Noah Silva on Sun, 9 Jun 2002 21:32:10 -0400


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Re: [PLUG] VCD mastering under linux


A .DAT file that a VCD uses is a particular specification of an MPEG
data stream with extra error correction added.

btw most movies can be purchased on VCD.  Just go have a look-see in
Chinatown.

 -- noah silva


On Sun, 2002-06-09 at 21:27, ian reinhart geiser wrote:
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> Greetings
> 	Okay first off what I am doing is not 100% legal but since the MPAA has seen 
> it fit not to master one of my all time favorite movie on DVD I am taking it 
> on myself to at least make it in VCD format.  I got to the first part and had  
> a freind rip my VHS format tape into a nice 700+MB avi for me.  My problems:
> a) Him being a media guy and not a linux guy made me a divx AVI thankfully he 
> knew I was not in MacOS so he did not use Quicktime 5 to compress it.  Is 
> there a way to convert a divx video to a normal mpeg or avi.  I have found 
> tons of converters to go from VCD to mpeg.
> 
> b) What are good tools for mastering a VCD under linux?  I have looked at QVCD 
> Gear but that seem more for mpegs.  Are there any opensource ones or even 
> closed source ones for less than $100?
> 
> Thanks in advance for helping me in my petty crimes ;)
> 
> - -ian reinhart geiser
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