Format for CVD on a CD

[cybernut]

Hi
I would like to try to make a CD in the HalfD (CVD) format to see if my stand-alone player works with CVD. Do I author it with DVD spec's i.e. using something like Spruceup or do I make it like a SVCD using Nero or equivalent. I tried both without any luck... looking for some wisdom!
TIA
C

[RadicalEd]

CVD is just like SVCD in most respects and no more DVD than SVCD itself despite having a common resolution. So you can either make a DVD with half-D1 resolution, or a CVD. Chances are better that your player will support CVD, so go that route. In that case, you can make it just like an svcd except with a resolution of 352 x 480.

[cybernut]

Thanks RaidcalEd... I'll give that a try again - thank goodness for RW cd's!
C

[htc10825]

So you can either make a DVD with half-D1 resolution, or a CVD. Chances are better that your player will support CVD

That is not true - The chances are better that your player will support DVD-R. Really.

There are many dvd players that do not support svcd thus nor cvd. But almost all(>94%) dvd players support DVD-R(after firmware-upgrading even higher). There are some dvd players that do not support the "home-burned" vcd/svcd at all, only the commercial ones, but do DVD-R.

[RadicalEd]

What I meant was miniDVD, I was assuming he was burning the stuff onto CD. You're right though, if it's DVD-R over CVD, chances are DVD-R will work ;)

[htc10825]

miniDVD has very, very poor support from DVD manufacturers. I think it under 5%. So one should not take it as a serious alternative.

[RadicalEd]

indeed

[cybernut]

After some tests I think my DVD player can only do DVD's and VCD's. I think my choice will be xVCD at 500, 2500, 3000. It seems to accept those speeds OK (more or less SVCD bitrate). I guess I'll have to live with that for a while. I'll just be more careful on the stand-alone that I buy next time :mad:
Thanks for the help.

C

[htc10825]

For "unlucky" people who has "poor" DVD player:

1. It is possible to play "S-VCD" on some dvd player which does not support SVCD natively. So make a VCD 2.0 project/profile in VCDEasy or so, then put the SVCD(Mpeh2)-files on it, ignor the warning. Such "S-VCD" (not real SVCD) can be played on some dvd players (all on player support svcd, 30-40% on player not spoort svcd). So it worthes a try.

2. If you still have bad luck, you can try encoding movie in mpeg1 but in svcd resolution (480x576/480, or 352x576/480) at higher bitrate (2500k-3500k).

Good luck!