I always use xvid2dvd to convert my AVI files to DVD format and nerve had any real problems like this one.
In fact i have never seen this issue before.
A particular movie runs ok as an AVI in full colour. When converted, runs in full colour on my PC, but when i put the DVD into one of my 3 home DVD players, it's in Black and White!
I have re encoded it. Even clipped the begining thinking that something in the header was telling 'something' it's in BW. I have re burnt it at various speeds - no good.
Now, it's American (So might be NTSC), but i do a few American movies now and again :), but never had this issue.
Gspot says all is ok - have 5 codecs and it's OpenDML AVI (not sure what that is) And it renders ok.
The syntax for my problem brings a million hits on Google, so i thought i would ask here.
Anybody got any ideas. If it's NTSC, can i convert it to PAL?
in winavi when you select the target and output file click advanced and check PAL as the ouput, if that dont change the b+w problem, see earlier post sorry i should of put this first
Yep telling WINAVI to do PAL worked a treat. It was set on Auto and now the DVD plays in full glorious colour.
I must admit i never used Winavi that much, even though i had it. Xvid2DVd has always been faithful to me. I'll have to check and see if that prog has a PAL option - don't think it has though.
But at least i know what to do if this crops up again.
