[MacDV] Re: VCD

[Thubten Kunga]

Many DVD Players. Check you models for compatibility at  
<http://www.dvdrhelp.com/>

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On Saturday, February 15, 2003, at 04:37  PM, Robert Schoenburg wrote:

> Thanks, but will SVCDs play on a DVD player or just on computers?
>
>> Make SVCDs instead.
>>
>> Part One The Encoder
>>
>> ffmpegXv0.0.6f Installation and Operation Tutorial by Kunga part 1
>>
>> I spent a lot of time getting the multi-format encoder ffmpegXv0.0.6f
>> working this morning. Link to it is at the bottom of this message. I
>> thought I'd share how to install it with everyone just in case you run
>> into the problems I did. It works beautifully if you get it configured
>> correctly. That is the trick.
>>
>> 1. The ffmpegXv0.0.6f download that you get from
>> <http://homepage.mac.com/WebObjects/FileSharing.woa/wa/
>> default?user=major4&templatefn=FileSharing1.html&xmlfn=TKDocument.1.xm 
>> l&
>> sitefn=RootSite.xml&aff=consumer&cty=US&lang=en> is not all you need  
>> to
>> download.
>>
>> 2. You also must download the "Last Binary" Folder from this link  
>> which
>> activates an auto download when you get there.
>> <http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mplayerosx/ 
>> lastbinary.sit?download>
>> Unstuffit.
>>
>> 3. You mount (if it didn't auto mount) the ffmpegX_0.0.6f.dmg-link.dmg
>> disk image
>>
>> 4. I copied the entire disk image to my Applications‹>Video
>> Applications Folder (option drag to prevent an alias only copy).
>>
>> 5. Put the "last binary 090203" Folder in that new ffmpegX folder as
>> well.
>>
>> 6. Download the text file "mpeg2enc" which comes in as "mpeg2enc.txt"
>> from <http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/MacOS/>
>> (option-click the link and choose "Save link on the disk")
>>
>> 7. Put it in the ffmpegX folder too.
>>
>> 8. Run the ffmpegX engines installer where you press locate buttons  
>> for
>> "mpeg2enc.txt" first, then the other two which are inside the last
>> binary 090203 folder. Then press Install and watch the Terminal  
>> program
>> ask you for your password and hit return and watch for the words
>> "Installation Successful".
>>
>> 9. Now you are ready for the easy part: Encoding your first SVCD file.
>> Launch ffmpegX0.0.6f and pull down at the bottom where it says "Quick
>> Presets" to "SVCD (NTSC)".
>>
>> 10. At the top press the "Open..." button and choose your iMovie 3  
>> Full
>> Quality DV Export file.
>>
>> 11. Right under that press the "Save As..." button and give your SVCD
>> file a name.
>>
>> 12. Press the "Encode" button in the lower right corner of the
>> interface box.
>>
>> 13. Watch and wait for ffmpegX0.0.6f to generate any number of files
>> that ultimately get recombined into one final .mpg file that is your
>> final MPEG2 movie ready for Toast.
>>
>> You can play this file with VLC
>> <http://www.videolan.org/pub/vlc/0.4.6/macosx/vlc-0.4.6.dmg>or, if you
>> have the $20 MPEG2 addition to QT6, QT Player will play it as well.
>>
>> Next step is to assemble several of these SVCD files in the brand new
>> 1.1.1 (Feb 4.03) VCD Builder. <http://homepage.mac.com/johan/>
>>
>> Then that multi movie assembly (like iDVD Free) gets burned with Toast
>> in the Other‹> Multitrack CD-ROM XA format.
>>
>> I got a 14.5 MB movie from a 159.5 MB Full Quality DV Export file with
>> my first test of the old 47 second iMovie Tutorial set of clips of
>> Matty and the Kids. Now that's effeciency. Extrapolated out it's about
>> 20MB per minute or 35 minutes on a 700 MB CD-R/RW.
>>
>> But the content of your video will result in different times because
>> it's a variable bit encoder. So long speeches will fit with more time
>> than an action video with lots of changes.
>>
>> End of Part One.
>>
>> On Saturday, February 15, 2003, at 10:39  AM, Robert Schoenburg wrote:
>>
>>> I have made a few VDDs. They always come out "blocky-looking." Any
>>> suggestions?