Is it possible to transcode a high-bit-rate MPEG1 stream to a lower one without trying to completely uncompress it and recompress it? Secondly, are the VCD (NTSC and PAL) standards so tight that you /must/ use a specific bitrate for a `legal' VCD image? -- -=|JP|=- "This space intentionally left blank." Jon Pennington | Debian 2.4 -o) dren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | Auto Enthusiast /\\ Kansas City, MO, USA | Proud Husband and Father _\_V