[plug] Problems getting SVCD movie to play

[Adam Davin]

I can't help with playing svcd's under linux unfortunately, but I have just
been playing around with creating vcds (part under windows, part under
linux).

I originally was going to use the SVCD format however I found that whilst I
could play the mpg files on the disk manually, I was unable to get any of my
DVD players or drives to recognise the disk as a SVCD disk.

I then downloaded an example image file from www.vcdimager.org and burnt
this to disk with the same result.

I noticed that reading through the XML structure files for use with
vcdxbuild (part of the vcdimager suite) there is an option that allows you
to rename the mpeg directory to the vcd standard mpegav (?)

I havn't tried this yet but I was curious as to whether any one else had any
experience with svcds as mine have all been bad and I have given them up and
decided to go with the vcd2 standard.

Thoughts appreciated

Adam Davin.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard [mailto:wpickett at iprimus.com.au]
> Sent: Thursday, 18 April 2002 7:30 PM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: [plug] Problems getting SVCD movie to play
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> A friend has loaned me a movie in SVCD format spread across 4 CD's and I
> was just wondering if anyone had any tips or ideas on what
> application(s) can read this file format (xmovie was a little lost :),
> and if not is there any way (utility) that could convert SVCD files into
> another, more readily readable, format? Also, I was told that the
> playstation2 (the only DVD player we have in the house) should be able
> to read SVCD, but it doesn't seem to be able to. Is there a format I
> could convert the SVCD to that would allow the PS2 to play it (the PS2
> site has no specific info on supported formats at all, beyond saying
> it's a DVD/CD in one). Any hints as to sites that may contain more info
> on the formats involved would also be appreciated. Thanks.
> Richard
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