Editing SVCD with MovieFactory from ULead

[jeffr001]

Hi

Have you tried searching for a program that lets you edit Svcd mpeg2 files and cut/join where you want it, then burn to cd?

After trying numerous low end (cheaper) packages eg.

Tmpgenc Plus
Honestech Technology
BBMpeg
Vitec Multimedia
Womble Media mpg2vcr
Myflix
Nero (with mpeg2 plugin)

I found something that works for around US$50.

(By the way I don't work for any of the companies mentioned here. )

I tried ULead Movie Factory Version 2 - its basic but it takes an mpeg2 svcd file, allows you to edit, add menus, add sound, and write directly to cd or dvd (In my case I am only interested in svcd to cd).

Movie Factory is designed to create vcd, svcd and dvd disks from movie files. It includes a capture component - but I havent tried this yet.

As an aside, the image file it creates is a Ulead proprietary ixf format so you cant use Daemon Tools to load a virtual drive.

Some say it takes time to create the cd, on an Athlon XP1800 it was reasonable. As with all video ripping related software, the faster the cpu and hard disk /more memory/- the better it will work.

A trial version of the software is available from www.ulead.com.

There is a more complex version called DVD Workshop from ULead - I havent had an opportunity to try it.

Have fun !

[htc10825]

I think you've confused two important thing in video editing: editing with re-encoding(recompression) and editing without re-encoding.
It is well know that the recompression of a already encoded/compressed source can only lower the quality of source(thou sometimes not really visable) and never(in general, but except you add some special filters to, for example, remove the ghosts in a bad capture of TV) enhance the source quality. Encoding time is also a problem. By using M2-Edit Pro I can save the change(cut/merge) of a SVCD in 1 - 2 minutes. I bet your future PC in year 2015 cannt reach this speed if you still use the Ulead MovieFactory 2. And even if your more future PC in year 2103(you will be over 100 years old, hope you can see it) can reach this speed(with recompression) the quality will never be better than source(as we get it today with M2-Edit Pro cutting/merging without recompression).

By the way, you can use dvd2avi+avisynth to edit(cut/merge/filter) the mpeg2 file and recompress it with tmpeg for free(no more 50$).

[jeffr001]

Hi

I have heard good reports using m2-edit. Similarly Adobe premier doesnt handle mpeg2 edits for the similar reason you mentioned regarding recompression.

Which of the dvd2avi or avisynth is used to edit and merge?

I am guessing that you edit in avi then convert to mpeg2 using tmpgenc?

Thanks for the clarification.

Jeff

[matrix]

DVD2Avi creates a d2v file from vobs or from another mpeg. Then you use avisynth to frameserve that file to either tmpg or cce. In the avisynth script you do all the editing.
The beauty of avisynth is you can do pretty much anything you want with it.

[htc10825]

That's right!