Instructions for creating a Sega Dreamcast video

Make a sofdec movie file based on 640x480 within 2 hours (halfing the movie in to 2x is easier and better quality)

The Sofdec file must contain the following:

- 640x480 resolution
- Audio in Stereo format (typically a wav file) - In which in a sofdec file consists of MPEG-1 video and MP2 audio
- Use Sega Dreamcast Movie Maker to combine the M1V (MPEG-1) and the WAV file in to a Sofdec file (the audio converts to MP2 audio)
- Elementary video (not system video)
- A Video bitrate of up to 3mpbs
- Audio in Segs Dreamcast Movie Creator 22050 or higher (it merge the audio and video in a single file) [FROM WAVE TO MP2 AUDIO]
- Move renamed to BUMPER.SFD in the movie folder
- 16:9 (then you stretch the picture on your TV)
- Then you make it self boot (Bootmake and arthabus/DreamcastCdiTool is recommended) - Create the CDI using Bootmake and Use arthabus/DreamcastCdiTool to make it self-boot
- Use a PVR Editor to Make yopr ending logo with resolution of 256x256 (So people know it's your project and know when to put the next disc in)
- Using a virtualbox with Windows 7 for Bootmake and arthabus/DreamcastCdiTool can easier to compile the project as Windows system security can stop it from proceeding sometimes [IT CAN SOMETIMES WORK ON WINDOWS 10]
- TMPG Video Mastering Works 6 at 95% size for Video and Audio will work for a CD then change the audio to Stereo Wav
- Name the IP BIN file using IP.BIN creator to name of the movie you're doing as if you're using GD-EMU it'll show the correct name

Recommended is a paid version of TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works for best effort converting (you do the research if the version you are using is able to do this).

- VAC1 Dreamcast GD-ROM unit is required to play Dreamcast Movies or GD-EMU for VAC1 Dreamcast

Legal info:

Various law may apply in your planet/dimension or universe.
Everything is your own responsibility

Good luck!

Other info:
FFMPEG (video and audio converter app) can also encode a MPEG-1 (M1V) and Stereo WAV file


For anyone having problems with Sega Dreamcast movie maker once installed (either via Windows or virtual machine) you can trying naming the files to part1 and part 2 for both the video and audio file. Get rid of the any symbol characters in the file name. If it still does not work then try using ffmpeg to force the sound file to go from 5.1 to convert to stereo found. Google for more information.

Also get rid of the SFA file. The sfd (sofdec file) will have the audio already inside it.
The video for a CD cannot be more than 2 hours either. For dreamshell it can be longer.

Not sure if GD EMU could support longer however it has a file size limit. See Sonic 3 for example. A 1 hour 50 minute video would only for the time length of around 2.0 and 2.1 mbps video bitrate by the time it is combined with audio.