Converting video files to play as VCD on a DVD player???

[jrwc]

I have a number of 350Mb video files that I am trying to put onto a CD so that they will play in my DVD player. Unfortunately I am almost a complete novice, and have no idea how to go about this!!!

The files I am trying to put onto CD are what XP calls Video Clips, but i have no idea whether these are AVI or MPEG or something else!!!!

624x352
audio - 128kbps mpeg layer 3
video - 23 frames/sec; data rate 135kbps; video sample size 12-bit; Video compression DivX codec

Any help would be much appreciated,

Thanks,
James

[TRI0N]

Do you have Nero 6.6?

If so you can use NeroVision Express 3 to make a DVD from VCD, MPG's, AVI's, etc.

Its a pretty simple program for doing so.

[sfheath]

Alternatively, by Setarip;

To create a VCD:

1) Load .AVI file into TMPGEnc
2) Set to "System Video and Audio" (lower right side)
3) Click on "Setting" radio button
4) Click on "System" tab, change mode to "MPEG1-VideoCD" (from default of "MPEG1")
5) Click on "Advanced" tab, change "Video arrange method" to "Center (Custom Size"), change

dimensions to 352x288 or 352x240
6) Change "Source aspect ratio" to either "4:3 525 line (NTSC 704x480)", "4:3 525 line

(NTSC)", or "16:9 525 line (NTSC)" - If you're in the PAL world choose either of the two

similar PAL settings instead
7) Under the "Video" tab, change the dimensions to 352x288 or 352x240 (Note: "Video" tab

mode of "MPEG1" is okay) - set "Motion Search Precision" to "Normal Quality". Change the

"Aspect Ratio" to match, as closely as possible, the "Source Aspect Ratio" you set under the

"Advanced" tab.
8) Change "Rate Control Mode" to "Automatic VBR (CQ_VBR)" and "Bitrate" to "1,150"
9) Under the "Audio" tab, set to "MPEG-1 Layer II", 44,100 224Kbps
10) Press "Start"

(Or, instead of the steps 1)-10) above, you could attempt to use TMPGEnc's VCD

"wizard"/template)

Note that if your video runs longer than 70-80 minutes, you'll have to subsequently split

your VCD-MPG file in two. This too can be easily and precisely accomplished using TMPGEnc.

Under the "Files" dropdown menu, click on "MPEG Tools" and select the "Merge & Cut" tab.

Once again, make sure to change the mode to "MPEG1-Video CD". Load your file and enter a new

(.MPG) name in the "Output file" box. Then doubleclick on the ORIGINAL file's name in the

window, which will bring you to the cutting area. Select your desired start and end points

for the first half, click on "Okay" which will bring you back to the first window and

generate (in a sequence of three automated steps) the first new file. To create the second

new file, repeat the steps starting with "Then doubleclick on the ORIGINAL..." (be extra

patient with the second half, as the program has to do more seeking to establish the

beginning of the new file).

Use a burning program, such as NERO to burn your CD-R or R/W CD as a VCD (DON'T ask NERO to

format the file as a VCD, since you've already accomplished this!)

Let us know of your success ;>}