Problem converting avi-->mpeg2-->svcd

[kitsune]

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 22:21:43 -0500
Randy Pratt <rpratt1950 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> I've ran into this issue more times than I can count and still have not
> figured out a way to work around it.
> 
> I successfully create mpeg2 (using transcode) from avi files but when 
> I use vcdimager, it ignores part of the data stream:
> 
> ++ WARN: mpeg scan: pack header code (0x000001ba) expected, but 0xb18901ba
> found (buflen = 2324)++ WARN: bad packet at packet #307262 (stream byte offset
> 714076888) -- remaining 14541268 bytes of stream will be ignored
> 
> Of course, it would result in an incomplete video.
> 
> I've tried correcting the errors with "vcdgear -mpg2mpg -fix" but 
> it usually doesn't work.
> 
> Anyone have any suggestions for either fixing the errors or perhaps
> another application that would create bin/cue images from mpeg2?

No clue about this batch of software but iirc ffmpeg can convert from avi to
mpeg... avidemux2 is nice for editing avi files and resizing... mencoder can
handle resizing nicely too...