KVCD: Help with MPEG to MPG Conversion?

[Stevis2002]

Hi all, I have got an mpeg file which I've downloaded, but it isn't the right type of format to work in my dvd player, so i need to recode it. Could somebody give me some help here. I usually do avi files using tok and avisynth etc, but i'm not sure the best thing to use for this! Also, i dont know the best way either.
Thanks in Advance, Steve

[Dialhot]

First : you have to know if it is mpeg1 or mpeg2

[Stevis2002]

How do i know if it is mpeg 1 or 2? It hasn't got any details in the properties. When i look at file information in media player though, it says it's 29.997 or whatever, so i know it's ntsc. Thanks

[kwag]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stevis2002

How do i know if it is mpeg 1 or 2?

Drag your file to "Bitrate Viewer".
It will tell you what it is.
Get it here: http://www.tecoltd.com/bitratev.htm

-kwag

[Stevis2002]

Right then. 1st off, may i say that i am privileged to be answered by the legend that is!

I dragged the file into Bitrate viewer and it gave me this....Not sure what i'm looking for...resolution i guess, but not sure what resolution is mpeg 1 and what is mpeg 2.


Num. of picture read: 38644
Stream type: MPEG-2 UP@UL CBR
Resolution: 352*240
Aspect ratio: 4:3 NTSC 525
Framerate: 29.97
Nom. bitrate: 1150000 Bit/Sec
VBV buffer size: 20
Constrained param. flag: Yes
Chroma format: 4:1:1
DCT precision: 8
Pic. structure: Unknown
Field topfirst: No
DCT type: Field
Quantscale: Linear
Scan type: ZigZag
Frame type: Interlaced
Notes:


What do i do next?

[Stevis2002]

How thick am i? .... Maybe the bit where it says 'Stream Type = Mpeg2' might be a clue to whether it is mpeg 1 or 2 LOL

Anyway, now how do i make it kvcd?

Like i said, with avi files i usually use the virtualdub, headac3he, and tok method. Works great.

Thanks for previouys help and any help given, Steve

[kwag]

Hi Steve,

In your .avs script, instead of loading the source with "AviSource(..)", use the following line:
DirectShowSource("YourMPEGFile.mpg")

-kwag

[Stevis2002]

ok, thanks. Do you just extract the audio the same way with virtual dub and headac3he?

Also, the thing i'm doing is a set of episodes, so could i do some sort of selection screen where you can choose which episode to watch? There will be 3 or 4 episodes on the disc.

Thanks for the help
Steve

[Dialhot]

Despite Kwag's advice, the best here, as you have mpeg2, is to use dvd2avi to make a d2v project for that mpeg2 and then use avs as usual.

Directshowsource has to be use for mpeg1 only (even if it wworks also with mpeg2). That is why I asked to you to check that point.

[Stevis2002]

So once you have the d2v file, you just treat it as an avi?
what do you put ahere the avisource line is in the avscript?

[Boulder]

The d2v project file must be loaded with MPEG2Source instead of AVISource. Other than that, the process is similar.

[Stevis2002]

Ok, thanks all, what about the menu thing? Any ideas if this can be done/how it can be done, just so that you can choose to watch episode 1,2 or 3 and then the disc will skip to the beginning of the chosen episode?

[rds_correia]

Hi Steve,
If you're using VCDEasy (latest free version) and if you know the exact duration of each episode,
you can use VCDEasy to configure hand-made chapters and to burn your (S)KVCD
Cheers

[Stevis2002]

Ok, thanks for that......How do you do it?

[Stevis2002]

Anyone know?

[Dialhot]

Can't you just open the tool, try a little BY YOURSELF and ask here when you have a PROBLEM ?

There's too much people here asking for help without even try to make things by theirselves. It's sad...