How do you make a Video CD that plays on a DVD player?

[Ken Nielsen]

I was told in the camera store that it can be done. I use MovieMaker to piece together clips on my Windows XP computer and can burn CD's. I have the lite version of Roxio Toast that came with my computer. Can I do it with what I have? Or, can it be done at all?

[TGaff]

You have to output DV-AVI from MovieMarker2, then with a program that creates VCDs or SVCDs you can make a CD that will play in a DVD player.
You may have to convert from Type 1 or Type 2 DV-AVI with a free programs from Ulead.

http://www.ulead.com/download/dvconverter/download.htm

MemoriesOnTV.com is a popular $50 program that will mix your photos with videos.

There is a free one for slides here:
http://www.joern-thiemann.de/subpage/index.htm?/tools/ssmm/
http://www.videohelp.com/tools?s=28#28

[TGaff]

Here are some VCD creating programs:

http://www.videohelp.com/tools?s=4#4

Try VCDEasy:

http://www.videohelp.com/tools?s=4#4

http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=22

[Ken Nielsen]

These are some nice leads. I am now on my way to learning some fun stuff.

:D

I just ordered the VCDEasy commercial version and it and the forum look great. It's always nice to have a forum to go to when there are questions.

Thanks Again,

Ken

[Ken Nielsen]

I now have a movie made in MovieMaker2 and it only will save as a Windows Media Video file format. The VCDEasy program wants MPEG format and will not recognize the Windows file.

Do you know how I can convert the file so that it will be the MPEG1 that VCDEasy wants?

[djdino]

NERO can convert to VCD or SVCD also.