mpeg1 trouble cant get to play on dvd player

[elie_fu]

well i have one mpeg1 file that will play on my dvd player and i would like to back up my dvds frist off i dont have a dvd burner so i would like to put it on raguler cd r's i have ripped one of my movies into mpeg 2 to keep on my drive and then made it into mpeg1 i used medinfo and avicodec they were both mpeg1 fils but my backup wont play is thier anything else a dvd player looks for besides the audio and video codecs is there a certin pix resaloution it has to be or anything else please help anyone

[LT. Columbo]

if it can read VCD format the files would be in mpeg-1 standard form such as 352x240.

what procedures did you use to get the file(s) on the cd-r? no offense to you here, honest, but you really should look into a dvd writer. you can get one as cheap as 20$. 40$ for a good one (U.S.) that i've seen. i have a bunch of VCD's too when i first started all this, now i wish i had bought i dvd writer right off the bat, only problem was, they weren't cheap enough for a poor fella like me

[elie_fu]

40 $ wow prices have really droped then sorry i live in a back water town and didnt really look them up on line for prices but your prob right if i can spend 40 bucks on a game i can go buy a dvd burner on that though what would be best +/-........... well i looked at the specs to see if my dvd player will play dvd r+/- and it dont say so i just might stick with the vcd/svcd i used a ripper umm no 1 dvd ripper or 1 click im not sure into mpeg2 then used tmpgenc to put it into mpeg1 then i used mediinfo and avicodec tel see that they were both the same codecs

[LT. Columbo]

well hang on here, i want to push you in the right direction

what is the make and model# of your dvd player?

if you used tmpgenc's VCD wizard then it is in the proper form. your playermay not like VCD, you may have poor media, or maybe you burned it too fast.

[elie_fu]

rca rtd-160 i attached the pdf from rca's website

[LT. Columbo]

well it supports VCD's alright.

[elie_fu]

isnt a vcd just mpeg 1 with a few other files cuase the file that it does play was just an mpeg1 no other files were on it

[LT. Columbo]

well it supports VCD's alright. there is no info about it at videohelp.com.

yes mpeg-1 is the VCD format. what did you use to burn the disc with?

[elie_fu]

sonic i didnt try to burn it as a vcd though just a data disk like the first file that does work

[LT. Columbo]

sonic i didnt try to burn it as a vcd though just a data dick like the first file that does work

ah! that definetly explains it!

if your going to make a disc of mpeg's to be viewed on your standalone dvd player you make a VCD, NOT data disc. i use nero so i can't help with sonic as i have never used it.

[elie_fu]

is there any free software good for burning that

[LT. Columbo]

you might want to try this trial of nero.

http://ww2.nero.com/nero6/en/nero-prog.php

free

http://www.cdburnerxp.se/

[elie_fu]

cool thank you ill try them both and let ya know how they turn out i think i will still bye a dvd burner though in the near future any other good software you recomend or maybe some tips

[LT. Columbo]

cool thank you ill try them both and let ya know how they turn out i think i will still bye a dvd burner though in the near future any other good software you recomend or maybe some tips

it's nothin
the best thing you could do at this point is buy a dvd writer. once you have that, dvd shrink, dvd decrypter/dvdfab decrypter should be enough to get you started. they're all free too.

[elie_fu]

cooll i really thank you very muc have a nice day