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Ok say i have 2 images of 2 vcd's/svcd's on my computer. say borrowed them of a mate, made them into cd images and i want them on a dvd. how do i manage this? n e advice? programs handy? the movie is in 2 sections n the 2nd cd plays a tiny bit from the first cd, as not 2 miss n e of the movie. how can i remove the right amount so it runs in 1 coninuouse move.
not despriate or nout, i dont wanna do it eather im just asking is it possible. summint i mite look into.

yes.. it is possible.. obviously.. the streams would need to be re-encoded to MPEG2 format.. and probably the sound also would need converting to allow your DVD player to play it back..

there are many software packages on sale that will do these conversions, U-Lead DVD Studio being the first that comes to mind.

as for the overlap between files.. it is likely that the overlap is 50/60 frames (depending on PAL/NTSC status).. pal being 25 fps.. and NTSC being 29.97 fps.. (and for some reason a lot of VCD/SVCD movies tend to have a 2 second overlap) therefore, a little careful editing should soon sort that out.. ( quick tip for ya.. using your favourite video editing software, try to find a scene change or cut point within the overlap.. or something such as somebody blinking to identify the same point in both streams.. then cut after that point in the first stream.. and before that point in the second stream.).

Hope that helps answer your query about video editing.