Re: Video CD...help???

[Protocol]

Does anyone know which file (if any) that makes a video file on a video CD a video CD as opposed to just a ROM with a vid file on it?

Is it something like an ini file or is it a codec that the vid file is encapsulated in? Thanks in advance!

Protocol

[Tek]

I believe the disc structure and MPEG file formatting is what makes a VCD compliant. Like the DVD disc structure (VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS) there is a specific structure that makes up a VideoCD.

Google 'vcd structure' and you should get some useful links to the structure and encoding of VCD compliant files.

[Protocol]

Great, I'll check it out. Thanks for the keywords!

[kpsmith]

I believe Philips is the owner of the format as well as the SVCD format. It comes down to how the disc is structured and I beleive it is MPEG-1 video as well as only 1 MPEG audio track. It's been a long time so I'd recommend visiting the Philips website and looking up the specification.

[yosik]

mpeg1 vcd compliant files are 1150kbps for video and 224kbps for audio. as to the structure, the mpeg file has a .dat extension to it.
The structure of the CD will contain the following directories and files:
CDI
CDI_IMAG.RTF
CDI_TEXT.FNT
CDI_VCD.APP
CDI_VCD.CFG
EXT
LOT_X.VCD
PSD_X.VCD
SCANDATA.DAT
MPEGAV
AVSEQ01.DAT this is the actual mpeg1 file
PICTURES
SEGMENT
VCD
ENTRIES.VCD
INFO.VCD
LOT.VCD
PSD.VCD


Hope that helps

Yossi

[Protocol]

Awesome...thanks!