vcd questions

[tali122]

want to create a vcd to play in stand alone dvd players , are all vcds 2 discs or is it that as long as the film is 80 mins or less it will fit i assume? will a "test" cd-rw work?
also , are nero and roxio the only burn software with built in converters(are these the same as ripping?) anyone know of any free burners with built in convertors? -will win media player 10 do it?
if i choose to burn dvd is dvd-(minus) the best to choose for compatibility?
thanks

[Catso]

Not all are 2 disks, it just depends upon the length of the video. A disk will hold about 60 minutes-worth, though it depends on the quality.

CD-RW will probably work, but it depends upon your player - some won't read them.

It's probably becoming rarer to find a burning program with VCD support, as VCDs are being superseded by DVDs. I don't know of any others. But you can get programs that create the VCD files, and just use a burning program to put them on disk.

No, ripping is getting media OFF an existing disk, for copying or converting it.

Compatibility depends more upon your player and the media make/quality than the disk format.

See http://www.videohelp.com