• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

which s/w tools to use for DVD -> VCD?

S

scorpiots

Member
hi everyone. I have checked vcdhelp.com but they have too many tools. anyone know a good one and not too confusing tools to convert DVD into VCD? thanks all
 
thanks! I have done that and VCD is working great. VCD displays movie perfectly full screen on my PC just to test out, since I dont have a stand alone dvd player yet. I have also tried SVCD, it works, but when I do full screen on PC it doesnt really strech like VCD. after checking few things, I found out that SVCD is 480 x 480, which is square.
Mine question is once I display it on dvd player and output to tv will it get full screen?
any help is appreciated.

thanks
 
Media Player 7 and 8 will distort SVCD's when enlarged to full screen, use Media Player 6.4(which is in the Program Files\Windows Media Player directory)or DVD software to watch them and they will run full screen just fine. SVCD's and VCD's will look a lot better on your TV then they do on you computer and they will be full screen.
 
Diable thanks for your reply. now I can view them full screen maxed using winDVD. also can I ask you if SVCD is worth it than VCD? I can't really see the improvement with SVCD, they look same to me. and SVCD is about twice as much file size.

thanks again.
 
SVCD should make a large diff when you play it in a standalone dvd player. I notice artifacts in my encodes with dvd2svcd when played on the computer but when its on the TV its DVD-like quality.
 
There is always the one step method:

DVDx will take the data right off of the DVD and turn it into a burnable (S)VCD file. All you need to do is tell it what size S(VCD) you are making, push the encode button, come back 6 hours later and viola.. you have perfectly burnable files waiting for you.
 


<< There is always the one step method:

DVDx will take the data right off of the DVD and turn it into a burnable (S)VCD file. All you need to do is tell it what size S(VCD) you are making, push the encode button, come back 6 hours later and viola.. you have perfectly burnable files waiting for you. >>



easy, but I doubt the quality is excellent...




<< Diable thanks for your reply. now I can view them full screen maxed using winDVD. also can I ask you if SVCD is worth it than VCD? I can't really see the improvement with SVCD, they look same to me. and SVCD is about twice as much file size. >>



Yes, SVCD is better. It takes a little longer to encode, but the higher resolution makes it look better on a TV. (MPG2 compression is also better than MPG1) The only thing is that not all DVD players support it, so make sure you check for that when you buy your stand-alone player.

SVCD shouldn't be bigger if you're using the same bitrate. Make sure you use the maximum bitrate you can fit on the number of CDs you want for your movie. (I do 2 CDs) VCD help has a calculator for that. The default bitrate is 1150kbps, which looks crappy... If you want the best result, use 2-pass VBR in TMPGenc. Also, don't set your bitrate higher than 2500kbps, that's where most DVD players will start to stutter.
 
DVDx is not even in the same class as DVD2SVCD. DVD2SVCD will do everything from ripping the dvd to making cue and bin files all by itself. DVDx if I remember from the version I looked at will nbot even do vbr. Most of my encodes will put around 50 minutes on a cdr.
 
VideoCD stinks. It's a shame so many people keep using it. Nothing worse than seeing the latest DVD rip in plain-jane VideoCD. 😛

Seriously, Super VideoCD (SVCD) is a far superior choice. Even at the same bitrate (1150) it offers superior quality. I generally use anywhere from 1600-1900 and they're all 2-CD sets. Quality is virtually indistinguishable from the source DVD, superb audio (Pro Logic), and you can also add chapters/subtitles etc.

DVD2SVCD is very nice, but some prefer a little more control over the various stages in the conversion. If you just want to hit a button and go (and get decent results), nothing comes close. And don't even consider TMPGEnc ... CCE (Cinema Craft Encoder) is the de-facto standard for MPEG-2. It's multi-pass VBR MPEG-2 is night and day superior to TMPGEnc.
 
Pabster, thanks for your input. I couldnt find Cinema Craft Encoder? is it a freeware or something? I'm using TMPGenc now since its freeware. I'm trying various setting on tmpgenc.

thanks
 
CinemaCraft Encoder is far from freeware 😀 It's one of the most expensive encoders on the market. Check out cinemacraft.com for the details 🙂
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top