[olug] Video CD compression

[Adam Lassek]

You should be able to fit ~30mins worth of mpeg2 on a cd. Just make a
standard SuperVCD and it will work in any dvd player. Check vcdhelp.com
for instructions. I believe there are some linux utilities for this but
they may be more trouble than they're worth. I have no idea how good
they are.

On Thu, 2002-11-07 at 18:01, Eric Penne wrote:
> ny suggestions on which codec to use to store 1/2 hour of home video
> per 700MB CD?
> 
> I've already ruled out DivX because it isn't auto installed with all
> viewers by default. I prefer mpeg1 or 2 but am not sure of which would
> be better. I'm thinking mpeg2 as long as I can choose a bitrate that
> many DVD players would decompress. My DVD player will decompress high
> bitrate mpeg1 video when the disc is formatted as a VCD. It does not do
> a good job though. I'm wondering if I can use the super VCD standard
> (mpeg2) and have better luck with my DVD player. It might just handle
> mpeg2 better.
> 
> This is all a project to help my parents/in laws be able to enjoy my
> son more. None of them have high speed internet so downloading large
> videos is out. I will burn a CD and send it to them so they can watch
> on the PC. Is anybody else doing this?
> 
> Later
> Eric
> 
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