[olug] Video CD compression

[Sam Tetherow]

Just a correciton, SVCDs will not play in all DVD players although most 
modern player will handle them with varying degree's of success. 
 www.vcdhelp.com has a great link to a DVD player review site (don't 
remember the name off the top of my head).

Adam Lassek wrote:

>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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