newbie needs help

[cpl_cluck]

rite im totally new to this but here goes ive downloaded some films from kazaa and wanted to know how i convert them to vcd format and burn them to cdrw im new to this so please help thanks alot

[JÖñ]

OK here it is, COMPLETE instructions for making a VCD!!

First off you need a converter - a program that will convert the movie (.avi) to .mpeg format. I reccomend "TMPGEnc". You may download it at this URL:

http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/d...ds/tmpgenc.html

After downloading TMPGEnc, open it up, in the lower half of the TMPGEnc screen you will see 3 boxes:
Video Source:, Audio Source:, and Output File Name: .

Click the "Browse" button at the end of Video Source box.
Navigate / Find the movie you want to convert, and click open.

When you pick the video source, it automatically picks the same file for the Audio Source and the Output File Name too.

Now, at the bottom there should be a button called "Settings" (maybe a different name depending on what version you have), Click Settings and then a new screen pops up, on that screen there are 6 tabs at the top: "Video", "Advanced", "GOP structure", "Quantize matrix", "Audio", and "System".

ok the first tab to change the settings on is "Video".
It should read like this:

Stream type: Mpeg-1 Video
Size: 352 X 240
Aspect ratio: 4:3 525 line (NTSC)
Frame Rate: 29.97 fps
Rate control mode: Constant bitrate (CBR)
Bitrate: 1150
Motion search precision: Normal

Second tab to change is "Advanced".

Video Source type: Non-interlace (progressive)
Field order: Bottom Field first (field b)
Source aspect ratio: 16:9 Display
Video arrange Method: Full screen (keep aspect ratio)

Now click the "Audio" tab

Stream Type: MPEG-1 Audio Layer II
Sample frequency: 48000
Channel mode: Stero
Bitrate: 160
De-emphasis flag: None

Now click the "System " Tab.

Stream type: MPEG-1 Video CD

ok your done, click "ok" at bottom of MPEG setting screen.
that will bring you back to the TMPGEnc screen.

You are now ready to convert the movie in to .mpg format!
Now click "Start at top - left and wait for it to convert.
thats all there is to converting.

(This is how I make all my VCD's and they turn out perfect!)

After it is done converting, you then need to burn it to a CD using Nero or EZ CD-Creator. I myself use EZ CD-Creator. you cant just burn the mpg to a CD then expect it to play on your stand alone DVD player.

I did everything but, write it down on manillia paper with a crayon for you here. If you can't get it to work after this post. Sorry I broke it down as much as I could.

[setarip]

To Jon

A small point - in order for a VCD to be 100% compliant, the sum of the video and audio bitrates should equal 1,374 - usually video 1,150Kbps and audio 224Kbps...

[erandre]

Another small point for the VCD to be 100% compliant: Audio samplerate have to be 44100

[JÖñ]

never said you have to change audio samplerate

[erandre]

in your reply you wrote:

Now click the "Audio" tab

Stream Type: MPEG-1 Audio Layer II
Sample frequency: 48000 <---------------------------
Channel mode: Stero
Bitrate: 160
De-emphasis flag: None

That's all....

[Deus]

no the audio should be 44100

[JÖñ]

I tried it at 41000 and it gave me an error, I have done it on the other one I said and all my vcd's have worked great, hmmmmmmm I don't know. i am not saying yall are wrong

[JÖñ]

44100 i mean

[Deus]

lol yea I think thats exactly what you are saying. All of My Vcds have the 44100 audio and I have had to problems at all. it will work eitherway though. So EVERYONES A WINNER.