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Re: How to encode STR video files

Posted: May 2nd, 2022, 1:55 pm
by SlavaVlasov
I know that VCD doesn't use STR format, but it's not a VCD. This is one of the PS1 video discs, recorded in the format of regular game videoclips + there is a player (PSX.EXE) for PS1, which plays STR. Such discs did not require a "Video CD" console model or additional hardware to play them. But here's a special case: this PS1 video disc was stuffed with over 90 minutes of film. On 1 CD. In a normal STR, this length would not fit on 1 disc. According to other people, this is some combination of MPEG1 and ADPCM. Much more interesting, how was such a video container compiled in general and are there similar cases on other PS1 discs?

Re: How to encode STR video files

Posted: November 17th, 2022, 4:03 pm
by MsULTIMATEMAX
I've done some batch codes that works with "input" and "output" folders.

Video+Audio (.avi)

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@echo off
cd %~dp0
mkdir Output
for %%a in (input\*.*) do ffmpeg.exe -i "%%a" -vcodec rawvideo -s 320x240 -r 15 -acodec pcm_s16le "output\%%~na.avi"
pause
Audio (.wav)

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@echo off
cd %~dp0
mkdir Output
for %%a in (input\*.*) do ffmpeg.exe -i "%%a" -acodec pcm_s16le -vn "output\%%~na.wav"
pause
Video (.avi)

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@echo off
cd %~dp0
mkdir Output
for %%a in (input\*.*) do ffmpeg.exe -i "%%a" -vcodec rawvideo -s 320x240 -r 15 -an "output\%%~na.avi"
pause

Re: How to encode STR video files

Posted: April 13th, 2024, 2:15 am
by henriquewicz
Hey @lameguy64 thanks for this nice tutorial. i´ve made all process to generate a new STR file to insert in my game. I´ve generated the new following your instructions and i´ve test the generated STR in psmplay. Its all ok.

Any tip to remount the bin? i´ve used anyburn to extract to a folde strucutre, identify the original str, change the orignal for the new and now how can i make a new bin? I have the folder sctruture ready to make.

Is it a way to test in any emul using the folder scruture before remake the bin?
Thanks

Re: How to encode STR video files

Posted: April 19th, 2024, 8:33 pm
by imagoth2004
Does anyone still use MC32 for videos? I ask because every time I try to convert a video into .str format, it will generate the .str file, but it's empty AND immediately crashes. When I select a file, it doesn't even pull up the preview window.

Re: How to encode STR video files

Posted: April 19th, 2024, 11:32 pm
by henriquewicz
I´ve use without problems using the lameguy tutorial in this post. The str plays normally on Windows player, but when i´ve recorded the cd the game not starts.