[oclug] dvds

[Kevin Everets]

On Fri, Aug 30, 2002 at 08:48:47AM -0400, flynn at engsoc.queensu.ca wrote:

> If you want VCDs/SVCDs (to play in most DVD players), then you have to
> go from MPEG4 to a set of MPEG1 files at a constant bit rate (in the
> case of VCD) or MPEG2 files with a variable bit rate (in the case of
> SVCD).

Grr.  Sorry about that.  DVDs are in a high bitrate MPEG2, which you
have to change to MPEG1 for VCDs or much lower bitrate MPEG2 for
SVCDs.  Too bad MPEG2 doesn't support bitrate scaling like Ogg Vorbis
does.  I wonder if Theora/Tarkin will support the same thing?

Kevin.