hi, i have now transfered most of my 720p movie collection to DVD as .m2ts files using either tsMuxer or mkv2vob methods described here but there are a small number of movies that require subtitles. i would like to convert these to avchd discs so the subtitles are switchable and i can keep the dts audio, i also plan to convert any future downloads to avchd i only used .m2ts files on the rest for speed. the main problem is most of these movies are not standard resolutions (ie 1280x544 instead of 1280x720) and need to be resized adding black borders in order to avoid the nasty green bar on the ps3. i've read that this can be done by recoding the video using megui but i've never used this software before and it looks pretty complicated. so i know this may be a lot to ask but could someone take me through the steps i need to do to recode using megui?
i also have a couple of movies that are too big for dvd9 so it would be good if you could include changing the bitrate.
thanks
I should've responded to this thread when it was still relevant. My bad, Euan.
Anyway, tora, what you'll have to do is download and install Avisynth and MeGUI.
Depending on what video format you have, you'll have to write different Avisynth scripts, but they all include the adding of borders. It's a pretty simple operation, actually. What filetype are your videos? (In particular, what are the video and audio streams?)
im trying to find a simple and quick solution. i have several mkv files that ive been able to convert to dvd-dl using ts muxer. i can get them to burn to disc properly and play properly. but only if the video is 1280X720... if its 1280X688 or something else, i get that nasty green bar on the bottom. I dont want to re-encode since it would take a day and a half on my computer, so i didnt know if there was a quicker solution available?
I don't think so. Your only other option would be to hardsub, but that'd also require some re-encoding, and yes, that would take a long time. (How long'd it take you? My comp took 36 hours. Dunno why I'm proud of that...)
...you COULD try streaming the file via PS3 Media Server, if you're okay with that. If you absolutely need it on a DVD, though, I don't think you have any other way besides re-encoding. Sucks, I know. That's part of the reason why I don't bother with big 720p files anymore. Half-hour gigs like anime episodes, I'm fine with, but giant 8GB movies are just "eh" to me. Plus I usually just go and buy the movie if I'm interested in it, now. Anyway, enough of me.
i actually do stream them to my ps3, but im running outta room on my hd... i convert them to blu ray, but if they have dts i gotta then convert the audio, so it can be tiresome to always convert them. if i can just burn them, then i could free up space. i actually do buy the ones i want, but if i only half want it, its hard to justify the 25-35 dollar price tag on something i would only watch once in a while or once period.
the reencoding took about the same amount of time as yours, but thats just too long for me to wait. i guess im impatient. i was trying different solutions, but i guess i gotta keep things the way they are.
thanks again
Originally posted by tora008: i actually do stream them to my ps3, but im running outta room on my hd... i convert them to blu ray, but if they have dts i gotta then convert the audio, so it can be tiresome to always convert them. if i can just burn them, then i could free up space. i actually do buy the ones i want, but if i only half want it, its hard to justify the 25-35 dollar price tag on something i would only watch once in a while or once period.
Very true. I s'pose you could just go rent it, but I understand that, too. Anyway, if you absolutely need to clear up space, I suppose you could just create a Data disc with the video on it.
Originally posted by tora008: the reencoding took about the same amount of time as yours, but thats just too long for me to wait. i guess im impatient. i was trying different solutions, but i guess i gotta keep things the way they are.
thanks again
S'okay. 36 hours is a ridiculously long time for re-encoding. I don't even bother with that now.
...I suppose, if you're desperate, you could convert to Xvid and go from there. You'd lose quality, but the re-encoding process shouldn't be nearly as long.
yeah. i can always upgrade my computer too... lol
i didnt think about the data disc idea... how would that work and what would be the easiest way to achieve that?
