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Again thanks for the reply. I found that most programs are too complex for me. So on DVD.BOX.SK webpage I found two programs wich are easy for me.
I use DVD Decrypter to copy the DVD (only the movie part) on my HD. Well... I don't need DVD Decrypter, but it saves me a lot of time (DVD Decryptor takes about 20 minutes to copy). Also I strip the unwanted languages, angles and subtitles to save HD space (4.25 GB for average movie).
Then I use DVDx to convert the VOB's on the HD into MPEG2 files. With DVDx I make the chapters. It takes something like 12-13 hrs to convert a 1h30m movie to MPEG2 (P4 - 2 GHz - 512 MB Ram). I could use DVDx to directly convert the DVD cd to MPEG2, but if the DVD cd is bad, DVDx hangs and that cost me some time...
Last but not least, I use NERO to burn the SVCD.
The fun part is that NERO can create an SVCD with the MPEG2 files as input. I just "drag" and "drop" the MPEG2 chapters into NERO's file browser.
Then I go to the "video compilation" menu, enable "menu" checkbox. Fill in the number of thumbnails and type the text. Back to the file browser, I correct the "properties" of each MPEG2 track (or chapter), by right-clicking on each chapter. Another "preview", "menu" looks fine... Let's burn. Well, only getting a black screen on the "menu" part.
UPDATE: got "menu" working. After playing with several settings I found that:
- select "ISO level 2 (max of 31 chars)", tab "ISO", when creating a SVCD in Nero.
- unchecked all checkboxes at "Relax ISO restrictions".
- check box "Joliet"
- check box "Iso 9660" in "Character set".
The "store pictures" in "pictures" directory has nothing to do with SVCD. It's used for still video, like a dia slideshow.
Well... I'm happy :-) The result looks exactly the same as my DVD, so LET'S BURN...
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To answer your question about DVDx 2.0:
- "settings", "output settings"
- look at "volume don't exeed"
- select "custom chapter"
- click on "settings"
- click on the first chapter
- click on "create volume"
- click on the next chapter, UNSELECT the previous chapter
- click on "create volume"
etc...
- click on "close".
PLEASE note that I made the IFO file with DVD Decryptor, and I start DVDx with menu "File", "open IFO", open the ifo file.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 8. October 2002 @ 07:03
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