create a vcd from several avi files

dtw · 2005-07-11 15:28:49

I have finally started to get some anime bitorrents and would like to burn them to vcd cos my hard drive space is limited - so I have several avi files (DivX i think) and I want to either make them into mpeg1/2 files so i can burn them with k3b or encode them altogther into a vcd iso (dunno if that is possible).

I have had a play with avidemux and not had loads of sucess so any help is appreciated.

I know this can be done in Nero as easy as most school yard gymnastics but I want to do it in Linux.

phrakture · 2005-07-11 15:32:28

I'm pretty sure any tool you get is going to do the same thing - decode them to an MPEG format (dvd players wouldn't understand DIVX or XVid), and then burn them...

holskoiff · 2005-07-11 18:33:41

I use tovid, it is a script that uses transcode and mplayer to convert any video file to mpg vcd format, it can also convert to dvd format, works pretty well. I use vcdimager to create the vcd images.

dtw · 2005-07-11 20:54:00

i used transcode to encode one avi to mpeg2 but the quality took a pretty big dive! i sthat to be expected?

I used this command:

transcode -i input.avi -y ffmpeg -F mpeg2video -E 44100 -b 224 -fps 25 -o output.file

phrakture · 2005-07-11 21:04:21

you try mencoder? I'm not real hip on video translation, but I've heard horror stories when dealing with transcode

holskoiff · 2005-07-12 16:20:44

Yeah, the quality really goes down, but that's the standard vcd format, I play my vcds on my DVD and it seems good on a 29' TV, not as good as a DVD, of course, but its better than watching in my monitor. There are other vcs formats, such as svcd and xvcd, it seems they use a higher quality, but I've never used any since my dvd player doesn't support it.

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#1 2005-07-11 15:28:49

create a vcd from several avi files

#2 2005-07-11 15:32:28

Re: create a vcd from several avi files

#3 2005-07-11 18:33:41

Re: create a vcd from several avi files

#4 2005-07-11 20:54:00

Re: create a vcd from several avi files

#5 2005-07-11 21:04:21

Re: create a vcd from several avi files

#6 2005-07-12 16:20:44

Re: create a vcd from several avi files

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