I got an SVCD file, how do i convert it to a regular mpeg file?

[5489]

i tried looking through vcdhelp.com

i couldnt find anything. any1 here know how to do it?

 

[iamme]

never did it w/ an SVCD, but you can use VCDGear to turn a VCD into a raw MPEG file.

 

[iamme]

BTW, if you look in the MPEGAV folder, i believe there's an .mpg file there.

 

[bigrash]

may i ask why you want to convert it? are you trying to play it in a non-svcd playing dvd?

 

[5489]

Originally posted by: bigrash9
may i ask why you want to convert it? are you trying to play it in a non-svcd playing dvd?

because of the size. I downloaded the smallville episode in svcd, and i want to burn it on a cd with some other stuff.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

There are not a lot of MPEG-2 video editing tools around. Your best bet is to download TMPGEnc from any of dozens of places. It's a good freebie MPEG editor and has MPEG-2 built in on a trial basis, but you need to pay for the MPEG-2 if you want to use it beyond 15 days (or maybe 30 days, whatever). Just load the MPEG-2 video file and run it through an MPEG template and voila, instant VCD. Or the file can be output to .avi or non-VCD MPEG if you want. The real issue is audio synch. 9 times out of 10 when converting MPEG-2 into some other format the audio will fall out of synch with the video. So you'll need to demux the MPEG, edit the audio to either stretch it or compress it so it synchs back up with the video, and remux to get a good file. That's not a shortcoming in TMPGEnc, it happens with all MPEG-2 editors AFAIK, so trying a different editor won't help.

 

[bigrash]

well, I don't know if this helps:link.

the reason why i asked was because my dvd player doesn't play svcd, so i had to trick it and change the multiplex of the movie. i thought you were in the same situation

 

[Mrburns2007]

SVCD are mpegs and don't need converting. Check the folders for a big file, usually named .dat or .mpg

 

[Dhruv]

I have a related question. I've done a search on various forums and couldn't find anything so am asking here.

Lets say i have a 950mb mpeg file. I wish to watch it on my DVD player. So i want to split the file into 2 so i can burn it on cd's. What is the best way to go about doing this, and will it take a long time to do?

TIA

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: Dhruv
I have a related question. I've done a search on various forums and couldn't find anything so am asking here.

Lets say i have a 950mb mpeg file. I wish to watch it on my DVD player. So i want to split the file into 2 so i can burn it on cd's. What is the best way to go about doing this, and will it take a long time to do?

TIA

do you know if it's MPEG-1 or MPEG-2?

MPEG-1 will be a VCD
MPEG-2 will be an SVCD

as long as the resolution and bitrate are within standards.

 

[Dhruv]

iamme: thanks for the response.

My question was generally speaking. You see, I have some movies in mpg format that are Mpeg-1, and some are Mpeg-2. But I can't fit some of the files on one cd. So, whats the best way to go about doing this, can I simply split the file into two and put half on each or something?

 

[hans007]

Originally posted by: Dhruv
iamme: thanks for the response.

My question was generally speaking. You see, I have some movies in mpg format that are Mpeg-1, and some are Mpeg-2. But I can't fit some of the files on one cd. So, whats the best way to go about doing this, can I simply split the file into two and put half on each or something?

if you want to play it and dont have an svcd compatible dvd player.


just install windvd on your computer, and even if you have a cdrom drive and not a dvd drive it'll play it.