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How to encode videos to be played on real hardware?
SaturnFreak2004 - Jun 22, 2022
  SaturnFreak2004 Jun 22, 2022
Hey y’all, so anyways I want to use avitosaturn so I can encode my own videos for the saturn but here’s the thing, when I try to do that, it converts it into a cpk file. Idk how to make it into a iso image so can you guys help me please!

 dibz Jun 23, 2022

SaturnFreak2004 said:

This is probably what you're looking for:


  SaturnFreak2004 Sep 21, 2022
UPDATE: so anyways i tried making my own iso with cinepack encoded stuff for the saturn but here is the thing, when i pop it into the Saturn it gives me a error, the error says "This Disc Is Unsuitable For The System" or something like that IDK What to do anymore, so can you guys help me please!

 nando Sep 21, 2022
You need a flashcart (like PSK) or an ODE to play non-official games.


  SaturnFreak2004 Sep 22, 2022

nando said:

I also used the mkisofs program just to create the iso for the Saturn so maybe it is not bootable on a retail Saturn. I also used the swap disc trick for the disc to work.

 Fandu Sep 22, 2022
Try on emulator

 SaturnFreak2004 Sep 22, 2022
well it gives me the same message when i try it on an emulator.

 nando Sep 22, 2022

SaturnFreak2004 said:

it doesn't really matter how you make your disc, without some way to bypass the copy protection, it's not going to boot even if it's otherwise completely valid. With the age of Saturn disc drives, I really don't recommend the swap trick - which isn't even fool proof on it's own.

On the other hand, the suggestion to try an emulator is a good one because they don't enforce copy protection and you can try multiple times without damaging your real hardware. If you are getting an error with an emulator, maybe the disc format you are choosing is not compatible either with the real Saturn or the emulator.

 SaturnFreak2004 Sep 24, 2022

nando said:

also when i try to compile the cinepack program, it gives me a error, the error says: make: *** No rule to make target 'C:/sbl6/segasmp/lib/strt1_g.o', needed by 'main.cof'. Stop.

IDK What to do anymore so can you help me please?

 the Sega Saturn Pope Oct 8, 2022
I have no idea, but commenting to follow. My thinking was to get a video CD card for it, then convert anything I want to watch to MPEG-1. As far as booting it, I was hoping that throwing anything on my Fenrir drive might cut the mustard, but I have no idea how these things work. For a Cinepak, you might have to inject it into a game that has an opening intro video, or something.

 SaturnFreak2004 Oct 8, 2022
thank you, maybe i should get a video cd card instead of encoding files to a disc.

 vbt Oct 9, 2022
There IS a cinepak player démo that would do thé job . But for sure a MPEG card would bé thé easiest way