

you wouldnt know anything about the Hostel DVD ...any helpful tips

[Nick]

One tip :)
Start a new thread detailing the problem you're having.
Whilst a search for the word "Hostel" may have turned up this thread, if you read the content, it has nothing to do with this movie.