Mpeg 2 plug in

itshowcase wrote on 5/4/2002, 6:28 AM

I have just purchased the mpeg2 plug in from sonic foundry hoping for better quality vcd's.

Why is the mpeg 2 encoder not available when I creating VCD's?

I have been able to create an mpeg2 file on my hard disk bur how do I get it on to the cd so it plays on my dvd player? Also,why has the mpeg2 movie been squahed horizontally?

I am a novice at this but am I being really stupid?

Comments

Chienworks wrote on 5/4/2002, 8:30 AM

VCDs must be in MPEG-1 format. If you want better quality VCDs, use a higher bit rate when encoding.

SVCDs and DVDs are MPEG-2, but no Sonic Foundry products support direct creation of these discs. You may render a file in MPEG-2 and use some other software to burn the disc though.

itshowcase wrote on 5/4/2002, 11:52 AM

OK, so I have got myself a SVCD burner but why does Video Factory make mpeg 2 files that are a different screen ratio to the original. It sqashes them horizontally!

p_l wrote on 5/4/2002, 6:49 PM

That's standard resolution for SVCDs (480x480), but don't worry, because it'll look normal on your TV. In Windows Media Player, it'll look squashed too, but select View>Full Screen (Alt + Enter) and it'll look normal.

itshowcase wrote on 5/5/2002, 4:55 AM

Sorry, but it doesn't. When I view it full screen in windows media player it's still squased and there is a black block on each side of the screen.