Re: Despair with MM2-Nero VCD burn and watch via DVD player..

[Lorne Smith]

Did you tell Nero to create a VCD disc? DAT files are mpeg1 VCD compliant
files and these discs need to have the correct directory structure. Try
playing the disc on your PC using DVD playback software, which should
recognise the disc automatically and not need pointing at the DAT file...

Also, though your set top DVD player may play VCD/SVCD discs, can it read
CD-R/CD-RW discs? Not all can... It could also be the quality of media you
are using... Some drives don't like cheap discs...

Personally, when I want to create a VCD/SVCD, I'd export from MM2 as a
DV-AVI file, then convert it to mpeg1/mpeg2 using TMPGEnc. I then use Nero
to burn the VCD/SVCD disc... Personally, I don't trust Nero to do the
encoding itself... It's slower than TMPGEnc and doesn't give as good an end
result as their is no control over the encoding settings...

HTH

Lorne


"pegasus24" > wrote in message
...
> Hi, whoever is out there...
>
> For nearly 10 days I've been trying to master finally the technique of
video capturing and editing via Movie Maker 2. I've finalised the project,
saved it to my hard drive....and now want to get it on a CD -R/RW to send to
friends, so they can watch it on their standalone DVD player...
> Well, that's where I am stuck as all burnt CDs so far do not play on a DVD
yet, what ever I do... I rendered it now even in AVI format (10GB for 40 min
film) and tried to burn it via Nero (60 days trial version),even after
converting into MPEG1 via honestech encoder..., but still no luck and it
comes out as a DAT file, which even movie or media player can't read
anymore...
> Don't know, where the missing link is. My standalone DVD is a Panasonic
S35, which according to instructions plays VCD,SVCD,DVDs etc...
> Any Merlin Whizard around to save me from going insane...?
> Thanks a lot
> xxx A.
>

[Mark]

I have used the windows movie maker software to create my videos and I save them in the highest quality setting allowed on my hard drive in the DV-AVI format. then I fire up nero and either use create a VCD or SVCD I havent noticed any difference yet.
The nero program encodes the file itself and I want to find out if there is a better way of doing this but that is beside the point. Because it get a little grainy in this step . Then when it is done I have a video that Plays on the cheapest DVD players
but not too many high end DVD players. It does play on some but I dont have a list of which ones it does and dosen't. . When I look at the file on a PC I do not understand the structure yet but I do know I will get it to work on a DVD player. The ones
I typically use is the Apex brand ( Sams club $40) Hope this helps . I will explain it in more detail if you need.

[Lorne Smith]

I suggest you take a look at the two sites below. They have excellent
articles on creating VCD/SVCD/DVD's and are widely considered to be the best
resource around.

www.dvdrhelp.com
www.doom9.org

HTH

Lorne



"Mark" > wrote in message
...
> I have used the windows movie maker software to create my videos and I
save them in the highest quality setting allowed on my hard drive in the
DV-AVI format. then I fire up nero and either use create a VCD or SVCD I
havent noticed any difference yet. The nero program encodes the file itself
and I want to find out if there is a better way of doing this but that is
beside the point. Because it get a little grainy in this step . Then when
it is done I have a video that Plays on the cheapest DVD players but not too
many high end DVD players. It does play on some but I dont have a list of
which ones it does and dosen't. . When I look at the file on a PC I do not
understand the structure yet but I do know I will get it to work on a DVD
player. The ones I typically use is the Apex brand ( Sams club $40) Hope
this helps . I will explain it in more detail if you need.