Help required with VCD.

[claude balls]

Just got a new digi camera (HP R507), no problem there, managed to transfer images to PC easily, I then made a VCD to play a slideshow on the telly via my DVD player using a CD-RW disc, I know the disc contains the images as it plays back on the PC. Problem is my DVD player (Philips) wont play it and puts up a cross on the screen telling me that it comes from the wrong region, I know that the player is capable of playing VCD discs. Any help appreciated.

[LeMarchand]

Does your DVD play CD-RW discs? (Some don't).

 

If that's not the problem, are you sure that you have created a VCD? (The ones I have made have basically been similar to DVDs, rather than "slide show" format). It seems unlikely that whatever you have made is the "wrong region". (If it is a region problem, post the model of your player - it may be possible to override the region settings, though I have a feeling it's not always possible on Philips machines).

[claude balls]

DVD is a Philips LX7000SA, I created the disc with "JASC Photoshop Pro" which came bundled in my Dell PC. BTW are you in the Channel Islands (like myself) where LeMarchand is a common Surname ?

[LeMarchand]

OK, if it is a region-coding problem, there is a hack listed here: http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks.php?select=Philips%20LX7000SA . Note the warning, though!

 

If it is a problem with your software, there are a few guides on making a photo VCD here: http://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?howtoselect=3;9#3;9 , but you may need to pay for some software. (Some of the tools they list are free, though).

 

It may also be this: I found JASC Paint Shop Pro listed, and you can make photo VCDs with it, but it looks as if you need "Paint Shop Photo Album" to do so. If you have this, I suspect that when you come to the stage when you actually "burn" the CD, there may be a region-coding option to allow you to set the region for the disc. (If there is, if you can set it to "0", you should be able to play it on any player; if not, the UK is Region 2).

Hope this helps/makes sense! Oh - I'm not from the Channel Islands, but my screen name is explained here: http://pages.sbcglobal.net/mace/

[scatman]

VCDs you made shouldn't have regiod encoding.. If you've tried everything you can think of, reburn the CD at the (s)lowest speed possible then try.