Can I use AC3 with KVCD?

Evangelion-01 · #1 07-27-2003, 12:11 AM

hi, i want to back up my evangelion episodes and i want to know if i can use ac3 with kvcd and if i need to use svcd or vcd to do so, please tell me if i can do it and also how to do it thx

kwag · #2 07-27-2003, 12:27 AM

Hi Evangelion-01,

No, sorry, but you can't.
Neither VCD or SVCD specifications supports AC3 audio. Only DVDs.
Maybe on one of the new DVD players that supports RAW mpeg playback, you cound mux your KVCD encodes with AC3 audio, and it will play

, but I haven't tested that yet

-kwag

Avalon · #3 07-27-2003, 04:12 AM

You can produce miniDVDs. So you can use kwag's technic and handle this with your AC3. But only some SAPs can play it ...

Evangelion-01 · #4 07-27-2003, 10:43 PM

and how many minutes can i put on a minidvd (minidvd= a dvd movie on a cd right?)?

kwag · #5 07-27-2003, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evangelion-01

and how many minutes can i put on a minidvd (minidvd= a dvd movie on a cd right?)?

If you use AC3 audio, not as much as if you use MP2 audio

-kwag

Evangelion-01 · #6 07-28-2003, 01:14 PM

the ac3 for each episode is 75mb

nicksteel · #7 07-28-2003, 01:49 PM

My most recent miniDVD (KDVD-full) was 99 minutes with a 92MEG 128kbs/MP2 on 2 CD's with CQ of 82.5. You can use this to get an idea of size requirements. Takes a couple CD's, but the 720x480 quality is hard to beat and Headac3he MP2 sound is very good. I normally use 2 CD's for up to 2 hours, so about an hour per CD with MP2 or 45 minutes or so with AC3 is doable.