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RJ · 03-14-2001, 09:50 AM

Hello,

Video CD's have their video streams in MPEG-1 encoding (with resolution of 352x288 pixels).
If you want to make a Video CD, you need a MPEG-1 encoder unless your video editing software doesn't contain one.

There also is a better format out there, the Super Video CD. That has video strams in MPEG-2 encoding with a resolution of 480x576 pixels, that means 2/3 of the DVD video format (720x576 pixels).

Choose what you want, in eighter case I recommend the Tsunami MPEG Encoder. It's a powerful freeware MPEG encoder.

http://www.jamsoft.com/tmpgenc/

The V12a supports MPEG2 encoding, too. Because that encoder is japanese originally you also need the english patch, which also can be found on that site.

If you burn just the AVI files to CD as a data cd, then you still can watch them directly from CD, but only on PC. Video CDs and Super Video CDs also can be watched in (well, not all, but many) DVD-Players.

Hope this helps.

RJ

[Edited by RJ on 03-14-2001 at 11:32 AM]

03-14-2001, 09:50 AM	#2
RJ Member (14 bit) Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Offenbach/Main (Germany) Posts: 8,485	Hello, Video CD's have their video streams in MPEG-1 encoding (with resolution of 352x288 pixels). If you want to make a Video CD, you need a MPEG-1 encoder unless your video editing software doesn't contain one. There also is a better format out there, the Super Video CD. That has video strams in MPEG-2 encoding with a resolution of 480x576 pixels, that means 2/3 of the DVD video format (720x576 pixels). Choose what you want, in eighter case I recommend the Tsunami MPEG Encoder. It's a powerful freeware MPEG encoder. http://www.jamsoft.com/tmpgenc/ The V12a supports MPEG2 encoding, too. Because that encoder is japanese originally you also need the english patch, which also can be found on that site. If you burn just the AVI files to CD as a data cd, then you still can watch them directly from CD, but only on PC. Video CDs and Super Video CDs also can be watched in (well, not all, but many) DVD-Players. Hope this helps. RJ [Edited by RJ on 03-14-2001 at 11:32 AM] __________________ All's right with the world when your PC is working right.