224kbps is the "standard" audio for VCD. Not for SVCD.

-kwag

I think the players are standart "oriented" and recognizing the standart correspondingly they count relatively. For VCD 0-80 min counter is correct, over 80 min it isn't. For SVCD 0-100 min is correct, over 100 min wrong. Currently I have seen that even TMPG with muxing non-standart VCD and rewriting header change the behavior of PowerDVD - for example 100 min mpg file muxed as non standart VCD shows up in PowerDVD as 80 min movie... The same is in my standalone. VCDEasy clipping SVCD's to 100 min - so the standalone count 100 min.

*off topic on*

Btw. If I see an interesting movie I do not focus the players counter, ... I watch the screeeeen!

*off topic off*

Yes I agree.

Who wants to watch the timer?

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MisterMickster

But right.

Sorry to take so long to get back on this. I double checked and it seems to confirm the view of EM:

the audio format is: 44KHz, 192Kbps

From what I read, I should try to re-encode to 48KHz and 224Kbps right?

Yes, I don't really worry about the counter as long as I can see the whole movie. But the fact that they speak a little faster than usual is very anonying.

Not at all. Read all the posts and you will see why EM advice is just words in the wind. Just live with your false display, that's all.

Did you convert from NTSC to PAL ?

@ALL

It seems the problem apears only with VCD.
If you choose another audiobitrate than 224kbps the counter will be showen incorrect.

If you burn as SVCD with a lower or higher bitrate the counter ist correct.

Wrong! I do encode all my KVCDs as multiplexed m1v's in SVCD mode including non standard 224kbit but 128kbit and sometimes 112kbit also authored as SVCD and burned. And counter is incorrect (but who cares)

So you CAN'T say that generally, sorry