W. Chris Shank on Sun, 9 Jun 2002 22:15:07 -0400


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Re: [PLUG] VCD mastering under linux


what is VCD? what is the difference with that and DVD?

> 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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