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New Avi2DVD guide added!
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article published on 5 May, 2005
We have added another guide to our guide section, this time for Avi2DVD. Avi2DVD is a new tool (still in beta) that automates the process of many conversions including AVI (DivX, XviD etc.) to DVD, SVCD or VCD and DVD to DVD, SVCD or VCD. The guide we have just added shows you how to convert your AVI files to DVD using the HCEnc. Avi2DVD gives you the option of five separate encoders, QuEnc, ... [ read the full article ]
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5. May 2005 @ 23:19 |
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hi there guys and dolls...
I have got avi2dvd to convert with CCE SP (dvd to dvd), but the app is buggy its hit and miss at present i have been testing this app for about 2 to 3 weeks now, and like the above statement its a MUST check out! you can forgive its short coming as it is still beta, but man trust fm has got a beauty of an app in the making!
i also tried AVI to dvd /CCE and if you want your end film clip the same quailty as the initial AVI file THIS IS THE BABY! it outputs in 5.1 sound, which is spot on in sound sync (by my tests so far) also the same can be said of dvd to dvd (ONLY MAIN MOVIE rip - not full dvd, yet?)
user interface is very easy, one of the best i have seen, it uses good apps like besweet / avisynth / dgindex / dvd author / mkisof and the 4 built in encoders and a 5th if you have CCE...
it only works with CCE SP v267 and it wont use any newer version (said by maker of app) due to non compatibility, but may implement it in the future?
as mentioned above can deal with subs too,
time span on an AVI file to encode / make iso takes on a 350meg AVI mpeg4 AC3 2 channel / CCE 4 passes 1 hour 30 mins...
a dvd to dvd on a 5.6gig main movie / cce make iso 3 hours 30mins...
so to sum up excellant tool for converting! bit buggy but the maker is updating regularly, excellant quailty in video / sound
i give this app 9/10 even though its beta!
Thx all....
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6. May 2005 @ 00:19 |
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Hi rotary,. ye i heard it works with cxertain versions of CCE :-) But the HCEnc is a very nice encoder and it's even free lol
Looking forward to seeing any upcoming updates :-)
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6. May 2005 @ 00:36 |
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hi all
HCEnc over on trust fm site is well liked! just been updated and loaded in new version of avi2dvd...
in the test jpegs for all encoders it out shined CCE 4 passes, i sort of got the impression from the jpegs that cce does abit of catching up at start of movie encode (leaves first frames ROUGH?) then sorts it later on many passes?
but HCEnc does an all rounder better job throughout in 2 passes...
the second chioce was by my reading QUEnc, not tested by me yet...
love the batch encode facility with this app (go to bed / work and let it run...) the time span means nothing then.
and yes what an app for free! amazing really!
stay tuned folks the future is coming....
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Xhasti
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6. May 2005 @ 06:34 |
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Thanks for the guide! It looks pretty idiot proof, which is perfect for me.
I've been using Nero Vision Express 3 to encode AVI files for burning to DVD. Will using using HCEnc and Avi2DVD give me better DVD quality, or are they about the same?
Justin
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6. May 2005 @ 06:47 |
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hi
i have found that avi2dvd is twice as good quality as Nero! tested
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Xhasti
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6. May 2005 @ 08:28 |
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wow that sounds great. i've also been using Nero to capture minidv video as AVI files and burn dvds of them, and i have had huge quality loss going from the minidvs to dvds. would avi2dvd give me better quality there as well?
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6. May 2005 @ 11:20 |
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This tool is very promising. Definatly a must have for the ol' video toolkit.
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daz2712
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6. May 2005 @ 15:21 |
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What can this do that The Film Machine doesn't do already............?
And don't say its free cos so is The Film Machine if you know where to look!!!!
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6. May 2005 @ 23:03 |
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hi
no idea never heard of film machine...
in fact you may know more than us as you have read this app here, and you know film machine...
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6. May 2005 @ 23:07 |
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Quote:
What can this do that The Film Machine doesn't do already............?
And don't say its free cos so is The Film Machine if you know where to look!!!!
I just haven't gotten around to writing about the FilmMachine yet mate :) I have been planning to test it's uise with CCE SP.
However, your first question had kinda no reasoning whatsoever. But that's not the point, someone takes the time out to create a free app like this it deserves coverage.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 6. May 2005 @ 23:30
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6. May 2005 @ 23:25 |
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hi
so is the filmachine the new DVD2SVCD app renamed?
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6. May 2005 @ 23:36 |
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daz2712
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7. May 2005 @ 02:23 |
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The Film Machine has been around for months and does exactly what this avi2dvd will do!
It works perfectly with CCE as this is what I use and the results are great.You get a DVD with dolby sound and brilliant picture quality and it is simple to use.
Just 4 clicks and its going.
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7. May 2005 @ 02:36 |
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im actually working on guide for it myself :-) i onyl first noticed it a few weeks ago, very nice app indeed! has some extrastuff that are quite useful, menu creation for example!
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7. May 2005 @ 09:27 |
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hi all
@ daz2712
got ant times and size of AVI / dvd you encoded? also how many passes in CCE did you do?
i am looking at having a play with this...
Thx...
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daz2712
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7. May 2005 @ 09:43 |
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You can get a good result with just two passes of CCE but I normally use 3 or 4 passes and just leave it on overnight.
CCE works at faster than real time anyway but it depends on the length of the film.A one and half hour film on 2 passes probably takes about 2hrs to be done from start to finish!
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7. May 2005 @ 09:51 |
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hi there
thx for that....
so it may be quicker about sort of dvdRB / CCE times maybe?
ok thx....
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wasabi916
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7. May 2005 @ 14:21 |
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Hey..love the program, its easier than ever to convert AVI to dvd, however, i have a problem
After creating the ISO image and burning it onto DVD like this guide said, i ended up burning nothing..where's the video file?? the iso image was only a few kb's..what happen to the m2v video file that it was suppose to create? i see the AC3 audio file, but where's the m2v file? i dont see it anywhere in the avi_temp folder..somebody please help
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SHONUFF
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7. May 2005 @ 15:42 |
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I also had the same problem. I burned it using the DVD Decrypter and popped it into a conventional dvd player and the image played for about 7 sec but the sound kept going. Popped it back into the dvd player/burner and its a small file.
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7. May 2005 @ 20:49 |
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hmm that is stranmge indeed, have u scanned your source fle for errors with something?
try installing FFDShow codecs also... what codecs have you installed now?
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7. May 2005 @ 22:50 |
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hi there
i had this! its one of the bugs...
i got over it by uninstalling the app and installing again and ran the same file it worked ok then, dvd to dvd!
also i have FFDShow loaded! may have other? oh yes xvidinstall.exe (not sure if it makes any diference?)
ok, the FILM MACHINE on first attempt with same mpeg4 file i used with avi2dvd BOMBED out on me? got a hung window with BBmpeg?
still testing.......(waiting for answers on forum...)
thx...
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wasabi916
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8. May 2005 @ 01:03 |
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i do have the FFDShow codec installed and a bunch of other codecs including divx, ogg, AC3..pretty much every codec i needed to play divx movies and sound..i tried uninstalling the avi2dvd program itself and doing the conversion and it still creates the same iso file..somebody help!
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8. May 2005 @ 01:25 |
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there wud have been a DVD folder created aswell with a VIDEO_TSand AUDIO_TS folder in it, can you tell me how big the DVD folder is?
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wasabi916
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8. May 2005 @ 01:41 |
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The DVD folder (which contain the audio_ts and video_ts folders) is 0 bytes, the avi2dvd_temp itself is 86.8 MB
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8. May 2005 @ 02:20 |
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hi
just a thought but its said that its good to check the avi's before encoding! run it through DivFix first!
was it 1 AVI? or 2?
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