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4th September 2004, 01:16
Not sure exactly which section the thread belongs, but here I go:
DVD Player: Sony DVP-S7700 (old!) Region 1
My Location: North America
Source: 24 PAL VCDs, MPEG-1 25 FPS 352x288
Goal: Backing them onto 3 disc of 4.7GB DVD-R, about 8 VCDs per DVD.
Steps:
following this guide: link (http://www.dvd-guides.com/guides.php?category=othertodvd&name=vcdtodvd)
1. Rip each VCD dat->mpg using VCDGear (http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=98#comments).
2. Merge & Cut in TMPGEnc Plus (http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=278#comments).
3. Simple De-multiplex in TMPGEnc Plus.
4. Convert the audio to 44100Hz to 48000Hz in BeSweet (http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=92#comments).
5. Author the DVD in TMPGEnc DVD Author (http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=181#comments).
Problem: When I try to play the DVD Sony display a message "Playing this disc prohibited by area limits". The PAL VCDs play fine on the Sony, but it would not work when I put them onto a DVD. So I try the PAL>NTSC patch method (http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=221928). When I change the info in the IFO from PAL to NTSC it does play, but the video over-stretched on the TV (see images). Is there anything I can do to fix this? Do I have to reencode? Or it's just my Sony acting out? Thanks.
When seen on computer:
everything's intact, of course since it's on the comp.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/cyc/v01.jpg
original PAL VCDs on my TV:
small part of left and right are chopped off
http://www3.sympatico.ca/cyc/v02.jpg
authored DVD on my TV after the patch method:
even worse, part of bottom is chopped off
http://www3.sympatico.ca/cyc/v03.jpg
DVD Player: Sony DVP-S7700 (old!) Region 1
My Location: North America
Source: 24 PAL VCDs, MPEG-1 25 FPS 352x288
Goal: Backing them onto 3 disc of 4.7GB DVD-R, about 8 VCDs per DVD.
Steps:
following this guide: link (http://www.dvd-guides.com/guides.php?category=othertodvd&name=vcdtodvd)
1. Rip each VCD dat->mpg using VCDGear (http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=98#comments).
2. Merge & Cut in TMPGEnc Plus (http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=278#comments).
3. Simple De-multiplex in TMPGEnc Plus.
4. Convert the audio to 44100Hz to 48000Hz in BeSweet (http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=92#comments).
5. Author the DVD in TMPGEnc DVD Author (http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=181#comments).
Problem: When I try to play the DVD Sony display a message "Playing this disc prohibited by area limits". The PAL VCDs play fine on the Sony, but it would not work when I put them onto a DVD. So I try the PAL>NTSC patch method (http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=221928). When I change the info in the IFO from PAL to NTSC it does play, but the video over-stretched on the TV (see images). Is there anything I can do to fix this? Do I have to reencode? Or it's just my Sony acting out? Thanks.
When seen on computer:
everything's intact, of course since it's on the comp.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/cyc/v01.jpg
original PAL VCDs on my TV:
small part of left and right are chopped off
http://www3.sympatico.ca/cyc/v02.jpg
authored DVD on my TV after the patch method:
even worse, part of bottom is chopped off
http://www3.sympatico.ca/cyc/v03.jpg