Using PBC or not?

[ryk]

What's happen if a don't use pbc in dvd2svcd....
The lotr svcd version don't use pbc and i can see the running time on my dvd player...my own made svcd don't...
so, if i made svcd with pbc mode off, what happen?

is there a problem for compatibility on some dvd player?

i read faq and i search the forum for this but i didn't found any explanation on this...

thanks

p.s. and sorry for my poor english..

[mordant]

Do you have a Pioneer 343?

I noticed the same thing and I author my SVCDs without PBC so that I can have the time dispaly. It works just fine.

[ev]

If you turn off PBC the time will appear but you'll probably find that the chapters dissappear.

[Zoltan]

On my Philips DVD 751 with PBC off
- time is displayed
- chapters can NOT be accessed by numbers
- chapters can be accessed by next and prev buttons

With PBC on
- time is NOT displayed
- chapters can be accessed with numbers
- chapters can be accessed by next and prev buttons

As far as I know this is the standard behaviour.
Z

[ryk]

Is it the only probleme with pbc off?
the time display.


thanks for your answers.

[gerti67]

Hi there,

turning PBC off will do no harm in general - it's just another way your DVD player plays the SVCD. (Playback Control - just for the ones not knowing yet ;))

You will loose the ability to skip through the chapters but not on all standalones e.g. some Philips's are said to be able to skip through chapters with PBC off.

And another thing is - you can't use Title- and ChangeCD pictures anymore. If you have some time you can do a test with the "PBC use Playlist" option of the "DVD chapters" setting in dvd2svcd. But I think that will be more a single solution for a specific standalone and will not work with every standalone.

I still haven't tried that myself with my Toshiba.

Greetings,
Gerti

[Wh00pS]

instead of not encoding with pbc why not just try pressing #1 on your dvd players remote instead of play, this disables pbc and works on most dvd players and you should be able to see the time counter.this way you should be able to keep change cd pics etc.

[M1ckey M0use]

One problem i have with PBC (also a philips 751) is that i can't access the menu with PBC on. So i can't select subtitles :(
On eway to bypass that is to set the PBC off in the DVD options screen.

M.

[ryk]

thanks everyone for your anwsers.

[stanleycup]

What was the default setting for PBC before we could change it?

I'm using ver 1.05b4

[gerti67]

Hi stanleycup,

the default did not change since. It was "PBC use selections" but dvd2svcd - God bless him :) - gave us two additional options to cure some troubles with certain standalones. ;)

Greetings,
Gerti