Nero 5.5 doesn´t allow me to burn CVCD bigger than 700 mb

[juanjavier_xxx]

I´m currently using Nero 5.5. to burn CVCD with mpeg-1 files, but the program doesn´t allow me to burn ANY CVCD if the mpeg-1 file is bigger than 700 mb.

I´m used to hear that with Nero you can burn a 735 mb file onto a 650 mb 74 min cd; and a 795 mb file onto a 700 mb (80 min cd).

But I¨m completely unable to make a mpg file bigger than just 700 mb fit into a 80 min cd. Nero 5.5 complains telling "this file doesn´t fit in this cd. Please insert another one".

I tick off the standard vcd mark just to get a CVCD (non-standard); but Nero tells me I must change the cd.

How can people be able to burn 795 mb mpeg1 on to a 700 mb using Nero?

Any suggestions welcome.

Thx in advance.

[juanjavier_xxx]

Just try to encode your video in tmpgEnc selecting Video CD (non standard) in the System tab of "setting" button.

Good luck!!

[Alejandra]

How can people be able to burn 795 mb mpeg1 on to a 700 mb using Nero?

Any suggestions welcome.

Thx in advance.

Because a VCD/SVCD format uses mode-2 or CD-ROM XA.

With mode-1 you have 700MB, sectors are 2048-byte plus error correction.
With mode-2 you have more MB because sectors are 2336-byte with any verification or error corection part.

Because players read data an play it doesn´t need to verify with error correction mechanisms, so CD-Audio works same way.

See on http://www.cdrfaq.org/faq02.html#S2-2