Creating Video Cd's - Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 Installation And Reference Manual

Creating Video CD's

Most PC's based on Windows can play MPEG-1 files created with
WinTV-PVR through the Windows MediaPlayer. PC-based DVD players,
such as WinDVD, can play the MPEG-2 formats as well. So, if you sim-
ply want to play your video files on a PC, you do not have to create a
Video CD. Just use Windows MediaPlayer to play your MPEG-1 encod-
ed videos from your hard disk.
The format used on Video CD's (VCD) is MPEG-1. Most DVD players
can play Video CD's in addition to DVD movies. The WinTV-PVR
includes a VCD authoring package, Uleads' DVD MovieFactory, which
can burn Video CD's on your PCs' CD-RW burner.
Note: We have found that most home DVD players can play Video CD's
created with CD-RW media. Some DVD players, though, can only read
CD-R media. If you are not able to have your DVD player read a CD-RW
made using these steps, we suggest trying a CD-R media. A complete
list of tested compatible DVD players can be found on our web site at:
http://www.hauppauge.com/dvdplayers
Step 1: Creating a Video CD compatible video file
While in the record mode, click on the Video CD Record button. You
can also have set the MPEG Quality Level to MPEG-1 VCD, and then
click the Record button. In both cases, a Video CD compatible file will
be created on your hard disk, with the name of the file automatically
generated by the WinTV application. After you have recorded your
show, click on File button in the Record menu, the last file recorded
will be highlighted.
Step 2: Creating a "burnable" VCD Movie
After you have recorded using the MPEG-1 VCD setting, it is still not in
format which can be burnt onto a CD-RW and played in a DVD player.
The difference between a VCD compatible video file and a burnable
VCD file is in the way the audio and video are interleaved within the file.
To create a "burnable" VCD file, you can either use the WinTV-Editor
or the included DVD MovieFactory. If you start with a VCD compatible
video file, after editing you will have a "burnable" VCD file.
Run the WinTV-Editor, then click File / Open. Add you Video CD com-
patible video file.
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