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my SVCD test
I just tested a couple DVD players with a SVCD that I burned on CD-R. Here are the specs:
Original video was from Sony D8 camcorder, 'captured' via Canopus Raptor.
Encoded with bbMPEG using SVCD profile. Adjusted some advanced settings to use fields, specifically the lower field. CBR was 2600 I think, whatever the default setting was. Then used I-author to multiplex and author the SVCD. The content consists of one menu screen and the video. Burned using Adaptec EasyCD Creator 4.
Now for the results, courtesy DVD floor units at Circuit City. The first one was the Apex600a. When I put the CD in, it was recognized and "SVCD" appeared on the screen. I pressed Play once and the menu screen came up, looking GREAT. (ASIDE: I created a snazzy menu screen at 720x480, and then resized to 480x480. It looks in correct proportions on the TV screen.) I hit Play again and the video began. It filled the screen but had HORRIBLE artifacts.
Next I put the CD in a Pioneer 525. At first I hastily pushed Play and the menu screen came up looking squished to the left side of the screen. Pushing Play again started the video. No artifacts this time, BUT the screen consisted of two parts. On the left was a large square (squished) block of video, and on the right was a vertical rectangle (very squished) of the same video.
I ejected the CD and reloaded it. This time I waited until it read the CD, and "VCD" appeared on the screen. Now the menu appeared in the correct proportions. Sadly the video still had the improper formatting. No artifacts though.
Conclusion: I am wondering if the Apex can handle the bitrate. As for the Pioneer, it may be reading the CD as a VCD, and this may be I-author's fault. I-author incorrectly puts the MPEG-2 tracks in a VCD directory name ('mpegav') instead of the correct directory name for SVCD, which is 'MPEG2'. (This is also apparently why PowerDVD won't play I-author SVCDs.) I'm hoping to find a simple way of renaming that directory prior to burning a CD, and seeing the results. I also am looking for a software DVD player that will play I-author SVCDs.
Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated!!
Original video was from Sony D8 camcorder, 'captured' via Canopus Raptor.
Encoded with bbMPEG using SVCD profile. Adjusted some advanced settings to use fields, specifically the lower field. CBR was 2600 I think, whatever the default setting was. Then used I-author to multiplex and author the SVCD. The content consists of one menu screen and the video. Burned using Adaptec EasyCD Creator 4.
Now for the results, courtesy DVD floor units at Circuit City. The first one was the Apex600a. When I put the CD in, it was recognized and "SVCD" appeared on the screen. I pressed Play once and the menu screen came up, looking GREAT. (ASIDE: I created a snazzy menu screen at 720x480, and then resized to 480x480. It looks in correct proportions on the TV screen.) I hit Play again and the video began. It filled the screen but had HORRIBLE artifacts.
Next I put the CD in a Pioneer 525. At first I hastily pushed Play and the menu screen came up looking squished to the left side of the screen. Pushing Play again started the video. No artifacts this time, BUT the screen consisted of two parts. On the left was a large square (squished) block of video, and on the right was a vertical rectangle (very squished) of the same video.
I ejected the CD and reloaded it. This time I waited until it read the CD, and "VCD" appeared on the screen. Now the menu appeared in the correct proportions. Sadly the video still had the improper formatting. No artifacts though.
Conclusion: I am wondering if the Apex can handle the bitrate. As for the Pioneer, it may be reading the CD as a VCD, and this may be I-author's fault. I-author incorrectly puts the MPEG-2 tracks in a VCD directory name ('mpegav') instead of the correct directory name for SVCD, which is 'MPEG2'. (This is also apparently why PowerDVD won't play I-author SVCDs.) I'm hoping to find a simple way of renaming that directory prior to burning a CD, and seeing the results. I also am looking for a software DVD player that will play I-author SVCDs.
Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated!!
) will include VBR support. The only way to make correct VBR (field-encoded) right now is to use MainActor 3.51 - it includes this latest "bbMPEG" functionality...
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