VCD - there is sound but picture is black

[colly]

hi,

i'm trying to burn some vcds, but when i burn them there is perfect sound but the picture is black. I dont really think that it could be a codec problem as i can view these clips perfectly normally when i play them on my pc before i try to burn them.

anyone got any ideas on what the problem could be?

thanks,
colly

[RayH]

Try using VCD Easy 1.15 to burn the CD. I could never get Roxio or Nero to work.

This version is free. The site is Germany. The download is for the English version.

http://www.pc-magazin.de/datatip/common/dtt/download.php?areaid=66&fileid=2245

[colly]

hi,

ok i've downloaded the easyVCD program you put the link up for, but it only burns mpg. how do i first convert the avi file to mpg. what is the best/easiest program to use, oh it'd be great if there was a free program to download to allow me to do the conversion!

thanks,
colly

[largosama]

http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_download.html

This is TMPGEnc, which I use after seperating the files... Also, if the movie clips were in divx format, you will need to uncompress the sound as well

[colly]

tried tmpgEnc but when it encodes i have the same problem, the picture is black but i have sound. this MUST be a codec problem, do you think?