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| How to capture Video, TV or Cam using a TV-Card or Videocard with Video-in/TV-in. |
These guides describes
how to capture using a capture-card, a TV-Card like WinTV Hauppauge or a
Videocard with video-in/TV-in.
How to Capture to MJPEG or HUFFYUV and after convert to (S)VCD
with any TV-Card or Video-In-Card
Good quality, Freeware,
Requires lots of discspace and very fast CPU for higher resolutions. Freeware.
High Quality Capturing with Little Frame Loss in
VirtualDub
Ok, this is my first
attemp at a guide and I feel that it will be a helpful one. Freeware.
How to Capture directly to VCD MPEG1 with any TV-Card or
Video-In-Card
Requires fast CPU, Bad
video quality, No need to convert the video. Demo available.
How to Capture directly to DivX with any TV-Card or Video-In-Card
Requires fast CPU, But
DO NOT use this if you are planning to make a VCD or SVCD after.
Freeware.
From Capturing To Video CD using AVI_IO
Jamie
guide.
All-in-one guide from capturing to burning a VCD
| How to capture using WinTV PVR cards. |
These guides describes
how to capture using a WinTV PVR card.
How to Capture using a WinTV PVR
How to capture directly to VCD,SVCD or DVD MPEG.
Freeware.
For more WinTV PVR guides checkout
www.shspvr.com
| How to capture using a ATI All-In-Wonder or other ATIs Capture Cards. |
These guides describes
how to capture using a ATI capture-card.
How to Tune your system for ATI capture cards
So many people have
complained about poor system performance and dropping frames during capture.
Here are some things to check. Freeware.
How to Capture with ATI All-in-Wonder
How to install and
capture in realtime to VCD. Freeware.
Capture AVI at 720x576 in VDub with ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon
The goal: to capture AVI
at 720x576 in virtual dub in Windows 2000 with ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon.
Freeware.
Creating SVCD Music Videos using an ATI...
First off this procedure
for all you peeps is for the best quality
of music videos I know how to
do. Using tmpgenc and vdub. BTW this guide works with all capture cards or
should. Freeware.
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How to capture using a Dazzle card. |
These guides describes how to capture with a Dazzle
Card to make VCD or XVCD.
How to make good looking VCDs using a Dazzle Capture Card
Hardware Capturing
direct to VCD
How to make an XVCD with Dazzle, but without reencoding
Hardware Capturing
direct to XVCD
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How to capture Analog Video using a Digital Camcorder. |
These guides describes how to
capture analog video with a
Digital Camcorder.
Why Use a Digital Camcorder for Analog Video Capture?
Why and the benefits of using your Digital Camcorder for Analog Capture
Capturing 8mm/Hi8 with a Digital8 Camcorder
Use a Digital8 Camcorder to directly play 8mm and Hi8 analog tapes and output
them to your computer via firewire
Capturing Various Analog Video (VHS, Hi8, 8mm) with a Digital Camcorder
Use the analog passthrough or capture ability of many digital camcorders to
capture your analog video (8mm, Hi8, VHS) and convert it into an equivalent
digital video which is easy to send to your computer via Firewire
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How to capture DV Cam using a firewire/DV/iLink card. |
These guides describes how to
"capture"/copy with a
Digital Camcorder using a dv/firewire card.
How to "Capture" with a firewire/DV card using ScenAlyzer
The best DV capture
tool. ScenalyzerLive provides a solid Workaround for the 2/4GB max file size
problem. Demo availabe.
How to "Capture" with a firewire/DV card using Adobe Premiere
Expensive application
How to "Capture" with a Pinnacle firewire/DV card using Studio DV
Simple guide, Only
supports pinnacle firewirecard
How to "Capture" with a firewire/DV card using Ulead Media Studio
Pro
Simple
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What capture card should I get? |
The basic process of capture video
- Capture the video to your computer using a capture card or dv/firewire card
- Edit the video, like remove commercials, add effects
- Convert the video to VCD,SVCD or DVD (if you choose a
VCD,SVCD,DVD(MPEG1/MPEG2) realtime card is this step not necassary)
- Burn it to VCD,SVCD or DVD
So what capture should I get then?
If you are planning to capture analog Video, TV or Cam a simple
TV-Card or Videocard with Videon-In/TV-In will do but it requires that you have
a lots of hard drive space, a kinda fast CPU and it will take some time to
convert the video to VCD,SVCD or DVD MPEG.
->
Capture cards
If you want to capture analog Video, TV or
Cam in realtime
to VCD,SVCD or DVD MPEG you should get a VCD,SVCD,DVD(MPEG1/MPEG2) realtime
capture card, like Dazzle, WinTV PVR or ATI ALL IN WONDER. Some cards requires a
fast CPU and some not and the video quality differs from card to card.
->
Capture cards with VCD,SVCD,DVD (MPEG1/MPEG2) realtime encoder
If you are planning to capture DV from your Digital
Camcorder I recommend to get a DV/Firewire card and use it to "capture"(copy)
the video to the computer. It requries that you have a lots of hard drive space
and it will take some time to convert to VCD,SVCD or DVD MPEG.
->
DV/Firewire cards
If you are planning to capture 8mm/Hi8 or any analog video
and you have a Digital Camcorder I recommend to get a DV/Firewire card. You
first copy the analog video to the Digitial Camcorder and then to the computer
using the firewire/dv card. It requries that you have a lots of hard drive space
and it will take some time to convert to VCD,SVCD or DVD MPEG.
->
Why Use a Digital
Camcorder for Analog Video Capture?
->
DV/Firewire cards
If you would like to capture DV in realtime
to VCD,SVCD or DVD MPEG you should get a DV/Firewire card with a built
in VCD,SVCD and DVD (MPEG1/MPEG2) realtime encoder.
->
DV/Firewire cards with VCD,SVCD,DVD (MPEG1/MPEG2) realtime
encoder
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Conversion / Encoding |
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Convert to MPEG1 VCD |
Convert to MPEG2 SVCD |
Convert to MPEG2 DVD |
Convert to DivX/AVI |
Convert to ASF/ RM | |
With
these guides you can convert(encode) almost any videoclip, AVI, DV, DVD, DivX,
ASF, MOV (Quicktime), WMV or RM to VCD,SVCD, DVD, DivX, ASF or RM. If you
get problems when converting read the guide and again and last ask on the
forum. Use the links above here to navigate.
Note!
To convert or copy from a
DVD-Video read our section
DVD RIP.
Note 2!
Always remember that if the
video source quality is bad it will
not
get any better if you convert it to something else,
Garbage in - Garbage out.
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How to convert to VCD or XVCD MPEG1 |
These guides describes
how to convert(encode) a video to a VCD MPEG file that can be burned to VCD and
played on almost all DVD Players.
How to convert to VCD with TMPGEnc
DivX to VCD. Also
supports AVI to VCD, DV to VCD, ASF to VCD,MOV to VCD, SMR to VCD ,WMV to VCD,
VCD to VCD, MPEG to VCD and MPEG2 or M2V to VCD. Very good quality, lots of
settings. Windows. Freeware.
How to convert to VCD with Panasonic MPEG Encoder
DivX to VCD. Also
supports AVI to VCD, DV to VCD. Very good quality. Windows. Demo available.
How to convert to VCD with LSX MPEG
Encoder
AVI to VCD. Also supports AVI
to VCD, DV to VCD.
Very good quality. Windows. Demo
available.
How to convert to
XVCD
with TMPGEnc
DivX to XVCD.Also
supports AVI to XVCD, DV to XVCD, ASF to XVCD,MOV to XVCD, SMR to XVCD ,WMV to
XVCD, MPEG to XVCD and MPEG2 or M2V to XVCD.
Windows. Freeware.
How to convert to VCD with DVD2AVI and TMPGEnc
SVCD to VCD. Also
support M2V to VCD, MPEG2 to MPEG, VRO to VCD. Windows. Freeware.
How to convert to VCD with EO Video
RM to VCD. Also supports AVI to VCD. Windows. Demo
available.
How to convert to VCD/SVCD using
GraphEdit
OGG to VCD/SVCD.
Freeware.
How to convert PAL to NTSC with TMPGEnc
PAL to NTSC. Does your
DVD Player not support PAL then convert it to NTSC. Windows. Freeware.
Framerate conversion
NTSC to PAL. Does your DVD Player not support NTSC
then convert it to PAL. Windows. Freeware.
The newbies guide to fitting a movie on one CD using TMPGEnc
DivX to VCD. This guide will show you how to fit a
movie (preferably a DVD Rip) of whatever length on one CD without overburning.
Freeware.
Best Way To Convert a 320x240 Low Bitrate DivX to VCD
DivX to VCD. . If you use IRC or Usenet then you are
familiar with 320x240 DivX files that are common for TV episode captures...
Freeware.
Convert A DivX with AC3 To VCD
DivX with AC3 to VCD/SVCD. Ok I've seen this question
posted a lot lately so when I got my first DivX with AC3 I figured I'd list the
steps in a quick users guide to help everyone else out. Freeware.
Easy MAC Divx->VCD
DivX to VCD. This guide tells you how to take a divx
encoded movie and convert it to a vcd using nothing but Mac tools and
programs.
VCD Header trick
vcdeasy guides.
SVCD to VCD. Some DVD Players do not support SVCD
but with this VCD Header trick can you "fool" your player to play SVCD without
convert your SVCD to VCD(=losing quality). Freeware.
View a comparison between some VCD MPEG1 encoders
here.
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How to convert to SVCD or XSVCD MPEG2 |
These guides describe
how to convert(encode) a video file to a SVCD MPEG2 file that can be burned as a
SVCD and played on many DVD Players.
How to convert to SVCD with TMPGEnc
DivX to SVCD. Also
supports AVI to SVCD, DV to SVCD, ASF to SVCD, MOV to SVCD, SMR to SVCD, WMV to
SVCD, MPEG1 to SVCD, MPEG2 to SVCD, SVCD to SVCD.
Very good quality, lots
of settings. Freeware.
DiVX (AVI) to (S)VCD using
DVD2SVCD
DivX to SVCD. Also supports
AVI to SVCD, DV to SVCD.
All-in-one guide
with everything from converting to authoring with menus. Very good quality. Demo
available.
Tenders SVCD Encoding Guide
DivX to SVCD. This guide
is for divx-to svcd(non ac3 or xvid). it optimizes encoding speed,while
maximizing quality on slow cpu's. Freeware.
How to convert to SVCD with LSX MPEG Encoder
AVI to SVCD.
Also supports AVI
to SVCD, DV to SVCD.
Very good quality.
Very fast. Demo available.
How to convert to SVCD the FOOLPROOF way with Cinema Craft Encoder, including
how to resize.
DivX to SVCD. Also
supports:
AVI to SVCD, DV to SVCD. The
BEST MPEG2,SVCD encoder, requires p3/athlon. Demo available.
How to convert to SVCD with DVD2AVI and TMPGEnc
SVCD to SVCD (reencoding,
changing PAL to NTSC or vice versa). Also support M2V to SVCD, MPEG2 to MPEG2,
VRO to SVCD. Windows. Freeware.
View a SVCD MPEG2 encoder comparison
here.
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How to convert to DVD MPEG2 |
These guides describe how to convert(encode) a videofile to a DVD MPEG2 file
that can be author/burned as a DVD and played on most DVD Players.
How to convert to DVD with TMPGEnc
DivX to DVD. Also
supports AVI to DVD, DV to DVD, ASF to DVD, MOV to DVD, SMR to DVD, WMV to DVD,
MPEG to DVD, MPEG2 to DVD, VCD to DVD, SVCD to DVD.Very good quality, lots of
settings. Freeware.
How to convert to DVD with DVD2AVI and TMPGEnc
SVCD to DVD. Also
support M2V to DVD, VRO to DVD. Windows. Freeware.
View a DVD MPEG2 encoder comparison
here.
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How to convert to DivX or AVI |
With these guides you
can convert almost any videoclip to DivX or AVI. But remember that DivXs only
can be played on computers, not on DVD Players or MPEG-Cards.
How to convert to DivX/AVI with Virtualdub
VCD to DivX. Also
supports VCD to AVI, DV to AVI, ASF to AVI, SMR to AVI, ,WMV to AVI MPEG1 to AVI,
DV to DivX, ASF to DivX, SMR to DivX, ,WMV to DivX and MPEG1 to DivX.
Very good quality, lots
of settings. Freeware
How to convert to DivX/AVI with Vidomi
SVCD to DivX. Also
supports
SVCD to AVI, MPEG2 to AVI, MV2
to AVI, SVCD to DivX, MPEG2 to DivX, MV2 to DivX,.
Very good quality.
Freeware.
Converting WMV -> DivX ;-) with
GraphEdit and Virtualdub
WMV to DivX/AVI
using GraphEdit and Virtualdub.
Freeware.
Converting WMV to Avi w/o
GraphEdit
WMV to DivX/AVI
using GraphEdit.
Freeware.
How to convert to DivX/AVI with EO Video
RM to DivX. Also
supportsRM to AVI. Windows. Demo available.
How to convert to DivX/AVI with Tinra
RM to DivX/AVI.
Freeware
How to convert to DivX/AVI using a Screen Capture Tool
RM to DivX/AVI.
Freeware
How to convert to DivX/AVI with Rad Video Tools
MOV to DivX/AVI.
Freeware
How to convert to DivX/AVI with Quicktime Pro
MOV to AVI. No demo
available.
How to save a quicktime video with Quicktime Pro
How to save a quicktime
movie file to your harddrive. No demo available.
How to convert to DivX/AVI
with DVD2AVI...
Doom9s guides.
SVCD to DivX/AVI. Freeware.
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How to convert to ASF or RM |
With this guide you can
convert almost any videoclip to ASF. But remember that ASFs and RMs only can be
played on computers, not on DVD Players or MPEG-Cards.
How to convert to RM with Sonic Foundry Stream
Anywhere
DivX to RM. Other video
source formats supported:AVI,DivX,DV,ASF,SMR,WMV,MPEG1.
Demo available
How to convert to ASF with Virtualdub or Windows Media Tools
DivX to ASF. Other video
source formats supported:AVI,DivX,DV,ASF,SMR,WMV,MPEG1.
Freeware.
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Other conversions |
How to convert a VCD .DAT file to a MPG
VCD CD to compliant VCD
MPEG stream.
Freeware.
How to convert a BIN/CUE file to a VCD MPEG1 file
VCD BIN/CUE to
compliant VCD MPEG stream.
Freeware.
How to convert a BIN/CUE file to a SVCD MPEG2 file
SVCD BIN/CUE to
compliant SVCD MPEG stream.
Freeware.
How to convert a SVCD .MPG file to a MPEG2 file
SVCD CD to
compliant SVCD MPEG stream.
Freeware.
Framerate conversion
Does your DVD Player not support NTSC then convert it
to PAL. Windows. Freeware.
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How to frameserve |
With a frameserver you
can do first editing in either Virtualdub or Adobe Premiere and then frameserve
the video directly to any encoder without creating a temporily avi file.
How to FrameServe with Virtualdub
Freeware.
How to frameserve with dvd2avi / VirtualDub / Avisynth / VFAPI
Freeware.
How to FrameServe with Adobe Premiere and Video Server Plugin
Videotools guides.
Freeware
(not Premiere though).
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How to convert the audio in a video file to WAV,MP3 audio file |
With these guides can
you convert the audio in a video file to an audio file.
How to convert the audio from a MPG, VCD, ASF, AVI, DivX to WAV
or MP3 file using Virtualdub
How to convert the audio from a DVD to WAV or MP3 File using
DVD2AVI
How to convert the AC3 audio from a DivX,AVI file to WAV or MP2
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How to rip a DVD to VCD,SVCD or (mini)DVD |
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| DVD to VCD | DVD to SVCD | DVD to DVD±R/W | DVD to DivX | DVD to miniDVD/cDVD | Old guides | Other DVD Ripping sites | |
These guides describes how to rip and convert a DVD Video to a (S)VCD,DVD MPEG file that can be burned to (S)VCD and played on almost all standalone DVD Players. You need a DVD-ROM or DVD-R/W+R/W to be able to use any of these rip methods.
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DVD to VCD or XVCD ripping methods |
Sefys classical newbie start DVD Ripping guide
How to rip to VCD,XVCD
or SVCD encode and burn using DVD2AVI,TMPGEnc and Nero.
+Newbie start guide
+Using mostly Freeware tools
-Does not support subtitles
Sefys All-In-One newbie DVD Ripping guide
How to rip to VCD,XVCD
or SVCD, encode and burn using the tool you are familiar with.
+Using mostly Freeware tools
+Guides for almost any tool and
method ripping available
+How to make Menus and
Chapters with or without subtitles
DVD Backup without having 8GB free
Ripping directly to
VCD,XVCD or SVCD from the DVD-ROM. How to rip with DVDx and encode
TMPGEnc.
+All-In-One solution, rip,encode and cut in one.
+Freeware tools
+No need to rip the DVD to the
HD first
+Support subtitles
-Ripping direclty from
the DVD-ROM may be bad for the DVD-ROM
Pinoy2201's DVD Ripping guide
How to rip a DVD to VCD
using DVD2AVI,VOB2AUDIO and TMPGENC.
+Freeware tools
-No support for subtitles.
The fastest and easiest way to create a pal VCD with the highest quality picture
and sound web page
How to rip a DVD to VCD
using DVDX and Panasonic Plugin.
+Good quality
How to make VCD Karaoke from DVD Karaoke
This guide will help you
how to rip DVD karaoke and encode to Mpeg 1 (X)VCD only.
CCE 2.5 SP DVD frameserving with Avisynth
This guide is not
designed for super newbies or to be used by TMPGEnc encoder. (tmpge can do all
this by itself) You have to be familiar with a Ripper , DVD2AVI and a least one
encoder.
The newbies guide to fitting a movie on one CD using TMPGEnc
This guide will show you
how to fit a movie (preferably a DVD Rip) of whatever length on one CD without
overburning. Freeware.
New Improved Easy Mac DVD->VCD
Very simple DVD to
VCD how to using only MAC software.
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DVD to SVCD or XSVCD ripping methods |
Sefys All-In-One newbie DVD Ripping guide
How to rip to VCD,XVCD
or SVCD, encode and burn using the tool you are familiar with.
+Using mostly Freeware tools
+Guides for almost any tool and
method ripping available
+How to make Menus and
Chapters with or without subtitles
How to create a SVCD with mpeg2 5.1 sound from avi + ac3
How to rip to SVCD with
MPEG2 5.1, note
not
Dolby Digital(AC3) but MPEG2 5.1 that is not supported by all DVD Players or
Receivers.
DVD2SVCD
Doom9's DVD2SVCD guide. The best and easiest method to make perfect SVCDs
from DVD.
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DVD to DVD±R/W ripping methods |
Note! You can NOT just copy a DVD to a DVD±R/W like copy a CD
Audio because most DVDs are both encrypted and many won't fit on a DVD±R/W cause
there are only 4.37 GB DVD±R/Ws(called
single layer DVD-5) while most newer DVD-Videos are on 8 GB DVDs(called
dual layer DVD-9).
Methods to copy a DVD to DVD±R/W:
IFOEdit Guides
Derrow's Ifoedit guides. The best methods to copy a DVD. Freeware
tools.
DVDSplit Guide
Derrow's DVDSplit guide. How to split a dual layer DVD-9 to 2 DVD±R/Ws.
IFOEdit Guides
Doom9's Ifoedit guides. The best methods to copy a DVD. Freeware
tools.
Newbie DVD2DVD-R Guide
DVD2DVDr guides. Easy step by step process on how to make DVD±R/W from
DVD's
DVD 2 DVDR for Dummies
Digital-Forums DVD2DVDr guide. Easy step by step process on how to make
DVD±R/W from DVD's
The Cretins' Guide to DVD Ripping and Copying in 40 comparatively easy steps
Cretin's Guide. Using only freeware applications. Freeware
tools.
How To Copy a DVD to a DVD Burner
These methods explained here are the best way without hacking VOB files,
headers, etc and getting technical…ie they are the simplest way to copy a dvd
movie I have found without all the rubbish...
Simple DVD2DVDR Guide
Using DVD2SVCD.
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DVD to DivX ripping methods |
Pinoy2201's DivX Newbie Guide
How to rip and convert your DVD to DivX
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DVD to miniDVD/cDVD ripping methods |
Note! Read
here what miniDVD/cDVD is.
How to rip with DVD2AVI and convert to miniDVD with AC3 sound
with TMPGEnc
+Freeware.
+Very good quality.
- But only few minutes/CD.
- Not playable by many DVD Players.
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Old outdated guides |
How to rip with DVD2AVI and encode with TMPGENC to SVCD
How to rip a DVD to PAL
or NTSC or NTSCFilm SVCD
-No subs.
How to rip with DVD2MPG Squeezer
How to rip a DVD to VCD.
+All-In-One solution,
rip,encode and cut in one.
+Support subtitles.
-Requires Panasonic MPEG Plugin which is not
freeware.
-Very slow ripping
method.
-DVD2MPG Squeezer no
longer updated.
How to rip with FlaskMPEG
How to rip a DVD to VCD.
+Support subtitles.
+Easy
-Kinda buggy
How to rip DVD to DVDR if the DVD-Movie is around 4500 MB or
smaller
Note! The DVD Movie must be smaller than 4500 MB (~4.3 GB)
How to rip DVD to DVDR if the DVD-Movie is bigger than 4500 MB
Note! The DVD Movie should be bigger than 4500 MB (~4.3 GB)
How to rip DVD to DVDR if the DVD-Movie is bigger than 4500 MB from VOBs on the
HardDrive
Note! The DVD Movie should be bigger than 4500 MB (~4.3 GB) and only if you
already have the VOBs on the Harddrive or use the guide above.
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Other DVD Ripping sites |
www.doom9.net, everything about DVD Ripping to DivX, SVCD, VCD, miniDVD or
DVD.
dvd2svcd.doom9.net, the superb
DVD to SVCD Ripping tool.
Check our
links section for more DVD Ripping sites.
With
these guides you can cut, join or add subtitles to any videoclip. If you get
problems when converting read the guide again and again and last ask on the
forum. Use the links above here to navigate.
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How to edit, cut or join a VCD,XVCD MPEG1 |
With these applications
you can cut/join Your MPEGs. To cut/join a VCD be sure to first convert the dat
file on the VCD to MPEG, read the
convert dat.
How to Cut/Join with TMPGEnc
Easy may be a bit buggy
some times. Freeware.
How to Cut/Join with M1-Edit
Exact editing. Demo
available.
How to Cut/Join with iFilmEdit 1.4.5
Easy but may be a bit buggy. Demo availalbe.
How to Cut/Join with myFlix
Easy. Demo available.
How to Cut/Join with VCDCutter
Easy but dont make
compliant VCDs. Demo available.
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How to edit, cut or join a SVCD,DVD MPEG2 |
With these applications
you can cut/join Your MPEG2s.
How to Cut with
BBMPEG
Only
cutting. The best SVCD Cutter. Freeware.
How to Cut/Join with
Womble MPEGVCR
More
advanced mpeg2 cutting. Demo available.
How to Cut/Join with TMPGEnc
Easy but a bit buggy some times. Freeware.
How to Cut/Join with M2-Edit
Exact editing. Demo
available.
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How to edit, cut or join DV |
With these applications you can cut/join Your DVs.
How to Edit/Cut/Join with Studio DV
Easy. No demo available.
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How to edit, cut or join a AVI/DivX/ASF |
With these applications you can cut/join Your DivXs.
How to Cut/Join with Virtualdub
Easy. Freeware.
How to Cut with AVICHop
Only cutting.
Freeware.
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How to add Subtitles |
With this guides you can
add subtitles to a MPG,DivX or AVI Video and then encode/convert to a VCD/SVCD(MPEG).
How to add permanent subtitles with VirtualDub / VobSub
There are several ways
to add permanent subs. This is only one solution. Usual subtitle formats are *.srt
(subrip), *.sub (microDVD), *.sub (subviewer), *.ssa (Sub Station Alpha), *.sub
(vobsub, requires a *.idx too). Freeware.
How to add permanent subtitles from sub/srt subtitles to DiVX
video and encode it to a VCD/SVCD
Using Virtualdub,
TMPGEnc. Freeware.
How to add your own permanent subtitles to a
video and encode to a VCD/SVCD
Using Virtualdub, Sub
Station Alpha and TMPEnc. Freeware.
How to make your own switchable/selecteable SVCD subtitles from scratch with
I-Author Deluxe
Using I-Author.
Switchable subtitles. No demo available.
For DVD subtitling read our
DVD Ripping page.
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How to repair downloaded video clips or fix audio sync problems |
With this guides you can
repair broken MPG or DivX,AVI,ASF files and also fix audio sync problems.
How to repair a MPG file so you can burn it as a compliant VCD
or SVCD
Some basic methods.
Freeware.
How to fix audio sync problems in a MPG file
Using TMPGEnc and
GoldWave Sound Editor. Demo available.
How to fix gradual sync problems in MPG videos
This is how to fix sync
problems in mpeg videos where the audio starts out being in sync and becomes off
sync later . Demo available.
How to repair a AVI/DivX files
Some basic AVI/DivX
fixing methods so you can either play them or convert them.
Freeware.
KingJohn's Guide to AVI/DivX bad frames
Bad frames are a big
problem, they can cause lip sync, freeze playback and can be very annoying. Some
of these problems can be avoided by first scanning the AVI for bad frames...
Freeware.
How to repair a ASF so you can play it or convert it
Some basic methods.
Freeware.
How to fix audio sync problems in a AVi,DivX,ASF file
Doom9's guides.
Using Virtualdub. Freeware.
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Advanced editing guides in applications like Adobe Premiere, Ulead MediaStudio |
Adobe Premiere Guides
Guides to make your
homevideos look cooler with Adobe Premiere, such as Video fade in/out, Audio
fade in/out, Make the text roll, Reverse the video, Blue/Greenscreen, Make you
fly, Split screen! Demo available.
How to edit with AVISYNTH
Avisynth is a very
useful utility created by Ben Rudiak-Gould. It provides many options for joining
and filtering videos. Sample scripts for Make the text roll, Video fade in/out.
Dissolve, Add subtitles, Picture in Picture, Make a video clip from a still
image !
Freeware.
After effects tutorials
Creativecows guides. Using the adobe after
effects and lots of other plugins and software you can make your videos cooler.
more to come
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How to Play on the computer and how to watch on the TV or DVD |
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| Play a VCD,MPEG1 | Play a SVCD,MPEG2 | Play a DVD,MPEG2 / Region free | Play a DivX, AVI, MPEG4 | Playing Problems | |
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| Watch on the TV using your DVD Player | Watch on the TV using your computer with TV-Out | Common TV-Out problems |
These guides describes how to watch and play VCD, SVCD, DVD or DivX on your computer and also how to use the TV-Out that many videocards has nowadays. Use the links above here to navigate.
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How to play a VCD, MPEG1 |
in
Windows
You can play VCDs with
Windows Media Player, insert the VCD in your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM and browse to
the MPEGAV folder and double click on the .dat file and associate it with Media
Player and open them with that.
To play a VCD with menus and still pictures use
WinDVD or
PowerDVD, insert the VCD and just hit Play.
Use a low resolution, like 640x480, on the monitor when watching a VCD to get
best quality. If you have problems playing VCDs on your computer read
this.
in Mac
Play VCDs with
MacVCD, it does also support MacOS X.
in Linux
Play VCDs with
MpegTV Player or
Videolan.
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How to play a SVCD, MPEG2 |
in
Windows
To play a SVCD you need a
software DVD Player, insert the SVCD in your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM and open the
.mpg file in the MPEG2 or MPEGAV folder with any player like
PowerDVD or
WinDVD. Or if you wanna access SVCD menus and still pictures use WinDVD and
insert the SVCD in your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM and hit Play.
To play MPEG2/SVCD with
Windows Media Player you need a software DVD Player installed or a
MPEG2 Codec. But note that playing a SVCD directly from a CD usually don't
work well with Windows Media Player and Media Player can also cause audio sync
problems and wrong aspect ratios(it depends on what kind of mpeg2 codec or dvd
player you have installed).
in Mac
Play SVCDs with
Videolan. For MacOS X checkout
Videolan.
in Linux
Play SVCDs with
Videolan.
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How to play a DVD, MPEG2 and how to make your DVD-ROM region free |
in Windows
To play a DVD you need a
software DVD Player, then it is just to insert the DVD in your DVD-ROM and
hit Play using any player like
PowerDVD or
WinDVD.
To play MPEG2 with
Windows Media Player you need a software DVD Player installed or a
MPEG2 Codec.
To play a copied/ripped DVD
you can use WinDVD, rip the entire DVD folder VIDEO_TS with for example
Smartripper to a folder called VIDEO_TS on any harddrive root like F:\VIDEO_TS.
Then start WinDVD and select F: as the DVD Drive.
in Mac
Play DVDs with
Apple DVD Player. For MacOS X checkout
Videolan.
in Linux
Play DVDs with
Videolan.
How do I make my DVD-ROM region free (remove region
codes/country codes/zone locks)?
Use
Scavenger and change region to 0 and you should be able to play all regions.
Or you can "patch" the DVD-ROM firmware, you find patched DVD-ROM firmware's
here.
How do I make WinDVD,PowerDVD,Win2k region free?
You can use
DVD Genie to make almost all software DVD Players region free.
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How to play a AVI, DivX, MPEG4 |
in
Windows
To play DivX or AVI you first
need to install the
DivX codecs. Then you should be able to play the video with Windows Media
Player. It's also possible that you need to install the
Nimo Codec Pack. If you still have problem try then to "fix" the DivX,
beceause the DivX can have been broken while you downloaded it, read
here how to fix a DivX/AVI.
in Mac
Play DivX with Quicktime
DivX codecs either from
divx.com or from
3ivx.com(version 4.0 PR, slightly faster than divx.com codec). Both are
available for OS9 and OSX.** There is a bug in the AVI file format which results
in Quicktime not playing correctly MP3 sound in a DivX movie. To correct this
problem, run your DivX files into
Divx Doctor II first.
in Linux
Play DivX with
MPlayer.
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How to watch movies on your TV with a standalone DVD Player |
Insert the VCD,SVCD or DVD in your
DVD Player and hit Play if the movie doesn't start automatically.
If you want menus and still images in VCDs or SVCDs you should
turn on PBC, refer your DVD Players manual for more information how to do
that(usually enabled by start the VCD,SVCD by pressing the Play-button on your
remote).
If you want the "display time" on your DVD Player turn off PBC
(usually by start the VCD, SVCD by pressing the 1-button on your remote).
Whether a VCD,SVCD will autorun/auto play or
not on a standalone player is hardware dependent. It depends completely on the
player. There is nothing that you can do to the VCD itself to make it autorun or
not. Some players will autorun all VCDs and some not.
Remember also to check what formats your DVD Players supports in our
DVD Players compabilitiy list. If your video source is DivX you must convert
it to vcd,svcd or dvd first,
read more here.
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How to watch movies on your TV with the computer |
Videocard
with TV-Out/Video-Out
To watch VCDs,SVCDs and DVDs it is best to use a
standalone DVD Player but you can also watch
them with your computer connected to the TV with a TV-Out device.
Many video cards today have TV-Out or some times called Video-Out
but the quality is not that good compared to DVD Players yet. One of the best
TV-Outs have the Matrox G400 card and the latest ATI Videocards. The advantage
of TV-Out is that you can play all video formats that you are able to play on
your computer(DivX, ASF, MOV...) because the TV-Out is showing what is on your
monitor but you don't get the best quality and you probably have to have your
noisy computer kinda near your TV if you do not have very long video cables.
Most newer videocards have tv-out so check your manual
and when buying a new card check for video-out/tv-out.
MPEG Decoder Card
Or you can get a MPEG Decoder Card,
it is a hardware PCI Card that you put in your computer and then connect it to
your tv. The quality of MPEG-Cards video playback is superb, it is compared with
the quality of standalone DVD Players. But remember that MPEG-cards only
defaults play MPEG/MPEG2/VCD/DVD, to play DivXs and MOV you must have a
very fast computer and special player, read more
here. With the latest MPEG-Cards such as the Hollywood Xcard you can now
play DivX but only from DivX version 4 and up. The advantage of MPEG Decoder
Card is that you get superb quality but you can only play MPEG/MPEG2/VCD/DVD,
DivX 4+(XCard only) and you probably have to have your noisy computer kinda near
your TV if you do not have very long video cables.
Hollywood Plus
Creative DXR3
Hollywood XCARD with DivX 4 support
VGA to PAL/NTSC Scan converter
Another method to watch movies from your computer is to
use a VGA to PAL/NTSC Scan converter.
These converters have a VGA pass through so the signal can be watched both on a
PC monitor and on a TV.
There are many such products available (in the US. I am not sure
about other countries) Below is a list of scan converters for your information.
The advantage of Scan converters is that you can play all video formats that you
are able to play on your computer(DivX, ASF, MOV...) because the Scan converter
is showing what is on your monitor but you don't get the best quality and you
probably have to have your noisy computer kinda near your TV if you do not have
very long video cables.
ADS Technologies 1. TV Elite XGA 2. TV
Superscan 2
Aitech International 1. Pocket Scan Converter 2000 2. MultiPro 2000 with
Mouse Remote
Antec 1. TVator Remote II 2. TVator EXEC
Avermedia 1. AVerKey iMicro 2. AVerKey3 Plus 3. AVerKey300 Gold 4.
AVerKey500 Pro
Focus Enhancements 1. TView Gold 2. TView Gold PCI 3. TView Micro XGA 4.
TView Silver
Common TV-Out Problems
Black and White picture
If you have connected with a SVHS-cable be sure that your
TV support SVHS, if not then get a composite-cable. And be sure that you have
selected correct system, like PAL or NTSC on the Videocard/MPEG-Card.
Small picture on the TV with big black borders
If you have TNT/TNT2/GEFORCE/GEFORCE2/GEFORCE3/GEFORCE4
then get
TVTool to fix that problem.
I receive strange white lines when recording with my
VCR/DVDR
Turn of macrovision using
TVTool to fix that problem(works only if you have TNT/TNT2/GEFORCE/GEFORCE2-/GEFORCE3/GEFORCE4).
Read more
here about macrovision.
How do I turn of Macrovision
Turn of macrovision using
TVTool to fix that problem(works only if you have TNT/TNT2/GEFORCE/GEFORCE2-/GEFORCE3/GEFORCE4).
Read more
here about macrovision.
Can I play DivX/nAVI/ASF/SMR on
my Hollywood +
/ DXR3 ?
Yes with
DivXPlus but you need a very fast computer though.
Can I play DivX on my
Hollywood Xcard ?
Yes but only DivX version 4 and up.
If you have problem playing VCD on Windows XP
read here.
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How to author and burn VCD/SVCD/DVDs |
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Author and burn a VCD, XVCD |
Author and burn a SVCD |
Author and burn a DVD with menus and chapters | |
These guides describes how to author and burn VCD,SVCD or DVD with or without Menus or CD Photo Albums that can be played on almost all standalone DVD Players. Use the links above here to navigate.
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How to author and burn a MPEG to a compliant VCD/XVCD |
With these applications you can
make your own VCDs but you to have Your videoclips in VCD MPEG Format so if you
have a AVI/DV/Divx You have to
convert it to VCD MPEG before burning. It is very IMPORTANT that the MPG
file(s) are in compliant VCD format.
If you want the VCD with menus and
chapter you find guides under
VCD with menus,chapters.
How to burn to VCD with Nero
Very simple. Support
simple menu creation. Demo available.
How to burn to VCD with VCDImagerGUI
Very simple but no extra features. Freeware
How to burn to VCD with VCDEasy
Very simple and FREE. Support chapters. Freeware.
How to burn to VCD with Cequadrat WinOnCD
Easy. No demo available.
How to burn to VCD with Adaptec Easy CD Creator Deluxe
Supports menu creation.
No demo available.
How to burn to VCD with Toast
Best author app for Mac.
No demo available. Mac.
How to burn to XVCD with Nero
Easy. Demo available.
How to make a VCD with CD Audio (CDDA) with VCDEasy and FireBurner
Add CD Audio to your
VCDs. Demo available.
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How to author and burn a MPEG2 to a compliant SVCD |
With
these applications you can make your own SVCDs but first you have to have Your
videoclips in SVCD MPEG Format so if you have a AVI/DV/Divx you have to
convert it to SVCD MPEG before burning. If you want the SVCD with menus and
chapters you find guides under
SVCD with menus,chapters
How to burn to SVCD with Nero
Easy. Simple Menu
creation. Demo available.
How to burn to SVCD with VCDImagerGUI
Very simple but no
advanced features. Freeware.
How to burn to SVCD with VCDEasy
Very simple and free.
Support chapters. Freeware.
How to make a SVCD with CD Audio (CDDA) with VCDEasy and
FireBurner
Add CD Audio to your
SVCDs. Demo available.
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How to author and burn MPEG2 to a compliant DVD with menus and chapters |
With
these applications you can make your own DVDs or miniDVDs/cDVDs but first you
have to have Your videoclips in DVD MPEG2 format so if you have a AVI/DV/Divx
you have to
convert it to DVD MPEG before burning.
DVD
Authoring
How to author and burn a DVD with menu and chapters with Ulead DVD
MovieFactory
Very simple to use.
Simple menu creation with also chapters(not true chapters though). Demo
available.
How to author and burn to DVD with menus and chapters with
DVDit SE/PE
Very simple. Demo
available is available.
How to author and burn to DVD with menus and chapters with
SpruceUp
Simple but not so many
features. SpruceUp is discontinued and no longer sold but a demo available is
available.
How to author & burn a DVD using only freeware tools
Only very basic
authoring, no menus or chapters.
Freeware.
ReelDVD basic How To
Crazy
Pants guides.
This page will explain the basic steps to authoring a DVD with ReelDVD. The DVD
will include a "FirstPlay" video, as well as one menu,and one video clip. Demo
available.
DVDMaestro and Scenarist How
To's
Doom9
guides. Very
advanced authoring tools but they support all DVD Features.
DVD Burning only
How to burn to DVD-Video with VOB Instant CD/DVD
Burn an already authored
DVD to DVD-Video that will work on all DVD Players that support DVD-R/W and
DVD+R/W format. One of the best.
How to burn to DVD-Video with Nero
Burn an already authored
DVD to DVD-Video. Be sure to use latest Nero to get best DVD-Player
compatibility but still does some users report that it work better with other
burning tools like
Instant CD/DVD.
DVD Authoring other
How to author & burn a DVD from
VOB Trailers/files
How to put download VOB
trailers on a DVD and burn it.
Freeware.
How to put VCD MPEG1 video on a DVDR
No video reencoding
required. Store up to about 450 minutes/DVD using VCD MPEG. But SVCD MPEG2 may
not work on all standalone DVD Players.
How to put SVCD MPEG2 video on a DVDR
No video reencoding
required. Store several SVCD MPEG2 videos on one DVD. But it may not work on all
standalone DVD Players.
more DVD
authoring and burning guides to come soon
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How to make VCD or SVCD with Menus, Chapters and Entrypoints |
With these applications you
can make your own (S)VCDs with menus and chapters/entrypoints but you to have
Your videoclips in VCD MPEG Format so if you have a AVI/DV/Divx You have to
convert it to SVCD or VCD MPEG before burning.
How to create a VCD or SVCD or DVD menu and
chapters with Ulead DVD MovieFactory
Very simple to use.
Simple menu creation with also chapters. Demo available.
Simple Menu using
VCDEasy
Guide
Simple menu
creation. Freeware.
How to create VCD menus and chapters with
VCDEasy
Menu creation with
also chapters. Freeware.
How to create a VCD menu with Nero 5.5+
Simple Menu Creating
no chapters support. Demo available.
How to create a SVCD menu with Nero 5.5+
Simple Menu Creating
no chapters support. Demo available.
How to author a VCD menu and chapters with
Philips Video CD 2.0 Toolkit
The Philips Video CD 2.0
Toolkit is a powerful VCD authoring program once used by professionals.
Freeware.
How to create a VCD menu with Easy CD Creator
Richs guides.
Simple Menu Creating no chapters support. No Demo avaialable.
How to create a VCD or SVCD chapters with
VCDEasy
Sefys Guides.
Only chapters creating. Freeware.
How to create a VCD or SVCD menu and chapters with TSCV
Sefys Guides.
Menu and chapters creating. Freeware.
How to create a VCD or SVCD menu and chapters with
TSCV
Martys guides.
Menu and chapters creating.
Discuss the guides
here. Freeware.
How to create a VCD or SVCD menu and chapters with TSCV
Doom9s guides.
Menu and chapters creating. Freeware.
How to create a VCD or SVCD menu and chapters with
VCDImager
Vitualis guides.
Advanced Menu Creating and chapters using XML. Freeware.
How to create a VCD menu and chapters with
WinOnCD or VideoPack
Ians tutorials.Advanced
Menu and chapter creation. No demo available.
How to create a SVCD menu and chapters with
I-Author
2kbugs
guide. Advanced menu creation and chapters. But
I-Author is discontinued and no longer sold.
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How to make a VCD/SVCD Photo-Album/Slide-Show |
With these applications you
can make your own (S)VCDs Photo Albums / Slide Shows and you don't need to
convert Your images to MPEG. You can easily add your high resoultions .jpgs/.bmps
to the application and it will create the photo album for you that should work
on most
standalone DVD Players. Note that if you make these still pictures VCDs/SVCDs,
the pictures will be in better quality than VCD or SVCD Video because of the
higher resolution, DVD resolution 704x480(NTSC) or 704x576(PAL).
How to make a still picture VCD / Slide Show with Ulead DVD
PictureShow
Very easy and very good.
Supports up to 1900 high resolutions still images with background music and
menus. Demo available
How to make a still picture VCD / Slide Show with VCDEasy
Supports up to 1900 high
resolutions still images and also how to backup the original images on the VCD.
No background sound. Freeware.
How to create a simple still picture VCD / Photo Album with NERO
Very simple but no sound
and does not work properly on all DVD Players. Demo
available.
How to create a Photo CD with transition effects & music with
PictureToTV
With PictureToTV,
you can create a photo CD with transition effects & music from you digital
photos. Not high resolutions still pictures though.
Demo available.
35 mm Film Slides to SVCD movie
This project uses 35 MM slides
and converts them to a SVCD slide show. 426 slides fit on one CD for viewing on
a television. Start at step 4 if you wish to create a slide show of your digital
images - no slide scanner needed.
How to make a still pictures VideoCD (v1.0) with VCDEasy
VCDEasy
guides. This
guide explains how to make a simple VideoCD with still pictures (no menu, even
if it is easily possible). On a VideoCD you can store up to 1980 pictures in DVD
quality (704x480/576). You can also store the images as original on the VCD .
Freeware.
How to create a Photo Album with WinOnCD 3.8+ (You find
it Under Photo Album)
Ian's tutorials,
very good photo album creation, background sound.
No demo available.
How to make high resolution VCD Stills with
Philips VideoCD Toolkit
Mikk guides.
Kinda complex but one of the best methods. Also guide for background sound.
Freeware.
How to make a VCD slideshow with optional sound using TMPGEnc
and your favorite VCD burning software
Kinda complex and NOT true
VCD stills. Sound/Narration to each picture. Freeware.
How to create a VCD,XVCD,SVCD slideshow using a MAC with
Toast, Virtual PC, TMPGenc...
MAC.
Freeware.
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