PowerDVD won't recognize SVCDs

[Boulder]

I've captured a 30-minute clip and converted it to MPEG-2 using CCE 4-pass VBR. I've muxed the file with bbMPEG and created an SVCD image with VCDImager. However, the image doesn't seem to work in PowerDVD. The program says that the disc is an unrecognizable one..and the same goes for a SVCD created by Nero. I tried to create a VCD2.0 compliant image with the same mpg-file and it worked!

What's going on here? I've done several movies the same way but I can't get it working anymore.

[Boulder]

Funny..it seems that my computer can't create SVCDs with Nero or VCDImager anymore. I got the image working by using VCDXBuild..

[gerti67]

Hi Boulder,

you know, Nero sometimes is a little bit buggy when burning the BIN/CUE files directly to a CD-R(W). This can only happen sometimes or for some people it never happend so far.

The best way is using the Daemon-Tools (www.daemon-tools.com - it's freeware for private use) to mount your images to a virtual DVD drive with it and then do a direct copy with Nero - Nero is doing a good job on direct copies but sometimes not on burning the images directly.

On advantage with this is, you can check your created images right before burning a single CD-R(W) because after mounting them to the virtual DVD drive you can also play them with any software DVD player then.

Hope this helps,
Gerti

[Latexxx]

Maybe you should also make sure that your pdvd is version 4 or newer. Svcds won't play on earlier versions.

[Boulder]

PowerDVD is version 4.0XP.

What really makes me wonder is why the SVCDs I've made earlier work like a charm. All the ones created with Nero before show no errors whatsoever.

I did change the motherboard and the processor a while ago but I don't think that should be the cause as the chipset drivers are the same and the MPEG file plays OK. I also can't think of any program that I've installed recently that would cause this kind of behaviour.

I've tried DT but with no luck. Fortunately, VCDXBuild does work. I'd have to try reinstalling Windows but I just don't feel like doing that right now:D

[gizmau]

one reason taht powerdvd refuses to play svcd is simply the volume name, which doesnt hit the specs, maybe because it includes a space ' '...

[Boulder]

I got a chance to test three different SVCDs on my standalone player (every SVCD has the same mpg file in it)


1. Created with Nero 5.5.8.2: Neither the standalone or PowerDVD recognizes.

2. Created with VCDImager GUI: PowerDVD doesn't recognize but the standalone does.

3. Created with VCDEasy: Both recognize and play OK.

Funny..I used to get working SVCDs with Nero. Fortunately I found VCDEasy so I don't have anything to worry about anymore;)

[gizmau]

this may depend on the name convention the prog/player needs: either 'mpeg2' or 'mpegav' for the stream-directory and 'entryvcd' or 'entrysvcd' for the signature file.

i would recommend to have a closer look at tscv (the best vcdimager-gui, you know ;-) ), too.