make svcd without reencoding

[QQ]

greetings,

I have captured video to mpeg-2 file, but I can't seem to figure out how to make a svcd out of it, without reencoding it.. is it possible, and if so then how?

thank you

[Nick]

This depends on what resolution it is captured at.
Resolution for SVCD is 480x480 for NTSC, or 480x576 for PAL.
Many players also support CVD which is 352x480/576.

But unless it is captured at one of these resolutions you are scuppered. You will have to re-encode or (preferably) re-capture at the correct resolution.

As for making an SVCD from it, try VCDEasy from doom9 downloads section.

[QQ]

hmm, it is at 768x576 :(

what about making DVD out of it, without reencoding..

[jshumate]

768 x 576 isn't valid for DVD either. 768 is a VERY strange resolution. How did that happen? Valid resolutions for DVD are:
720 x 576 (PAL)
704 x 576 (PAL)
720 x 480 (NTSC)
704 x 480 (NTSC)
352 x 576 (PAL)
352 x 288 (PAL)
352 x 480 (NTSC)
352 x 240 (NTSC)

http://www.dvdrhelp.com has some information on SVCD and DVD formats that might be of help to you.

[QQ]

768x576 is 4:3 AR, no? I just captured to that resolution a live basketball game..

Is it the reason why GK seems to mess up with resolutions when I select 4:3 AR ratio for this video, it doesn't allow me to select 384x288 res for some reason..

But why is it so - 720x576 isn't 4:3?

[stephanV]

resolution is not in any way related to AR

a regular PAL TV has a resolution of 720x576 but a AR of 4:3.

why? because a TV uses non-square pixels. the shape of the "pixels" (a TV doesnt really have pixels) causes the picture to be shown in 4:3.

[Trahald]

you can make an xsvcd at that resolution. if you have a forgiving dvd player it will play it. just keep in mind that other standalones may have a hard time with it

[djidjo]

You might want to use ReStream (http://shh.sysh.de/) to put your MPEG2 to SVCD-like MPEG2 without reencoding.