some queries on KVCD

[gdatuk]

Has anyone used this KVCD format?
i have downloaded many movies on KVCD format
but i just watch them using VLC player
they advice me to write them on a CD and watch it in a DVD player
is it viable?
can i use my ps2 to watch that KVCD? or can i use my VCD player to watch it?
i dont have a seperate DVD player

 

[drgrudge]

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28263&highlight=kvcd
First check that thread out.

KVCD is .bin+.cue file if I am correct. You can see form VLC player which you are doing now...

But you can convert them to DVD and then watch them in your DVD player or DVD rom drives.
I am sure of the software that converts to DVD, but in case I come to know I will post back.

 

[drgrudge]

If you wish to view this file on your PC then use a media player called VLC which supports Cue and Bin format movies but be warned, this and Windows Media Player have been known to show incorrect movie runtimes i.e. 37 minutes when the movie is actually 2 hours long. You can download the VLC media player from www.videolan.org but it's NOT recommended to view KVCD's on your PC as they're specifically encoded to view on your standalone DVD Player and TV.

To burn to disc using Nero just right click on the cue file which will be the smallest of the 2
then choose Open With and browse to your Nero.exe (possibly just called Nero) file. (Located in Program Files / Ahead / Nero folder) Ensure the *Always use the selected program to open this type of file* box is ticked, this way next time all you have to do is double click the cue file and the burning interface will open, now choose which speed you would like to burn your disc at. It's recommended to burn at no more than 8x, if you burn at a faster speed this may impair the quality and make the video pixelated.

Hope that helps.

 

[gdatuk]

oh great...but can i watch such burnt kvcd in my playstation2?

 

[drgrudge]

I am not sure, but I guess you can in case you burn into a DVD which is PS2 compactible. I have seen some DVD which comes with a "DVD -- PS2 compactible". So you you burn in a way that it's PS2 compactible.

But I don't know how to burn the same.

 

[gdatuk]

ok thanks i will try and let u know the result