I will check out e-bay right now. Thanks. Luann
b3 wrote: > Luann, > > a VCD or SVCD is simply a regular CD-R disc (you can get those for > pennies) that is burned in a format that makes them usable to most > DVD players. > personally, I use toast, but there may be some cheaper alternatives > out there, if you don't need all of the power of toast. (or you could > get an older copy of toast on ebay for next to nothing). > > rick > > > On Mar 5, 2006, at 11:09 PM, LuAnn Johnson wrote: > >> Rick, Lee, and Jerry, >> >> Thanks for info. Now I have a couple more questions. >> >> It sounds like in order to burn a VCD or SVCD I will have to have >> Toast or something comparable. I wanted to check the price of VCDs >> and SVCDs to see if it would be worth my time to purchase Toast, but >> I couldn't find any prices for them on-line. Where can I find them? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Luann >> >> >> >> Jerry Freeman wrote: >> >>> >>> On Mar 5, 2006, at 9:47 PM, Lee Larson wrote: >>> >>>> I've been using SVCD instead of DVD for such things. Since I >>>> never have two hours of video for Grandma, it makes sense to put >>>> 20 minutes or so of good quality video on CD-R. They can be >>>> played in almost every DVD player because VCD and SVCD are >>>> standard formats in the far east, where all the DVD players are >>>> made. >>>> >>>> I use Toast to burn the SVCDs. >>> >>> >>> >>> I now remember you mentioning this a few years ago. I've not used >>> my DVD burner for the same reasons. Time for Toast. [1] NewEgg has >>> it for $80.95 + shipping, less $20 mail-in rebate. Any better >>> deals? ...jf >>> >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832110225 >>> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be March 28 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. >> | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be March 28 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be March 28 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
