SVCD cannot be played on VCD player?

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Hello, I am desperate in making SVCD. I tried so many times, but always failed. Want to give up almost. I use tMPGEnc (beta 12) to encode any MPEG file to make MPEG-PAL SVCD. Then I burn it to CD-R with Nero 5. The result: "Always work with Windows Media Player, but cannot work with VCD player". I try many different model and type of VCD player, such as Sony, JVC, Panasonic, but it's just the same. No Picture, choppy sound, can't recognize the disk. I wonder if I get a wrong perception here. Does SVCD work with VCD player or just DVD player? What is the best CD-R color to burn SVCD and to burn VCD? Is it silver, gold, blue, or light green? Thank you for everything.

-- Beni K. (b_kartono@hotmail.com), September 08, 2000

Answers

SVCD is a recent addition to the VCD format and other than the ones made by the Chinese, there are no commercial SVCDs around. To play these, whether you made them or commercial, you need a player marked as such SuperVCD. The only one I saw recently was a JVC mini- component system. Apart from these other set-tops that do play and are duly marked include Taiwanese brands like Apex and Raite, and Chinese brands like Haier and Konka. Conventional VCD-only players DO NOT play SVCD; there are DVD players that do play them but since quality isn't guaranteed no mention of such is on the front panel. I would say you have to look for one duly marked CD/VCD/SVCD/DVD player. Other than this you have to make/get a known working SVCD and try every DVD set-top you can get your hands on. :)

-- Mehmet T. (turk690@yahoo.com), September 09, 2000.

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