VCD playing on DVD player

[KK]

What is the file format that dvd players require VCD to be in. Is it *.dat or is it *.mpg. I am looking thru vcdhelp.com with no luck. Anybody know?

Thanks.
KK

 

[Roddy]

I've got a few VCD's that have the *.dat file extension that work fine on my DVD player.

Not sure about Mpg's.. sorry

 

[KK]

Have you converted any mpg to .dat files? If you have, what did you use to do it?

KK

 

[areohbe]

ever use Nero? just choose the option to Burn a Video CD, and all you have to do is drag the mpeg's over and itll check to see if it's in the corect format... then it will burn it as a .dat with all the vcd files necessary

 

[KK]

really, it's that simple? how big of a mpg will fit on a 80min cdr? I'll have to get nero if its that easy.

THnks
KK

 

[urameatball]

last I remember, dats are just renamed mpgs
cuz I usually just rename my dat to mpg and they play on my computer.

 

[gopunk]

yes it's easy in nero.

 

[goog40]

You can fit approximately an 800mb mpg(80 min playing time) onto the cd

 

[GigaCluster]

<< You can fit approximately an 800mb mpg(80 min playing time) onto the cd >>


I was dead sure that an 80 minute CD can hold 700 MB of data.

 

[cmdavid]

its .mpg.... and you can fit 800mb of VCD on a 80 MIN CD or 80MIN..... but nero does the best job w/ it... you can learn all about it here......

 

[Sugadaddy]

<< last I remember, dats are just renamed mpgs
cuz I usually just rename my dat to mpg and they play on my computer. >>



They're not exactly the same thing, but your computer will recognize either.



<< I was dead sure that an 80 minute CD can hold 700 MB of data. >>



Yes, but a VideoCD is like an AudioCD, so 80 minutes will fit on it. (which in standard VCD format, is equal to 800MB) Of course, that's for the standard bitrate of 1150kbps for video and 224kbps for audio, if you change those, then it'll vary...

 

[Sepen]

<< You can fit approximately an 800mb mpg(80 min playing time) onto the cd >>



Um, it goes by time, not mb's. I have fitted 892 mb's onto 80 minute cdr's. I read the formula somewhere, but alsa, I don't remember.