Alternate Recorder - Creating VCD's for playback on DVD/VCD Players

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http://desktops.linux.com/howtos/VCR-HOWTO-4.shtml

4.1 Introduction to VCD Creation

This section could theoretically be done in a different HOWTO because it uses a different method for recording/converting than the other sections of the VCR-HOWTO use. This is primarily because I haven't figured out how to create VCD compatible mpeg's using vcr. If your goal is to create VCD's, use this section of the HOWTO. If you don't care about VCD's, completely ignore this section of the howto because these procedures require MUCH MORE disk space than using vcr to record for playing under linux.

4.2 Required Hardware for VCD Creation and Playing

A linux supported CD writer.
A bttv compatible TV Tuner Card (WinTV is one good example)
A VCD player or DVD Player

4.3 Required Software for VCD Creation

This is one method for creating VCD's under linux. If you have a better method, please let me know. The following list of software contains the versions I found to work well for me under Red Hat 7.1.

NuppelVideo 0.52a (nuvrec must be setuid root)
exportvideo 7e-pre4 (must be this version or later)
mjpegtools 1.4.1 (installed rpm found on rpmfind.net)
toolame 02h
mplex 1.1
vcdimager 0.6.2 (installed rpm found on rpmfind.net)
cdrdao 1.1.4 (rpm from redhat 7.1)

4.4 Procedure for creating a VCD

nuvrec -t _NUM_m _filename_ _NUM_m = size. E.g. 30m = 30 minutes.
nuvplay -e _filename_.nuv | toolame -b 224 -m s /dev/stdin _filename_.mp2
exportvideo _filename_.nuv "|mpeg2enc -o _filename_.m1v"_
mplex -f 1 -s 2324 -p 1 -o _filename_.mpg _filename_.m1v _filename_.mp2_
vcdimager -l "Movie Title" -c _filename_.cue -b _filename_.bin _filename_.mpg_
cdrdao write —device _your_device_ _filename_.cue_
Eject the cd-r, stick it in the vcd player, press play and enjoy._
File Sizes From each step for 30 minutes of data._

Bytes	Filename	Created from step?	Can Delete after Step?
1391756119	finefilm.nuv	1) nuvrec	2) toolame and 3) mpeg2enc
50401280	finefilm.mp2	2) toolame	4) mplex
259097824	finefilm.m1v	3) mpeg2enc	4) mplex
313793452	finefilm.mpg	4) mplex	5) vcdimager
120	finefilm.cue	5) vcdimager	6) cdrdao
318808896	finefilm.bin	5) vcdimager	6) cdrdao

Total approx 2.3g for 30 minutes of sample data. If you delete previous files after the appropriate steps, max used space for 30 minutes of data was 1.7gb.