Re: [VCDImager Bugs/Devel] VCDImager 0.6.2 packet length beyond buffer

[Herbert Valerio Riedel]

On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, Bodo Bellut wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to create a VCD with VCDImager (0.6.2) and get this output:
>
>    INFO: scanning mpeg track #0 for scanpoints...
> ++ WARN: mpeg stream will be padded on the fly -- hope that's ok for you!
> **ERROR: packet length beyond buffer...
>
> What exactly does this error message mean? Is my MPEG1 stream corrupt and if
> so, can I fix it?
Chances are, your mpeg1 stream is not vcd2.0 compliant...

try to remultiplex it, e.g. w/ mjpegtools... and select the VCD profile...

> Another one: I'd like to create a SVCD instead, but only have MPEG1 streams.
> Is there a Linux tool to convert this into an MPEG2 stream?
well, you'd have to reencode it afaik...
see mjpegtools, as I've never done such thing myself ....

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