Making a VCD at DVinfo.net

Amy May · April 12th, 2006, 12:09 PM

Hi All,
I am looking to create a VCD with the maximum compatiability since it will be a business card VCD to be handed out by a client.

I have tried making a VCD with Toast. It works well on Macs but is very hit and miss with PCs.

I also made a VCD with VCDEasy. It worked on Macs and had a higher success rate with PCs than the Toast VCD but still failed too much to be usuable.

Any suggestions for a 99.9% success rate?

Thanks.

Giroud Francois · April 12th, 2006, 01:21 PM

probably you should first use a PC to create a PC compatible product.
It is not sure for 100%, but using a Mac is at least a risk factor.

Bill Schoaf · April 12th, 2006, 01:34 PM

Amy, when I create SVCD or VCD, I load the AVI into TMPGEnc which has the templates already set for most formats. You can really use any program you feel confortable using to get the MPEG however, I love TMPGEnc and have never had any issues with it.

I then take use VCDEasy and have never had issues on the PC or MAC with playback.

Hope this helps.

Amy May · April 12th, 2006, 01:49 PM

Thanks Bill and Giroud. Giroud, I consider using a PC may be better for compatability which is why I used the PC program VCDEasy and just ran it in Virtual PC. Bill I think I'll try TMPGEnc for the MPEG-1 encoding, especially since I have access to a PC for the next couple of days. I came across TMPGEnc a couple of years ago and desperately wish they also made it for the Mac. Guess I'll have to wait for BootCamp to make my life easier (hopefully).

April 12th, 2006, 12:09 PM	#1
Amy May Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 32	Making a VCD Hi All, I am looking to create a VCD with the maximum compatiability since it will be a business card VCD to be handed out by a client. I have tried making a VCD with Toast. It works well on Macs but is very hit and miss with PCs. I also made a VCD with VCDEasy. It worked on Macs and had a higher success rate with PCs than the Toast VCD but still failed too much to be usuable. Any suggestions for a 99.9% success rate? Thanks.

April 12th, 2006, 01:21 PM	#2
Giroud Francois Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: switzerland Posts: 2,133	probably you should first use a PC to create a PC compatible product. It is not sure for 100%, but using a Mac is at least a risk factor.

April 12th, 2006, 01:34 PM	#3
Bill Schoaf Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 49	Amy, when I create SVCD or VCD, I load the AVI into TMPGEnc which has the templates already set for most formats. You can really use any program you feel confortable using to get the MPEG however, I love TMPGEnc and have never had any issues with it. I then take use VCDEasy and have never had issues on the PC or MAC with playback. Hope this helps.

April 12th, 2006, 01:49 PM	#4
Amy May Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 32	Thanks Bill and Giroud. Giroud, I consider using a PC may be better for compatability which is why I used the PC program VCDEasy and just ran it in Virtual PC. Bill I think I'll try TMPGEnc for the MPEG-1 encoding, especially since I have access to a PC for the next couple of days. I came across TMPGEnc a couple of years ago and desperately wish they also made it for the Mac. Guess I'll have to wait for BootCamp to make my life easier (hopefully).