Re: [VCDImager] How to do the vcd/svcd trick in linux

[Maik Holtkamp]

Hi,

0n 03/10/address@hidden:19 Juergen Bausa told me:

> My dvd-player does not know how to handle svcds. However, it can play 
> vcds with an mpeg2-file that has a mpeg1-header. To create such a file, 
> the programm tmpgenc can be used under windows (this is called the 
> vcd/svcd trick).
> 
> Recently I have switched to linux and could not find a program that can 
> do this header-trick under linux. The program should read an mpeg2-file, 
> change only the header to mpeg1 and then save it to another name. The 
> next step will then be to use vcdimager to create a vcd image and the burn it.
> 
> Can anyone give me a hint how to do this trick in linux?

Mine does handle svcd fine so I never tried, but probably you should
try mplex (mjpegtools). See -f 2 of the manpage.

-- 
bye maik

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