For those who use TMPGEnc

[Miskatonic]

I'm trying out the program for the first time, and since the people at vcd.help take forever to reply I'll just put a couple quick questions here.

What bit-rate do you guys usually use when you are going to play the file in your DVD player? I don't need it to look dazzling but decent. How long does it usually take to encode and convert a 20 minute video clip?

[bobhss]

The VCD Format specifys a Constant Bit Rate of 1150. If you use any other bitrate it shouldn't be able to display it.

Time wise I'd guess about an hour tops.

[CCSDUDE]

Well, to calculate how long it will take....we'd need to know what format it's in originally.

Bob is correct about the bitrate, however, if you have a player like the Apex 1200 you may be able to up the bitrate since it doesn't stick to the strict VCD standards. You'd be creating a XVCD which basically means it's out of spec and may not play on all players. X being the random factor....

The resolution can't be played with it must be 352 x 240.

You may also create a SVCD which only gives you around 45 minutes give or take a bit of space, yet gives you a better quality disc without the need to make out of spec stuff.

Tmpeg does both mpeg1 and 2 (only for like 30 days on 2 so use it fast).

Now once you have this big 'ol mpeg1 or 2 file...

Open VCD Easy....(you can do this with Nero/Easy CD/ect but I like EasyVCD...).

Then follow a guide on creating a disc and burn it at 1x (no more no less or you'll possibly get out of sync audio and screwed up frames that kill the presentation).

Just search Google for VCDEasy if you don't already have it.

Anyway, if you need any specific help ask in this thread or feel free to PM me. ; )

Peace

[Miskatonic]

Well I have a Toshiba - SD3750 which has a max bit rate capacity of like 5000kb/s. It can play XVCD so I selected 1500 for the bit rate. I have a lame PII 450mhz processor which I've been told is a big reason why it takes so long for me to encode a XVCD (like 3 or more hours for a 20 minute clip, and about the same to create the actual file for burning, so over 6 hours altogether), since encoding is very proccesor intensive.