Creating some vcd's

[Knoxville]

Right, got 2 * 1.2gig mpg files here and I wanna burn them to vcd or svcd format (pretty sure my dvd player supports both) as I have yet to aqquire the masterful piece of technological wizadry known as a dvd writer.

Now what i wanna know as I ain't done this before is, do i need to re-encode the files to .avi or similar? if i do will this bring the filesize down enough to fit a file on each disc? If not what program can i use to split the files and fit them on 4 discs?

Any help is greatly appreciated guys

[luap.h]

If you got Nero with your drive, it should be able to do it to some degree. I don't think you'll be able to split it across 2 discs for each mpg, and you may have to pay for SVCD - but Nero handles all the conversion and menu making

It depends on the mpeg version and data rate whether you have to re-encode, but there is no need for avi at all

Check out the guides at www.afterdawn.com and www.doom9.org they have a step guide there with glossarys and FAQs

[MurphmanL]

B4 i aqquired my DVD Rewriter, I used Virtual Dub to split the videos, and then encode them in separate parts, however i find fitting 120+ minutes on a Kvcd a lot easier

[Howard]

Yep you'll need to split them. Then you can just burn them straight as they won't need encoding

[yamangman]

Not necessarily Howard. You'll only be able to burn them striaght into a VCD, SVCD or KVCD format if they conform to the correct standards. I.E. correct GOP structures, dimesnions, resolution and FPS. But having them as mpg files is a good place to start. Also he will not be able to burn them straight becuase they are 1.2 gig and he wants them both on a disk of their own.

[Howard]

If it's an mpeg, and you put it through Nero, it'll have to do minimal encoding. Maybe a bit, but not usually. It'll just set it all up and burn it :|

[unrealrocks]

I allways use an encoder called 'Canopus ProCoder' for all this kind of thing, then I can just set the mode in Nero and away it goes no processing needed on Neros part

[megah0]

MSN me mate and I'll walk you though it this evening

[PriestJPN]

Assuming they are in VCD / SVCD format, you should be able to split them to fit nicely on 2 CD's if you go that route.

Suitable software here: http://www.doom9.org/software2.htm