[MPlayer-users] Re: SVCD from TV card

[Torsten Römer]

Tobias Diedrich wrote:

 > I'd recommend to use mplex to multiplex the stream as mencoders
 > builtin mpeg multiplexer is buggy.  Use mplayer -dump(video|audio)
 > for that.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll give it a try!

Torsten

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Torsten Römer wrote:
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>>I am also surprised about the warning that it's an MPEG1 stream, while 
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>>Does anybody have an idea why my DVD Player (and also MPlayer) don't 
>>like the resulting SVCD?
> 
> 
> I'd recommend to use mplex to multiplex the stream as mencoders builtin
> mpeg multiplexer is buggy.  Use mplayer -dump(video|audio) for that.
> If your hardware player has problems playing the stream, you could try
> vpsize=1000 or vpsize=2000 (lavc option).  Using the right vrc_buf_size
> option is a good idea too, the suggested values in the manpage are
> maximum values for a given CD/DVD type, using a slightly lower value
> could also help with your hardware player.
> 
> HTH,
>