Repair a .mpg (so you can burn it as a compliant VCD)

Check that the mpg is in VCD-format. Use MPEGProperties. Or Use VirtualDUB, open the .mpg and select File -> File information. If the MPG is in VCD-format follow these steps and if it isn't jump to the last step.

- Check if the .mpg is a renamed .dat by renaming the .mpg to .dat and try to convert it. If it fails it is a .mpg (only if you have downloaded from somewhere).

- Try to demultiplex the mpg and then multiplex it back to a mpg in compliant VCD-Format (make sure you select VideoCD when multiplexing).

- Always try different burningprograms to burn the .mpg with. If one doesn't work, try another one.

- Try to fix the .mpg with MPEG-Corrector. Just open your mpg and it's make a new working(maybe :) one.

- Try to fix the .mpg with M1-Edit feature REPACKETIZE to make a working VCD.

- Try to fix the .mpg with iFilmEdit 1.4.5+, just insert the mpg file and hit record then make. Read more at Edit a mpg with iFilmEdit.

- If nothing of the above works and you really want the .mpg to be a compliant VCD you have to use Panasonic MPEG Encoder/TMPGEnc and reencode your movie into compliant VCD-format. Just open your .mpg file and select VCD format(PAL or NTSC) and hit encode.It will probably take many many hours...