Standard DVD player CD creation

[wprevot]

I'm trying to understand if it is at all possible to burn a CD with mpeg-2 file format and be able to play it back on a standard DVD player, not a PC-DVD player. Is this at all possible given that the appropriate software and tools is acquired?
Thanks..........

[setarip]

Sure. You just have to create an SVCD, which uses MPEG2 format. There are, however, two very important caveats:

1) Make certain that your standalone DVD player can play SVCDs

2) Moany standalone DVD players are "finicky" as to which brands of Cd-Rs they will recognize.

If you're not already familiar with it, I'd strongly suggest that you go to this site:

http://www.vcdhelp.com/

Despite the site's name, it contains a wealth of information about virtually every brand and model of standalone DVD player - including success of playing various brands of CD-Rs.

[wprevot]

Thanks...I'll read the material on the site.
It seems to be down though, can't get in...

[wprevot]

Getting there

Well, I'm making good progress after tons of reading and getting up to speed on all the standards and methods.

I've been able to burn a DVD with the proper format, but as I have been told, some types of CD-R don't play in all stand alone players....as my luck would have it...the CD-RW I used didn't work on my stand alone DVD but did play off my computer's DVD drive.

I am going to try a CD-R only and see if my player prefers that type of disc.....would you happen to know if there is any brand of CD-R manufactured that is best suited to do this....it's a long shot, but if that doesn't work than at least the learning experience was a great one, I'm sucker for learning more.....I have a Philips 782H, 5 CD disc changer player....

Also, are you aware of other .avi to .MPEG2 encoders other than TMPGENC ?

Thanks......

[setarip]

"would you happen to know if there is any brand of CD-R manufactured that is best suited to do this"

From my earlier response to you (check out the site):

http://www.vcdhelp.com/

"Also, are you aware of other .avi to .MPEG2 encoders other than TMPGENC ? "

Go to this site: http://www.divx-digest.com/index.html

[wprevot]

Thanks for the info, I got my answers...I think...

Now, this is probably a stupid question but I'll ask it anyways. Can I buy a DVD-R or DVD-RW disk and burn it with my standard PC CD burner? I don't think I can but it's worth asking .....

The problem I have is that my standalone DVD player will only read DVD-x type medias, based on what I read....

Thanks....

[setarip]

"Can I buy a DVD-R or DVD-RW disk and burn it with my standard PC CD burner?"

No...

[wprevot]

Thanks...your very short answer says it all...... I know it was a long shot........

Thanks again for all your input.....