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avi to dvdr (the best way) ?
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elipinski
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7. January 2005 @ 18:12 |
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pchan424
Did you try the version of software for DVDSanta that I suggested?? You did not mention it at all.
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pchan424
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9. January 2005 @ 15:26 |
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I hadnt tried 3.43 because i couldnt find it. All i could find was 3.44 and recently 3.45 which i got the same results with. Sorry for taking so long to answer i was on a trip.
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JeanVer
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29. January 2005 @ 00:49 |
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Hi,
On the DVD-Santa website is some talk about specs and features.
They claim that can just add media-files (no matter what what type : avi, rm, quicktime, xvid) and DVD Santa will put them together on the DVD, so you can watch multiple xvid's all put together on one DVD. Is that true?
If yes, what is the file-limit, because I can't see anywhere how much space my selected files take after converting to DVD format. Or will the program automaticly decrease conversion-quality the more movies you put into the list.
I thought if you select just one 2-hour XVID, it converts it perfectly to 4.7 GB data. That would mean decreasing quality with more movies.
I searched the FAQ on their website, nothing, and there is no manual or something to find out how the program works inside.
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pchan424
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29. January 2005 @ 06:24 |
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Yes you can add multiple files to it at one time and convert to one dvd. I usually add like 4 episodes of a certain show or such and make that into one dvd. It is kind of hard to know how much you can fit on the dvd and its kind of shady but i believe that you can check how many can go on in by the time. Normal dvd's hold 120 minutes correct? Look right next to the create dvd button and it says total dvd time. I think if you just keep that at or around 120 youll be fine. there is probably a little room for overburn. That could be wrong as im not possitive but i think thats the case with dvd santa.
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thedazman
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29. January 2005 @ 13:54 |
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santa will not convert all files its a bit hit and miss...
definately not 3ivx.mov files
and some mpeg1 stuff has issues
dont believe the hype
don't get stressed if it does not work 100%
IT DOES NOT _ THEY WOULD BE SERIOUSLY RICH IF IT DID>>>
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JeanVer
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30. January 2005 @ 21:35 |
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Thanks for the info.
I found out how to check the amount of GB's the converted movies/episodes take.
Santa puts all its files into the TempDVD folder, en after converting each divx/xvid/whateverformat that folder contains a videofile for each separate moviefile. Before start burning you can check this folder to make sure you're not burning too much files.
As far as I checked : Converting from .wmv to hi-quality DVD-format is roughly doubling the size.
Converting an average xvid of 700MB to DVD is roughly 1GB in size after converting. I did not check other formats and AC3-movies, but that probably will be a bit larger compared to normal mp3-quality sound.
One more question : is it normal that with Santa an average movie takes about 2 hours rougly to convert/encode to DVD-format ? I have a big ass CPU ( XP 3900+ overclocked ) plus ATI 9800Pro, is there a way to speed things up ( for example use the 9800Pro to help converting) or do I have to live with such conversiontimes ?
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pchan424
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30. January 2005 @ 21:42 |
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Heh unfortunately i dont think theres a way to get around the conversion time. It does take it time to convert and thats it. I dont recall it taking me two hours but then again ive never really counted... I usually set it to convert and go to work or school and let it do its thing. Then when i get home its time to burn.
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thedazman
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31. January 2005 @ 03:57 |
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i have a 64 3200 and it coverts slightly faster than real time 90min movie in 70 to 80 mins. Graphics cards make no difference as they are mainly there for pushing massive amounts of pixels across the screen not actual conversion of format
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dtr19
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1. March 2005 @ 12:38 |
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Anyone other than me notice that you can't burn the same movie or show or whatever twice? If this is just me, please tell me, and if you have any, offer me a suggestion on how to get around it.
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thedazman
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1. March 2005 @ 21:34 |
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its just you ...
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dtr19
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15. March 2005 @ 16:41 |
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I have figured out that problem, but now I have another issue, now some of my dvds have ended up upside down, and I have no clue how to fix this issue. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.
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thedazman
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18. March 2005 @ 11:08 |
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don't select the AVI files as a group, select and add one at a time
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wanty
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28. March 2005 @ 15:58 |
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For me,by far the quickest and best program for this is "Winavi".An 800-900 meg AVI file to dvd in 25 minutes.Then just burn with Nero.No bullshit about the time either.
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thedazman
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31. March 2005 @ 07:48 |
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I've found that win AVI can sometimes fail with a 5.1 audio stream and works best with 2 channel sound - true about 25 mins though
I use both depending on sound audio stream
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dtr19
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31. March 2005 @ 10:11 |
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How do I burn on Nero after converting using WinAVI?
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sphynx84
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16. April 2005 @ 17:27 |
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I've had great success in converting .AVI (xvid/divx) to dvd and really felt like I should share with folks who might be interested. I've used just 2 programs to do the conversion to .vob/.ifo/.bup (The format needed to burn to DVD):
WinDVD Creator 2 worked nicely, except for one movie which turned out having the audio/video out of sync. This movie was one of the only PAL (25 fps) movies I had, so I suspect this was the problem in that case. Extremely fast program also - I was converting in under 30 minutes!
However, I would recommend WinAVI 6.3 even more highly, as I have now converted 12 or so .avi's flawlessly. I can choose 4:3 or 16:9 and NTSC or PAL and basically let it go from there. The speed here was incredible - I could convert some movies in 20-25 minutes, so a bit faster than WinDVD. Then I simply use Nero to burn these files to DVD.
I've done 20 or so now and all have far exceeded my expecations playing on our DVD player to our projector. Don't necessarily believe these walkthroughs telling you that the quality upon conversion will be bad - while converting may not improve the quality, I personally think it looks better on our projector than it did on either a 17-inch crt monitor or 19-inch lcd!
System specs:
Windows XP Professional SP2
AMD Athlon 3500+
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe MB
MSI NVIDIA 6800
1024 RAM
HP 640i DVD Writer
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sphynx84
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16. April 2005 @ 17:36 |
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Just saw your msg dtr19, thought I'd take a crack at responding since I use WinAVI quite a bit with Nero.
Once you've gotten your .AVI converted with WinAVI (at least with ver. 6.3), all you need to do is go back to the main WinAVI interface and click the button in the left corner "Burn your VCD/SVCD/DVD Now." When Nero launches, just make sure you've selected your DVD recording drive in the top left drop-down box, and Nero should then have a menu selection for "DVD-Video Files." Click on this button; then at the next screen, first double-click on the Video_TS folder that is displayed and click "Add". You'll then need to browse to the location where WinAVI created your Video_TS folder. Select all of the files within the Video_TS directory and then click "Add" and then "Finished." Click "Next," then you're free to Name your Disc and Burn your DVD!
Hope this helps, good luck!
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thedazman
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18. April 2005 @ 13:55 |
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who knows how to convert mp4 3ivx files to dvd - I don't want to use TMPGEnc as it takes bloody ages ...
winavi, santa and the ilk are useless at this...
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regor
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19. April 2005 @ 18:03 |
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Try VSO DiVX to DVD. The lastest release was free (available on AD) but I know it's going commercial soon so you'd better hurry.
I have converted several divx to dvd and it worked great.
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thedazman
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21. April 2005 @ 15:01 |
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VSO DiVX to DVD is also useless at 3ivx
who can do it !
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21. April 2005 @ 23:12 |
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hi guys...
just thought i would add my 2 cents here
i found dvd santa to suck pants compared to the likes of divxtodvd / tmpgenc etc...i have tried a few now...
BUT! i just found this baby and boy it rocks my socks, it comes with its own 4 types of encoders to choose from and you can also use CCE making 5 !
i just did avi to dvd a 350meg file with 4 passes = 1hour 30 mins it changed it from NTSC to PAL and went straight to ISO for burning at this amount of time, if you just keep vob/ifo/bup it will be shorter times and also do 1 pass with cce will make it even shorter times...
it also outputs dvd as 5.1 surround sound you may turn down bitrate too for less time overall... i just used defaults
it can also keep subtitles and load 1/2/3 files at a time (after renaming them!)
quailty and lip sync is the best i have seen to date!
Nothing here to see, move along folks.
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thedazman
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22. April 2005 @ 10:19 |
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3ivx as well ??
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andmerr
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22. April 2005 @ 11:18 |
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boob
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27. April 2005 @ 19:14 |
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on winavi i get an error that says "OutDir Can Not Include_"
whaaaaaaaaaat. i cant get any of these programs you guys suggest to work. dvdsanta shuts down after an error, TMPGEnc doesnt like me, Nero takes more than 5 hours, divxtodvd doesnt work.
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andmerr
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28. April 2005 @ 01:21 |
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@ boob;
you need to give us the errors that you are recieving, the stats on your pc would be helpful(including the o/s) ,as well as the media you are using and the programs that you are running.
Anything else you can thing of wouldnt hurt to post.
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on winavi i get an error that says "OutDir Can Not Include_"
whaaaaaaaaaat. i cant get any of these programs you guys suggest to work. dvdsanta shuts down after an error, TMPGEnc doesnt like me, Nero takes more than 5 hours, divxtodvd doesnt work.
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