making a video cd

[atomic tofu]

It doesnt matter if the movie is a hour or 4 hours. As long as the file itself does not go over 700MB the size of a CD. Or 800MB if you have those size CD's.

Nero Vision would be the best bet.

well we have to let people know, if they compress too much it tends to look horrible

here's a product reference to illustrate what this device plays:
Helios Labs - Connect to the future of digital home entertainment.

that -/+ junk was only for dvds eh? confusing junk, hehe

here's a listing to illustrate how easy it's not, even if we have all the software, discs, and codecs to make a vcd
The DVD player VCD & CDR compatibility list

of course, i am doubting you are trying to use any real old players, and I would think newer ones support all the vcd variants so it's less restrictive.

so, if you think you got it down and made a vcd ok but it doesn't play? burn it again using a slightly different format and it might work. 1 vcd might not play in a vcd capable player but might in another