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Converting VCD's to .avi files???
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JXBlack
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19. September 2006 @ 07:00 |
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I have a number of VCD discs..........usually 2 per film.
These disc's have a number of directories but it is usually a file called AVSEQ01.DAT that will open a film on my computer.
I would like to join the files on these 2 discs together and convert them to an .avi file on my computer. Can anyone suggest some software that will do a job like this?
Thanks
Jack Black
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aldaco12
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20. September 2006 @ 01:22 |
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Use VCCDGear. On the [vcdgear] screen, choose the command: dat --> mpeg, and save:
- AVSEQ01.DAT from the CD1 (directory D:\AVSEQ\ of the VCD) to c:\movie_CD1.MPG;
- AVSEQ01.DAT from the CD2 (directory D:\AVSEQ\ of the VCD) to c:\movie_CD2.MPG.
Then what do you want to do? I suppose you want to put the joined pieces of the movie on a DVD.
If it is so, the autio ((S)VCD standard = 44.1 kHz) must be resampled to DVD standard (48 kHz).
You can do simultaneouly the join with Womble MPEG-VCR:
a) Open movie_CD1.mpg;
b) press the [copy] button and close the window. movie_cd1 will be placed in the video clipboard.
c) open movie_CD2.mpg;
d) Drag and drop from the clipboard movie_CD1 to movie_CD2. By default, it will be placed at the beginning, do it is corrct. Press OK.
e) Press the button to save the joined mpeg (the one which seems a barrel)
- e1) Press the [audio] button. Change the sampling rate from 44.1 to 48 kHz. Go back pressing OK.
- e2) Now press the [Save] button. Leave the default type and save, once you choosed the file name.
f) Now you have a 'hybrid' mpeg: a VCD movie resampled 48 kHz.
If you load it with VirtualDub you can make the usual conversion to AVI. See the \guides section.
Just a caution. Should you want to make the same with (S)VCD movies you should:
1) use VCDGear mpeg --> mpeg
2) leave the default [MPEG-2 stream] in Womble MPEG-VCR
3) use VirtualDub-mpeg2 instead of VirtualDub, unable to open MPEG-2 files
4) before saving the movie, add 'artificially' a filter, in VirtualDub-MPEG2, which approximates the fact tieh a 480x480/576 SVCD movie is letterboxed to 720x480/576 (an AVI is not):
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Video__Filters__Add --> Resize:
- new width = 1.5*X
- new heigth = Y
filter mode: lanczos3
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otherwise the SVCD --> AVI will become a movie like if you saw it 'in a rectangle' (taller than larger) instead of 'in a square.'
The DVD players adjust automaticalliy the letterboxing for SVCDs, but don't do that for AVIs.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 20. September 2006 @ 01:42
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JXBlack
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21. September 2006 @ 07:34 |
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Many thanks for your help. Actually I want to create unified file that I can put into a program called ImTOO RM Converter. This produces DivX (*.avi) files which I can burn to a DVD disc using Nero. I can often burn 7 or 8 films to 1 Disc.
I have downloaded VCD Gear but I can't seem to find the Help file. Do you know if one exists? and it's whereabouts? I really need a recipe type help file ......(ABC style),,,,,, explaining each step.
Thanks again for your help....I think this is just the program for me if I can ever get it started.
Jack Black
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JXBlack
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23. September 2006 @ 03:21 |
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I am unable to download a trial copy of Womble MPEG-VCR. Can you suggest any other method of joing to 2 MPEG files? I have converted the output of the VCDGear to a 2 DivX (*.avi) files using ImTOO RM Converter, unfortunatly the voices are a liiltle bit out of sync when I play it using the player in my computer. I tried to burn the MPEG files directly after they came out of VCDGear but my Sony DCD Player couldn't find any audio.
Any Suggestions
Thanks Again
Jack Black
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23. September 2006 @ 09:42 |
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I have never tried this but it should work. Use Isobuster (free) to remove the mpg: http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=141726 I have never had to reencode the audio for bin/cue VCD with this method and a multitude of programs should join your mpg but they aren't free; AVI Join, Media Join; just Google for any. I use TMPGEnc but this will only join mpg files: main page, File, MPEG Tools, merge and cut - add your files in the order you wish, browse to where you want, name them what you want and hit run. Should take about 15 minutes. I use TMPGEnc Plus (DVD) which isn't free but TMPGEnc VCD) is.
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JXBlack
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24. September 2006 @ 09:42 |
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Thank you for your imput, is was very helpful.
#1 I downloaded, installed and used the TMPGEnc and it worked percectly in joining the files.
#2 I also installed Iso Buster. I converted a *.DAT to a *.mpg. This played well on my computer but when I burned it and put it on my Sony DVD Player it said " No Audio"
#3 I was able to convert this *.mpg to a DivX (.avi) file and play it on my Sony but their was a terrible lip sync problem with the resulting file.
Are their any other formats that I can try?
Thanks again for your assistance.
Jack Black
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24. September 2006 @ 11:26 |
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JXBlack
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25. September 2006 @ 07:40 |
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I don't think it's a burn problem. I have been burning 10-15 films a week for a few months now. I have downloaded old films from various bit torrent clients and either convert them to DivX using ImTOO RM Converter or DVD using Nero. The DivX format is more efficient as I can get 6 or 7 films on a DVD disc.
I haven't had a single problem until I ran into this *.mpeg file as thrown up by VCDGear or Iso Buster. They both seem to be pretty much the same file with the same dead end results. I tried to convert one of these to a DVD using Nero Vision........and even that wouldn't work,,,,,I guess once a VCD always a VCD?
Thanks anyway
Jack Black
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