Sony now plays SVCD
Sony DVP-S725D does *NOT* support SVCDs. I trick Nero and the DVD player into playing a VCD file, but it's really playing SVCD MPG files.
I use TMPGEnc to encode my AVI file to SVCD or if you have an AVSEQ01.MPG file then follow the process below. It takes about 5 minutes depending on CPU and hard drive speed, also ensure you have enough hard drive space.
1 - In TMPGEnc select FILE -> MPEG tools.
2 - Select 'simple multiplex'
3 - Select type 'MPEG-1 Video-CD'
4 - Video input - browse to input your SVCD.MPG file, ensure that when you insert the file into the 'video input' the option doesn't reset to 'MPEG2'. If it does click 'MPEG-1 Video-CD' again.
5 - Output 'New name and location for the file'
6 - Hit Run.
7 - Finish with NERO (version 5.5.8.2) using template Video-cd (you may need to turn off the standard compliant option, but as all new files have a VCD header they will now trick NERO into thinking they are really VCD files).
8 - Drag files and burn, I use - Packard Bell CD-RW 80 mins 700MB 1x-10x as they play great, are cheap and no coasters.
Have fun
