[dgold105]

I downloaded a file that is an SVCD.

It is 1.51 Gb.

I am using a Mac running 10.3.4.

The file downloaded is broken up into two folders - CD1 and CD2.

I have two questions:

1. Both CD folders are around 770 Mb. My blank CDs only hold 700MB and I can't see that I can buy any that are greater than 700. How am I supposed to burn them onto CD? Is there a trick? Can I burn them on to DVD instead?

2. I am unable to play the files on my machine. They seem to work as I can use VLC to play a little part of it but not continuously the whole film. VLC only supports limited SVCD use on the Mac so maybe this is the problem. I have tried MacVCD with the Quicktime MPEG2 component and this does support SVCD but It just freezes whenever I try to play it. I am also not clear on what the directory structure means and what file is the right one to play. The structure is as follows:

Main folder has CD1 and CD2 and a file named "mvn-engl-tbsts.nfo". I have no idea what the.nfo means.

Both folders Cd1 and Cd2 have files ending in extensions .r00 up to .r53. Then there is a file in each folder that ends in a .rar extension and one in a .sfv extension.

I can play a small portion of the VCD in VLC by playing the .rar file.

Can anyone help?

David

[JBgrim]

rar is a compression method that lets you break up a large file into smaller chunks. You'll need to recombine the chunks to form the original file.

UnRarX will work, so should Stuffit.

sfv (simple file verificator), a file used to make sure the archive is whole and not corrupt, check versiontracker for macsfv or the like.

An .nfo file is simply an information flie. Open it with textedit. That .nfo file should give you a lot of details if the guy did his part. Should look something like this:

File : 108.2 Mb (113,432,580), duration 10:50
Video : 1150 Kbps, 29.970 fps res. 352*240 (4:3), MPG1 = MPEG 1 (VCD)
Audio : 224 Kbps, 44100 Hz, 2 chan., 0x51 = Mpeg-1 audio Layer 2

I'll let others more knowledable comment on your other question.

HTH