Burning Multiple KVCD to One DVD

[humanbomb]

I thought this would be as simple as opening TMPGEnc DVD Author & adding each movie to a different track, possibly having to re-encode audio to 48000 KHz.

However, when I attempt to add file in TMPGEnc DVD Author I get the following error:
-could not initialize decoder-

The movies are in *.dat format. Using VCD Gear to extract the mpg (on every different dat) I get the following error:
-file is not a dat file or does not have correct dat signature-

I do not want to burn to CD-R, the whole idea is to avoid having more discs to store. I would prefer 5 KVCD movies on one DVD rather than 5 CD-Rs.

[jmet]

Have you simply tried to rename the .dat files to .mpeg/.mpg ?

[LT. Columbo]

proper mpg's from a vcd copied as dat files can simply be renamed to ".mpg" (the extension)but when you create a KVCD it is non-standard, so i'm not sure if it will work. it certainly works with a standard vcd. try it though, otherwise you may have to re-encode.

EDIT: jmet you're quick today

[humanbomb]

i know u can simply rename the dat to mpg...

this is what i tried first, when dvd author got the error i decided to try using vcd gear...

i have also tried opening the files in TMPGEnc Plus but they crash it...

[jmet]

Your .dat files are the problem. They weren't encoded properly to begin with.

[humanbomb]

yes, there's no doubt the .dat files are the problem... specifically something to do with the way KVCDs are made...

i don't know much about KVCD other than they are highly compressed yet preserve a decent quality picture... i do know that the GOP structure is altered to achieve this... it is here where the problem lies for me trying to do what i have mentioned above IMO... funny, the movies work fine when burned on CD-R as non-standard VCD...

i think there would be a lot of other people who would like to achieve what i am trying to do, but....... alas......

[drfsupercenter]

Do you have MPG files also? If not, maybe use the burning program that the KVCD was burned with?

[LT. Columbo]

you should know that making a KVCD creates a non-standard disc, hence the problem now using standard vcd templates.

[drfsupercenter]

what is a KVCD? All I know about are VCD and SVCD. That is all Nero burns as well.

[LT. Columbo]

drf

http://www.weethet.nl/english/video_kvcd_intro.php

with the cost of a dvd writer and blank dvd's it seems foolish to go this route, even for a cheap-ass like me.

[humanbomb]

even for a cheap-ass like me

i tend to agree but i didn't encode the movies...

having said that, the quality when using a stand alone player is very very good when considering the size of the files though...

[LT. Columbo]

the only thing i can suggest is to try and raise the direct show in tmpgenc environmental settings....i have not tried a KVCD to DVD conversion.

[drfsupercenter]

Maybe if MPC opens it... save it as something else?

[techreactor]

I have done 3 DVD movie to KDVD encoding with MP2 audio and 2 DVD movie to KDVD with AC3/DTS audio.

Plays fine on my SAP, but as LT. said, you have to test a sample to ascertain if the movie will play or not since the matrix and GOP is changed.

You can find more info on kvcd.net

[humanbomb]

you have to test a sample to ascertain if the movie will play or not

the movies play fine if burned on CD-R as non-standard VCD...

as i said in the original post, i want to burn more than one KVCD movie on a single DVD-R... this is a simple process using TMPGEnc DVD Author, however, when I attempt to add file in TMPGEnc DVD Author I get the following error:
-could not initialize decoder-