Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 22:00:01 -0500 From: David <ddavid_3@yahoo.com> To: chat@freebsd.org Cc: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be>, Jamie Oulman <jamie@techsquare.com>, "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Subject: Re: Video format's and sizes Message-ID: <20011128030140.6E78144A996@spitfire.velocet.net> In-Reply-To: <a05101006b829907a9d6e@[10.0.1.19]> References: <20011127183345.8269A44A9DB@spitfire.velocet.net> <a05101006b829907a9d6e@[10.0.1.19]>
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Thanks Brad, Jamie, and Daniel for all the great info and links! This whole VCR Video > CD/DVD copying/editing/making is all quite new too me, but your help will certainly make doing it so much easier. I'm not "hooked" any specifc format or media per se, although CD would be preferable, and DVD is absolutely neccessary, but i'm sure things will start looking a whole lot clearer after i get finished with all the reading i have too do now. :) These list's ( FreeBSD) never cease to amaze me with the amount knowledge and information one can receive when asking questions. Now, if you will excuse me, i have a full night of reading ahead me :-) Cheers! David On Tuesday 27 November 2001 13:55, Brad Knowles wrote: > At 1:32 PM -0500 on 2001/11/27, David wrote: > > I'm looking at transfering VCR video's to cd or dvd if necessary, ( > > preferably cd) but am uncertain as too what size's I would be > > dealing with. ( dealing with video "sizes" between 1.5 and 2 hours) > > This is precisely what is done with VideoCD (i.e., VCD) format. > > > I'm wandering if someone has done this, and/or what would the best > > format too convert the video too, and would it be possible to be fit > > a 2hr video on a cd? > > I'd recommend you check out what is done to produce a VCD before > doing too much else. If you get the format correct, your VideoCD > will automatically play in any computer or video equipment that is > capable of mounting a CD and reading the VideoCD format. VCDs aren't > nearly as popular in the US, but are much more common in Europe and > Asia. > > > Most better DVD creation software should also be capable of > creating VideoCDs, and burning them on most any standard CD-R. > > The latest version of the "platinum" products from Roxio (Easy CD > Creator Platinum for PCs, and Toast Platinum for Macs) are both > capable of creating VideoCDs from suitable input files. See > <http://www.roxio.com/>; for more information. > > Of course, this may not help you under FreeBSD, but at least it > tells you that this sort of thing is possible and you know what the > format needs to be, and now you just need to find the suitable > program. ;-) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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