SVCD to DVD-R

[Dasgspot]

I am trying to take 4 SVCDs and put them on one DVD-R. I copied all the mpeg files to my HD and then tried to convert them with CCE or TMPEG, but those programs will not even accept it to convert. Is there some step that I am missing here? Do I need the other files on the SVCDs in order to do this conversion? I know these SVCDs work on a standalone player, so why arent they being accepted by these programs?

Please help!

[orbit-r]

hi
since nobody answered you i will try (but don`own a dvd-writer),
my tmpeg opens the .mpeg file. maybe try different settings in the "environmental setting" tab in tmpeg...
maybe you copied the .mpegs wrong to HD have you tried vcdxrip?

i think when you get the .mpegs right on the HD it shouldn`t be a problem to reencode(with rihght GOP-structure and so on...)


maybe this helps a bit:(
orbit-r

[Dasgspot]

The mpegs are already on my HD. They work just fine when I open them, but when I try to drop them into any program (authoring programs) to burn them, I get errors.

Please help!

[djidjo]

What do you use to open them ? If you use Windows Media Player and not a specific SVCD player like WinDVD or STHSVCD and they open fine, it means your MPEG stream is NOT an SVCD stream. WMP will give an error message if you try to open a good SVCD mpegs. So it must mean you have "computer" MPEG and not SVCD on your discs.

If your Mpegs are real SVCD Mpegs, I don't see any reason to reencode it since I think you can just put them on a DVD-R and it will be considered as a "big" SVCD. (not 100% sure though)

but when I try to drop them into any program (authoring programs) to burn them, I get errors I think we could better help you if you tell us what error messages you get.

Djidjo

[fistula]

You will need to either:

1) demux the mpegs and resample the sound at 48khz, remux them and load them, patch headers,load them into your dvd authoring program, unpatch headers and burn

or

2) reencode the whole thing as dvd compliant

[uni]

Yes, you have two chioces : patch (look for DVDPatcher.exe) the header of your files so as it shows a DVD standard res. to your authoring software (for ex patch your files to 352*576 or 352*480).

Then you should be able to author them -> create a project with your files, save it and then patch your video back with DVDPatcher to its true res. Now if you open your project in your authoring software, it won't check again if your video files are correct -> you can export your project to a DVDR or write a DVD image on your HDD for Nero.


The second choice is to reencode your video with a DVD standard res.

[dvd_maniac]

ok so patch then save project then unpatch mpeg files. Will the resulting dvd-r be as compatible as a regular video dvd? Will it play on the set tops that currently play my burned dvd's?

[ronnylov]

The SVCD resolution is not compliant with the DVD standard. So it's a matter of luck if it will work in your players. I did this and it works in my fathers player (SONY something) but not in mine (Nintaus N9901). The number of frames in a GOP sequence is max 15 for DVD while it may be longer and still work as SVCD. To make a compliant DVD you have to reencode the video to a DVD resolution (720x576/480, 704x576/480, 352x576/480 MPEG2 or 352x288/240 MPEG1).

The standard audio sampling frequency in SVCD is 44.1 kHz, while in DVD it's 48 kHz so you need to reencode the audio.

Make a test disc and try it in the players you use or stick to the DVD standard.

[dvd_maniac]

hmm, well I usually capture video with my aiw 8500 in vcd or svcd format for regular episode stuff, but I didn't know that you could author dvd's at lower than 720x480 in NTSC. So I can indeed capture at lower resolution and have it play in dvd player?

[ronnylov]

I have made some DVD's with 352x576 PAL directly from MPEG2 captures made with my AIW Radeon. In NTSC you can use 720x480, 704x480 (not supported in ATI MMC though) and 352x480 in MPEG2 (some DVD players also accept 352x240 in MPEG2). In MPEG1 you can only use 352x240 and with bitrates up to around 1800 kbit/s (see the exact numbers in "dvd demystified", I don't remember the link to it).

My favorite resolution is 704x576 PAL because it's easier when doing macroblock resizing in FitCD. To squeeze 4 hours on a DVD-R I use 352x576. With VCD resolution it's possible to squeeze up to 9 hours on one disc, but I don't like the quality then... And some players can also play SVCD resolution on DVD but as said above it's a matter of luck if it will work.

It actually is possible to play these SVCD-DVD also on my player but the aspect ratio is totally wrong with a horisontally squeezed image... I also tried the resolution 640x576 but it also resulted in a squeezed picture in my player. So I've decided to stick with the standard resolutions to avoid problems.