Encoding and Burning Video?
 

I have a piano recital I'd like to burn into a SVCD. So far, I have used Nero and it encoded burned the file. But whenever I attempt to play it on my DVD player I only see a blank screen without any sound. But I can play the disc on any computer.

If somebody could give me instructions on how to encode, burn a SVCD properly so my it'll work on my dvd player, I'd really appeciate it. Could it be that my dvd is outdated?

Thanks

Not all DVD players can play SVCD's. DVD players are not standardized on media that doesn't match the DVD standard. You might try a different type of CD if you have another brand blank disc.

Again, it's probably the DVD player. See if you can try that disc out in a different DVD player.

So why do you not tell us what kind of dvd standalone you have?

If I'm not wrong SVCD is an upgraded kind of VCD, right? I'm not too sure if their different but in the NERO software I get to choose between SVCD and VCD so I guess they must have some differences, probably in their compatibility with digital disc players. Perhaps u could try burning the recital into a normal VCD.

ps: a little off topic but what did u play for ur piano recital? ;)

VCD stores MPEG1 material, SVCD stores MPEG2 material (same format as on DVD). Because MPEG2 is more efficient then MPEG1 you can store more data on a SVCD. But of course MPEG2 is harder to decode, uses more CPU time and has higher memory consumption, so hardware requierements are higher in general. Concerning standalones this shouldn't matter, but most of the time SVCD is not implemented correctly by the manifacturer. So it's more a 'software problem' then a HW one on standalones (which can maybe be fixed with a firmware/BIOS update)

Thanks for the clarification LiquidAcid. May I ask what exactly do you mean by standalone?

Sry, I'm no native speaker - I only know that the term is 'DVD standalone' in english. It's this sort of hardware that you connect to your TV, to watch DVDs, Digital Audio, etc. - You plug it in, insert disc and lean back to enjoy the show.

Haha... ok, I think I get what you mean. Over here aat where I live I think they call it a DVD Player. Oh well, different places, different names. :)

For me a 'DVD player' is software to watch DVDs, something like VLC, mplayer, PowerDVD, WinDVD, etc. - I always use the term standalone to indicate I mean the hardware device. And a quick search with google reveals that the term is not only used by me.

Ah, ok. Thanks for the further clarification. Indeed, the improper use of terms can cause lots of confusion. Thanks again :)