---
name: "vcdimager"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vcdimager"
version: "2.0.1-8"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vcdimager"
---

# vcdimager(1)

manual page for vcdimager 2.0.0

## NAME

vcdimager - manual page for vcdimager 2.0.0

## SYNOPSIS

**vcdimager** \[*OPTION*...\] *\<mpeg-tracks*...*\>*

## DESCRIPTION

- **-t**, **--type**=*TYPE*

  select VideoCD type ('vcd11', 'vcd2', 'svcd' or 'hqvcd') (default: 'vcd2')

- **-c**, **--cue-file**=*FILE*

  specify cue file for output (default: 'videocd.cue')

- **-b**, **--bin-file**=*FILE*

  specify bin file for output (default: 'videocd.bin')

- **-l**, **--iso-volume-label**=*LABEL*

  specify ISO volume label for video cd (default: 'VIDEOCD')

- **--iso-application-id**=*LABEL*

  specify ISO application id for video cd (default: '')

- **--info-album-id**=*LABEL*

  specify album id for video cd set (default: '')

- **--volume-count**=*NUMBER*

  specify number of volumes in album set

- **--volume-number**=*NUMBER*

  specify album set sequence number (\< volume-count)

- **--broken-svcd-mode**

  enable non-compliant compatibility mode for broken devices

- **--update-scan-offsets**

  update scan data offsets in video mpeg2 stream

- **--sector-2336**

  use 2336 byte sectors for output

- **--add-dir**=*ISO\_DIRNAME*

  add empty dir to ISO fs

- **--add-file**=*FILE*,ISO\_FILENAME

  add single file to ISO fs

- **--add-file-2336**=*FILE*,ISO\_FILENAME

  add file containing full 2336 byte sectors to ISO fs

- **-T**, **--create-time**=*STRING*

  specify creation date on files in CD image (default: current date)

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  be verbose

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  show only critical messages

- **-V**, **--version**

  display version and copyright information and exit

### Help options:

- \-?, **--help**

  Show this help message

- **--usage**

  Display brief usage message

## AUTHOR

Written by Herbert Valerio Riedel and Rocky Bernstein.

http://www.gnu.org/software/vcdimager/

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2000-2003 Herbert Valerio Riedel \<hvr@gnu.org\>

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  2003 Rocky Bernstein \<rocky@gnu.org\>

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.