Problems with VCD's.

Ok guys , Got two problems here.

1. Copying VCD files onto the system.
2. Converting those files for viewing on a PMP.

I tried avidemux , but it flat out refuses to open the file.
And, the problem is not the disc, i can watch the movie fine.
So, please help me solve the problems.

Thanx,
ray

Try Super

Super? What?

Super Video Convertor ..

^in Linux

@rayraven:transcode,mencoder can help;both are CLI tools though.
In VCD's, the .dat files are mpeg files which can be opened,other files are not media.

praka123 said:
^in Linux

@rayraven:transcode,mencoder can help;both are CLI tools though.
In VCD's, the .dat files are mpeg files which can be opened,other files are not media.

no where in his post i found the word "linux" and i have never heard about avidemux ..so didnt knew it was for linux. Sorry if u felt offended. just tried to help.... thts it.

^this is open source section dude!check the section when u search using "new posts"

max_demon said:
Try Super

rayraven said:
Super? What?

i replied for these two posts .........

rename it from dat to mpg first, then try

you can try using ffmpegx to convert your videos for your PMP. It is a command line tool but i believe there is a gui frontend for it available. Try searching the net.

Use this commant in the Terminal to rip .dat file from VCD to avi

Code:

mencoder vcd://2 -o file.avi -oac copy -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=2000

Once done. use avidemux to convert to the desired format.
Hope this helps

Thanx for the replies guys,
i managed to copy it using "mplayer - dumpstream" option.

But, now problem is i gotta convert it,
Avidemux doesnt open it, even if i rename it to .mpg
I do have ffmpeg installed.
Could you guys gimme ways to,

1. Combine files.
2. Convert files.

That ffmpeg has too many options, and i cant seem to figure em out.

Thanx,
ray

Use the code i gave you. It will rip in avi format and then you can convert/combine/cut/edit it with avidemux.

I use cdfs for copying vcd files onto the hdd....they are shown as mpg files in nautilus
*akulinux.blogspot.com/2006/03/copying-vcd-tracks-using-cdfs.html