Useful (S)VCD compliance checker?

[DoctorRad]

Simple question: is there a compliance checker for VCD and/or SVCD encoded files which will both tell you if a file is compliant and tell you what is wrong if it's not? I'm thinking of something which would for instance be able to tell me which frame was bogus and why, but any more information than 'not compliant' would be useful.

Thanks in advance,

Dr. Matt...

[jshumate]

Philips made a SVCD compliance checker. You may be able to find it hanging around on the web somewhere by doing a web search. I haven't used it in years, but it did work. I'm not sure that it could check VCD though. Most DVD players that support the format don't really enforce the standards, so I'm not sure how useful it will be to you, but I'm sure it's still out there somewhere.

[Trahald]

neros compliance checker will usually tell you whats wrong (audio encoding or resolution or improper muxing.. etc..) its not exact but its good enough to know where to troubleshoot.

[jshumate]

Nero's compliance checker is barely better than nothing. Nero checks only the average bit rate on SVCD and if it's below 2600, it will pass the video. SVCD standards state that your video bit rate cannot, even for one frame, go above 2600 Kbps and still be valid. Nero will happily pass video with peak bit rates well above 2600 as long as the average is below that figure. I have seen Nero refuse to pass video that actually was valid. Nero's error messages if you fail compliance checking are not always helpful, although sometimes they are OK. I would not recommend using Nero for compliance checking.

[Trahald]

Well.. no.. i wouldnt use neros checker if you were making a commercial cd to sell.. but for your own backups.. its..'OK'. most modern dvd players can handle almost dvd transfer rates on cd media. (you would have to judge by your own player). nero will prevent you from accidently making a 480x430 svcd muxed as a regular mpeg2.

the philips checker is good for commercial quality compliancy.. it can be hard to find and is bit over (imo) the top for personal backups.
matt didnt mention his intent which if were for commercial reasons would make the philips checker a better choice