Best software to convert avi, divx to DVD?

[ZoSo]

Whats the best software to convert avi, divx to DVD?

Thanks,

 

[MustISO]

DVDSanta is good. As is WinAVI and TMPGEnc.

http://www.videohelp.com

 

[ZoSo]

Tried DVD Santa and for some reason it's not doing the whole movie, neither did DVD Creator, when I try the burned DVD it only shows about 45 minutes out of an hour and 34 minutes, yet the avi plays all the way through.
Tried TMPGEnc but it was saying 15 hours to convert, so I'll let it run overnight and see what happens.

 

[ShadowBlade]

pirate!

 

[ZoSo]

Originally posted by: ShadowBlade
pirate!

I don't think so!
It was one of my kids Barbie movie that I had ripped so she could watch it on her PC a while ago, now she wants to see it on the big screen but the original dvd is so scratched it won't play.

 

[yukichigai]

Try either TMPGEnc or DIKO. Those will do the conversion fine. DIKO has a good guide with it, and TMPGEnc has wizards included. The only major difference is that DIKO uses the KDVD standard by default, which lets you put more video on at the same quality.

Incidentally, what resolution is this file at? If it's a VHS capture, (352x288 or lower) just use TMPGEnc and my guide on converting VHS captures to DVD.

Once you get the video converted, author it with DVDLab or something similar. (Only freeware one I can really think of) Then (assuming you didn't spring for the built-in burning engine) load up your burning program, create two folders named "AUDIO_TS" and "VIDEO_TS", then put all the files DVDLab spit out in the VIDEO_TS folder. Burn and enjoy.

 

[ZoSo]

Thanks for the info yukichigai, much appreciated.
OK, I've tried TMPGEnc and DIKO and I get the same problem that I did with the other progs I mentioned above.
They won't convert the whole thing for some reason. I ripped another DVD to test (incase it was something with my system) them and it worked fine. Resolution is 592x320.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

 

[yukichigai]

You might have a stall frame or something, somehow. In TMPGEnc go into "Source Range" and make sure you can select the whole movie. Otherwise, try reconverting the avi with VirtualDubMod. Set the video to "Fast Recompress" and use your favorite DivX/XviD codec set to one pass, max quality. The resulting file should convert fine.

 

[Trevelyan]

Barbie movie? I'm sorry I don't think there's enough technical support here to help with your problems...

 

[ZoSo]

I tried VirtualDubMod and when I open the file I get this message:
VBR Audio

So how do I go about extracting the audio from the avi?

Thanks

 

[yukichigai]

Never answer "yes" to the VBR stream warning. That is present due to a limitation in the AVI format, which doesn't handle VBR streams well. (at least mp3 streams) New versions of the DivX/XviD codecs have no problem playing the stream properly.

If the sound in the file is mp3 you may have to extract it anyway, VBR warnings or no. (If you use TMPGEnc, you will have to do this) Once you open the file -- and answer "No" to the VBR warning -- go to Streams->Stream List. There should be one stream in the list, which will be your audio stream. (should have MPEG-1 layer III in the text, or something similar) Select that file, then hit the "Save WAV" button. Pick some name you'll remember for the filename.

Once that's done, do a fast recompress of the movie as I described, then fire up DIKO or TMPGEnc and proceed with the conversion. If you're using TMPGEnc, make sure you select the wav file you created as your audio source.

 

[cruzer]

If you have the full version of Nero, that will convert it fine.

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: cruzer
If you have the full version of Nero, that will convert it fine.

It'll work, yeah, but there will be so much wasted space and generally inefficient encoding that I'd only recommend it as a last resort.

 

[ZoSo]

I created the .wav file no problem then I do a Fast Recompress and it comes up with a write error at 39%, that seems to be the point that all the other progs ended at also.
This is strange.
Oh yeah, I can select the whole movie in Source Range in TMPGEnc.

Thanks for help,

 

[bchalker]

Originally posted by: ShadowBlade
pirate!

I hope you just forgot to add the "" at the end...otherwise, it's that one ignorant attitude. :roll:

You've obviously never had kids - the number one scratch-makers in my home. I love being able to DiVXize my DVDs, and play them on my TV. I've had too many ruined by deep scratches.