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Convert AVI, Xvid, DivX to DVD
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slickdude
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4. February 2005 @ 18:01 |
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Hi...I am new to this and trying to have some fun...I have got The Bourne Supremacy in (XVID) AVI format and want to convert to watch on VCD...I have followed one of the guides http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/divx_to_vcd.cfm
I managed to convert using tmpge and chop using dvtool. When i play it on my DVD player there is no sound...I have realised that when i preview the flie (to check subtitles)in tmpge that there is no sound from that point on...the original (XVID) AVI sound codec is 0x0055(MP3, ISO) MPEG-1 Layer 3...and once converted to MPG the sound codec is MPEG-1 Layer 2 if that helps...can anyone PLEASE HELP ME...
Slick
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daemonzx6
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5. February 2005 @ 21:01 |
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Arya11,
If your player supports -R, and thats what you are using, then something else is amiss. Unless you're a real newbie, I would suspect you do know that you have to "author" your video files before burning them to DVD. If you have never heard of this, then please do tell me so.
slickdude,
That guide should go through the process of separating audio from video, right? I know TMPGEnc is supposed to support MP3 audio, but sometimes it just doesn't. Go through that part of the guide and then in TMPGEnc, just select that new audio file as the audio source and it should work.
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slickdude
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6. February 2005 @ 10:58 |
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I'm gonna give it a go (seperate audio from video)about - "author" your video files before burning them to DVD...I'm not sure what u mean SORRY!!! But i'm burning them to VCD not DVD.
Slick
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daemonzx6
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7. February 2005 @ 11:07 |
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If you'll notice, that authoring comment was made to Arya11, not you.
anyways, you should give it a go. It took me a long time to really get good at it. Practice, practice, practice...
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slickdude
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7. February 2005 @ 11:46 |
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daemonzx6
I did give it a go...and i managed to burn my first fully functional Video CD...Thanks...I feel Much better.
Slick
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daemonzx6
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7. February 2005 @ 21:55 |
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that's great! congrats to your efforts, I'm glad your problem was solved.
~daemonzx66
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polesel31
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8. February 2005 @ 12:19 |
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hey everyone,
i just got a dvd burner and i downloaded sum divx movies. i wanan put them on the dvd's so that i can watch them on my tv's dvd player. if anyone can give me a guide or maybe even walk me throught it i would appreciate it a lot.im tottalky new to this so sum1 please help...lol!
thanks a lot!
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polesel31
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8. February 2005 @ 12:21 |
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hey everyone,
i just got a dvd burner and i downloaded sum divx movies. i wanan put them on the dvd's so that i can watch them on my tv's dvd player. if anyone can give me a guide or maybe even walk me throught it i would appreciate it a lot.im tottalky new to this so sum1 please help...lol!
thanks a lot!
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polesel31
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8. February 2005 @ 12:23 |
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nned help converting divx to dvd sum1 help???
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Arya11
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9. February 2005 @ 16:38 |
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Hi daemonzx6,
Actually I have the new slim Playstation 2, and the DVD -R worked on it. Even better, I bought a new card for my computer (has the S-video connector), so now I just connect my computer right to my TV and watch the movies directly on the TV (.AVI format). Much easier than converting to DVD.
Thanks for your responses to my messages. Appreciate your time :)
A.
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daemonzx6
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9. February 2005 @ 20:43 |
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way to go Arya! indeed, the s-video out is MUCH easier and no quality is lost.
polesel31,
check out the guides section of AfterDawn. if after following the guide you still have problems, then you should post here.
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Mpup54
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10. February 2005 @ 06:52 |
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I have used TMPGEnc to turn my mpg into two files (.m2v, .wav). All I was trying to do was to take my mpg for creating and burning a DVD playable for my TVs DVD player. Was this not the right tool for the job? It seems like it should be a one step process but this has created two more files and im not sure how these would now become the same file formats as im use to seeing on DVD files (IFO, VOB, BUP). First, let me know if these mv2 and wav files have a way of becoming a DVD playable on for my TV and secondly please let me know if there is a better program for making mpg files straight into DVD format in one step.
I have one program that was able to create a DVD from mpg but I had to drop the quality way down to where it was at good instead of at best and there is no way I know of to shrink an mpg. I do know that DVD Shrink can shrink ISO files but I dont have a way of converting the mpg to ISO or from ISO back into mpg once im done.
Please help me iron this all out. I am able to do all of my processes for DVD burning and computer storage of DVD files but changing files that are AVI and MPG to a playable DVD for my TV is still a bit foreign to me even after reading sites like these.
Programs installed on this computer for your knowledge:
Roxio Easy Media Creator 7, NTI DVD Maker Gold, TMPGEnc 2.59.47.155, DVD Shrink 3.2
It will be sad to have to add another program just to turn AVI & MPG to DVD but if thats what it takes to make this easier I will load one. If its a matter of not knowing how to shrink MPG with DVD Shrink then that might work too if you know how. But I would also like to know how to work with the m2v and wav files I created to get them to DVD though since it took over 3 hours to make it. :)
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daemonzx6
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10. February 2005 @ 14:58 |
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If you get two files, then it would seem you have selected ES (Video+Audio) instead of System (Video+Audio). These files can still be used however.
The VOB files you are used to are a special kind of file containing the MPEG2 video/audio streams. These files are made by authoring your .m2v and .wav files.
You can try a real easy program called TMPGEnc DVD Author in order to compile the streams into VOBs to burn to DVD.
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Mpup54
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10. February 2005 @ 16:06 |
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If I chose the System (Video+Audio) what type of file would I end up with then? Would that file be able to then be burned straight to DVD (in a VIDEO_TS folder I assume)? Is the TMPGEnc 2.59.47.155 a differnet program than the TMPGEnc DVD Author? It seems like the tutorials look completely different. If so, what is the latest version out there? Thanks for the fast reply. So close, yet so far away. It sounds like I can make these AVI and MPG files into DVDs though by just using the System option from what you wrote. If this still requires another program even with changing that option then let me know that too.
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Mpup54
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10. February 2005 @ 16:20 |
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Alright my other questions now would pertain to settings now that I think im following the rest. I would be playing this on a 16:9 ratio digital TV. The tabs that come up after clicking the setting tab are my main concern. Im not sure which of these should be altered for my particular scenario. Please advise.
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Mpup54
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10. February 2005 @ 19:33 |
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I tried your System (audio+video) setting and have one mpg file again (im not sure how that helped my situation since I already had an mpg to start with) but it is formatted a lil differently. This one grew in size to 5.9 Gigs and DVD Shrinker will not open or find mpg files for shrinking so its useless for this. Making the mpg was never a problem, it was getting it to fit to a DVD without me reducing the image quality that was. The DVD Authoring on Roxio allows you to change the quality from Best to something less and it really affects the picture. It may not have as many choices as other programs. Im not sure what could be done to lose over a gig of memory and still retain picture quality. So my real question is what can I do with these mpg files to make them fit on a DVD without losing image quality?
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Mpup54
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10. February 2005 @ 20:04 |
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**Note for Arya11 or anyone for that matter**
What S Video card did you buy? Let me know the make and model. That is a solution that would also work with me with the proximity of my computer to my TV. I already have an S Video cord to do the job. Ill look it up whatever you let me know and figure out where I can buy it.
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bern2707
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11. February 2005 @ 17:40 |
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when who what ?
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 1. March 2005 @ 17:37
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daemonzx6
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12. February 2005 @ 21:27 |
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mpup54,
well the m2v and wav files are separate video and audio streams. and mpg file is a stream system containing both of these streams. you don't have to have it in mpg format.
for 16:9 video, click on DVD NTSC/PAL (16:9) at the beginning of the project wizard in TMPGEnc. Then you should select 16:9 as the aspect ratio at the next screen. on the next screen go into "other settings" and you can also change it to 16:9 there. I dont know if all of them need to be changed, but I also dont know why they dont automatically change, so you might as well.
at this next screen, you can set the % of the DVD your file will take up. you can set it to whatever you want, but I wouldn't go all the way to 100%.
The TMPGEnc DVD Author is a separate program. I think the newest version is 1.6.26.73, and you can download it here on AfterDawn. It should be able to use your m2v and wav files.
bern2707,
can you change the output size back to 420000000000 in advanced settings after you add the second set of 5 episodes?
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bern2707
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13. February 2005 @ 05:53 |
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dvd santa
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 1. March 2005 @ 17:39
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Mpup54
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13. February 2005 @ 06:31 |
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I was able to recreate the m2v and wav files because the first pair would not work with any DVD Authoring program. I then tried the TMPG DVD Authoring program and it would not work. However, the Roxio program did so managed to make one DVD at last with a lot of snags and the quality was a bit off because it was an AVI to begin with. This also means the TMPG DVD Author program was useless for me.
I have not had any success with starting with an MPG file and doing the same. It almost seems as if I have to at some point split them back to the m2v and wav just to make all this work. Anytime I go to System (Audio+Video) I end with a file that either errors or is way way too big to be Authored to fit on a DVD.
So my questions are :
1) First, if I am starting with an mpg do I need to run it through TMPGEnc Plus for reformatting it again as an MPG to prep it?
2) Why I am getting these "a video sequence header is necessary" errors when I try to add a file to the DVD Author? Maybe this is related to question #1. I believe I got these same errors when I tried to use DVD Author on the m2v and wav files...thats why I had to author it in Roxio instead. Please advise if there is a simple fix or if something is wrong with the TMPG DVD Author program.
At least all was not lost. I was able to make one DVD from an AVI file (and I didnt need to change to 16:9). Hopefully in the future the programs will be able to combine procedures to build a DVD from a AVI or MPG all in one shot or a lot simpler.
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Mpup54
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13. February 2005 @ 06:39 |
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Im gonna hit up DVD Santa to see if this solves my issues. Santa has never let me down before...
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cermi3
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16. February 2005 @ 20:51 |
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Ok I am fairly new to this whole AVI to DVD thing and I think I have it all figured out (thanks to your guides[thanks guys]) my only problem is that when I am converting an AVI to DVD using TMPGEnc it takes over 50 hours. Is it supposed to take that long? I am very impatient and I really wish that it didn't take this long. Please help if you can. Thanks.
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bern2707
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17. February 2005 @ 15:56 |
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you must agree though dvd santa is dead slow, And it has a problem converting sound files, I suggest you check out ulead dvd factory and then tell us what you think,
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 18. February 2005 @ 01:43
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bigapples
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17. February 2005 @ 21:06 |
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