Burn VCD from hard drive

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I recently purchased instantCD/DVD. This allows me to record inline
to VCD format. There are two options: straight to CD or to the hard
drive. After several failed attempts at burning the inline recording
straight to CD, I succeeded in burning the files to my hard drive.
The documentation is less than clear on how to move this set of files
to a CD. I have several questions about resolving this. Any help
will be appreciated.

Can I just copy the files in the directory to a CD?

Do I mount the image to the virtual drive that InstantCD/DVD creates
and then copy it from there?

Should I just save imported video as AVI and then convert it using
some other software (I have Microsoft Movie Maker, Pinnacle Studio 8,
MyDVD, and the aforemention InstantCD/DVD)?

Thanks again.

 

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Jerry Barnes <jbarnes00@triad.rr.com> wrote:
: I recently purchased instantCD/DVD. This allows me to record inline
: to VCD format. There are two options: straight to CD or to the hard
: drive. After several failed attempts at burning the inline recording
: straight to CD, I succeeded in burning the files to my hard drive.
: The documentation is less than clear on how to move this set of files
: to a CD. I have several questions about resolving this. Any help
: will be appreciated.

: Can I just copy the files in the directory to a CD?

Unlikely ... a VCD is more than just a collection of files and folders.
The disk is also formatted differetnly than a 'regular' CD. If you had a
working VCD you could copy all the files and folders over to your hard
drive .. remove the VCD and put in a blank CD .. record all the files and
folders onto the CD .. and you would not have a new/copy VCD .. all you
would have is a CD with a bunch of files and folders on it.


: Do I mount the image to the virtual drive that InstantCD/DVD creates
: and then copy it from there?

Dunno, I know nothing about that program.

: Should I just save imported video as AVI and then convert it using
: some other software (I have Microsoft Movie Maker, Pinnacle Studio 8,
: MyDVD, and the aforemention InstantCD/DVD)?

VCD needs mpg1 files .. a specific type of mpg file .. not AVI. You
program should be saving your video in VCD compliant mpg format. Something
like Roxio EZ-CD Creator, or NERO can burn a VCD with those files. Studio
8 should also be able to import the mpg file I think but it's buggy.

Richad in Boston, MA, USA

 

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Thanks for the reply. I'll try to re-import it as MPG. That seems to
be the best solution.

J

Richard G Amirault <amirault@shell01.TheWorld.com> wrote in message news:<c525cj$j1v$1@pcls4.std.com>...
> Jerry Barnes <jbarnes00@triad.rr.com> wrote:
> : I recently purchased instantCD/DVD. This allows me to record inline
> : to VCD format. There are two options: straight to CD or to the hard
> : drive. After several failed attempts at burning the inline recording
> : straight to CD, I succeeded in burning the files to my hard drive.
> : The documentation is less than clear on how to move this set of files
> : to a CD. I have several questions about resolving this. Any help
> : will be appreciated.
>
> : Can I just copy the files in the directory to a CD?
>
> Unlikely ... a VCD is more than just a collection of files and folders.
> The disk is also formatted differetnly than a 'regular' CD. If you had a
> working VCD you could copy all the files and folders over to your hard
> drive .. remove the VCD and put in a blank CD .. record all the files and
> folders onto the CD .. and you would not have a new/copy VCD .. all you
> would have is a CD with a bunch of files and folders on it.
>
>
> : Do I mount the image to the virtual drive that InstantCD/DVD creates
> : and then copy it from there?
>
> Dunno, I know nothing about that program.
>
> : Should I just save imported video as AVI and then convert it using
> : some other software (I have Microsoft Movie Maker, Pinnacle Studio 8,
> : MyDVD, and the aforemention InstantCD/DVD)?
>
> VCD needs mpg1 files .. a specific type of mpg file .. not AVI. You
> program should be saving your video in VCD compliant mpg format. Something
> like Roxio EZ-CD Creator, or NERO can burn a VCD with those files. Studio
> 8 should also be able to import the mpg file I think but it's buggy.
>
> Richad in Boston, MA, USA