[MPlayer-users] Problems with VCD creates by mencvcd on DVD (hardware) player

[GD Lewis]

On Tue, 2002-10-08 at 07:25, Rainer Krienke wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Hello,
> 
> I lately tried to use the mencvcd script to rip a VOB-File from a DVD to a VCD 
> or SVCD. I am running mplyer 0.90.pre8.
> 
> I used  the command 
> 	
> 		mencvcd myvideo  -dvd 3
> 
> Basically everything went just fine. The Data was even burned on  my cd writer 
> (wonderful script by the way). I also can play this freshly burned CD with 
> mplayer -vcd 1. This also works fine.
> 
> However what's not working is to play this VCD oder SVCD on my hardware 
> DVD-player. The manufacturer (Himage) says its compatible with both. It loads 
> the CD and says it recocnized a VCD oder SVCD but then it does not play 
> correctly. Its more like a slide show of single picture with annoying colored 
> rectanfgles spred across the screen. Even the sound is kind of quirky, but 
> for small moments its ok. Playing the riipped SVCD its still worse: I can 
> only hear the sound (which is not really OK) but there is no picture. 
> Unfortunately I do not have another VCD to test my hardware DVD player.
> 
> Did anyone have similar  experiences or does anyone know what might go wrong, 
> what additional parameters for mencvcd might solve the problem?
> 
> 

I must have lucked out with my DVD player, it will play justabout
anything that I throw at it.

However, as I have posted in this list, I have yet to find another
person who can successfully play the VCD's that I create, even though
their players state that they can handle VCD's & SVCD's.

You may want to check that thread and see if some of the tips offered
can assist you.

-- 
Grant D. Lewis
Running Gentoo Linux kernel 2.4.19-r7 on a GenuineIntel i686

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