MPEG1/VCD RIP GUIDE

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5. Nero Burning ROM (burn babie burn!)

LATEST Nero always!

If you just installed Nero, as soon as the program starts, click on "Close Wizard" and from the left Column, select Super VideoCD.

In the VideoCD TAB "Create standard..." should be checked and you should use MPEG2 as your folder, not MPEGAV.

In the File Options TAB Settings should be:
  • ISO LEVEL 1
  • ISO9660 for Character Set
  • Both Relax ISO Restictions checked
  • *ANY OTHER OPTIONS SHOULD BE GRAYED OUT, OTHERWISE YOUR NERO IS TOO OLD*

In the Volume Descriptor TAB, choose a title. Do not put anything else into the other text boxes.

In the Dates TAB, select "Use Date And Time from Original File"

In the Burn TAB, Only "Write" should be checked, I also suggest you burn at a MAX of 4x, burning any faster may make your CD not work in a standalone dvd player due to the quality of the laser. (Not exactly that of an expensive cd-rom...)

Last note: DISC AT ONCE SHOULD NOT BE USED!! (This is for maximum compatibility with other standalones only)

Click NEW/OK on the right top corner of the window. Now, find the proper .mpg file you want to burn and drag it from the Files Window to the Compilation window UNDER the track listing!

IMPORTANT! The SIZE of the mpeg file DOES MATTER...the maximum amount of MB that you can fit in MODE2 (when burning VCD/SVCD) is 10 times the number of minutes. So 740megs of VCD or SVCD fit on a 74min CD, and 800megs of VCD or SVCD fit on an 80min CD.. and so on.

If Nero complains after checking the SVCD you have done something wrong while making your movie. Most likely just burning it anyway will work.. If everything is ok and you get no error prompts, go to File -> Write CD and click on BURN on the top right corner.

Congrats!!!...You're done. Now you can watch beautiful mpeg quality in a standalone DVD/VCD player or your PC at home.

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