Svcd won't play in GBpvr

[skealo]

I tried playing it through my video library and it has an error that it can't play this type of file. I close gbpvr and play through windvd no prob. So i know that gbpvr is most likely playing it with windows media play or something like that. I then installed a specific mpeg2 codec gbpvr still won't play. Hmmm. Most likely I screwed something up as always, I was just wondering if anyone could help. I searched but couldn't find anything specific. Normally I would play it through windvd and not even worry about it but when I try to go full screen it starts to roll, So i'd like to get it to play through gbpvr.

Skealo

[reboot]

You have to bury down through the folders to the actual mpg on the svcd, called (IIRC) VIDEOSEQ_01.mpg

[psycik]

I found that gbpvr doesn't even like the mpg files from an SVCD.

VCDs and DVDs are fine, just not the SVCD ones - which is strange cos they're just MPEG2's.

[skealo]

reboot - I did try that. I moved the file to the library folder and still nothing.

Psycik - That sounds about right, I guess. I only say that because I thought I had it right but I still wonder. Theres gotta be away.

[psycik]

I think I re-encoded mine as plain MPG2 files.

[reboot]

The problem may be in the aspect ratio, not the mpg stream itself. SVCD's are 480x480, and the software is supposed to detect the header and stretch them to 720x480/576.
This may depend on which decoder you're using for playback.

[capone]

There was a version of GB that wouldn't play mpeg1...make sure the files is mpeg2 and that you're using the newest version of GB.

[skealo]

Reboot - Do you have any suggestions for a decoder?

Capone - I am currently running the newest version.

[sub]

I dont own any SVCDs so I cant them, but I cant think of any GB-PVR reason they wouldnt play. This of course assumes that the configured Video Decoder can cope with these MPEG2 files.

[Pioneer4x4]

Also I think true SVCD mpeg2s are not full program streams, but transport streams. That is why they end up smalled when put onto a SVCD.