How to Convert DVD to VCD
DVDs have become the most popular video format on the market due to their durability and quality. When you are burning your own discs, though, you may find that you can get nearly the same quality with a video CD, otherwise known as a VCD. VCDs are much like DVDs, but are burned to blank CDs instead of DVDs. Since CDs are generally cheaper than DVDs, this can be a cost-effective way to back up your DVD collection.
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Instructions
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Download DVD Decrypter (see Resources) or a similar free program that allows you to pull files from a DVD. Install DVD Decrypter to your computer by following the setup screens.
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Rip the DVD files. Insert the DVD that you want to convert to VCD into the DVD drive on your computer. In DVD Decrypter, go to the "Mode" menu and check "IFO." Click the "Decrypt" button, which is marked by a DVD with an arrow pointing toward a computer hard drive.
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Download DVDx (see Resources) or a similar program that converts DVD IFO files into popular movie file types, such as MPEG-1 or MPEG-2, which are small file types that burn well to VCD.
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Pull the DVD IFO into DVDx. Under "File," click "Open IFO." If you just want to burn the movie, select the largest IFO file in the list. More often than not, the largest file is the movie file. You can see the conversion on the screen, so you will know if you have the right file.
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Change the "Output Settings." Click the button with the filmstrip on it. When the "Output Settings" window comes up, select either Video CD (MPEG-1) or Super Video CD (MPEG-2) under the drop-down menu on the top, left-hand side of the screen. Click the "Whole" button next to "Max frame." These are the only output settings that must be set for the DVD to convert correctly. Click "Apply." The screen will close with your changes intact.
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Press the "Encode" button, which appears as a button with a red circle. The movie file shows on the DVDx screen as the video converts from DVD to VCD.
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Burn the VCD. Most popular DVD-burning software, such as Nero and MediaNow, offer VCD-burning capabilities. Choose the VCD option instead of DVD, insert a CD into the drive and burn the MPEG file to the CD.
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