[MPlayer-users] Problems with VCD creates by mencvcd on DVD (hardware) player

[Juergen Hammelmann]

Am Dienstag, 8. Oktober 2002 13:25 schrieb Rainer Krienke:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Hello,
>
> I lately tried to use the mencvcd script to rip a VOB-File from a DVD to a
> VCD or SVCD. I am running mplyer 0.90.pre8.
>
> I used  the command
>
> 		mencvcd myvideo  -dvd 3
>
> Basically everything went just fine. The Data was even burned on  my cd
> writer (wonderful script by the way). I also can play this freshly burned
> CD with mplayer -vcd 1. This also works fine.
>
> However what's not working is to play this VCD oder SVCD on my hardware
> DVD-player. The manufacturer (Himage) says its compatible with both. It
> loads the CD and says it recocnized a VCD oder SVCD but then it does not
> play correctly. Its more like a slide show of single picture with annoying
> colored rectanfgles spred across the screen. Even the sound is kind of
> quirky, but for small moments its ok. Playing the riipped SVCD its still
> worse: I can only hear the sound (which is not really OK) but there is no
> picture. Unfortunately I do not have another VCD to test my hardware DVD
> player.
Hi Rainier,

perhaps a firmware upgrade of your player can help you, my player, a hiteker 
he 1200, runs all svcd's and vcd's fine.

Ciao, Jürgen

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