Settings for VCD

Praesto wrote on 6/19/2003, 10:11 PM

Hi,

I'm a newbie.
I'd just like to know what the settings are for rendering a finished veg file to vcd?
I've put some still photos together and they look fine on the pc, but when I render to mainconcept mpeg1, vcd ntsc, the photos and text look blurry when I playback on a TV.

Thanks

Comments

TheHappyFriar wrote on 6/19/2003, 11:16 PM

that's normal for VCD. But, try changing your render quality from "Good" or "Best" in the custom settings. Change nothing else and you will still be SVCD compliant. Also, if you can, use SVCD. Looks much nicer.

beerandchips wrote on 6/20/2003, 8:31 AM

I don't think Vegas can do SVCD. That is what I read in the help section yesterday. AnyHoo. Sorry to slightly change the subject but when I make a VCD it will auto play on pc's but not on macs. Am I doing something wrong.

mikkie wrote on 6/20/2003, 12:27 PM

First travel over to dvdrhelp.com and download a couple or 3 test files to determine what your player will do - no sense in killing yourself if limited to VCDs etc...

Then, go through the site reading everything you can that applies...

Generally you should be using the SVCD template I would think, customizing it as nec. for your mpg2 files. If you want to add chapter points etc., perhaps menus if your player will handle them, use VCDEasy or similar. Use a CD burning prog. (Nero, Magix etc.) that understands SVCD, and you'll get ~800 meg on a 70 minute blank. Quality can rival a DVD when viewed on a TV. Onliest tip I can give is I don't like the std minimum setting in the SVCD template, so you might want to play with that.