Altering avi files before burning

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  1. fagbutt

    fagbutt Member

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    Hope this is the right forum, and that someone can assist.
    A couple of questions regarding .avi files which l know you'll be able to answer. (I'm currently using VSO's convertxtodvd which l'm quite happy with, but is pretty basic ie. load film, convert, burn)
    First, l have an avi file with dimensions of say,700x240. When burnt and played back on tv, it's like a letterbox. Is there such a program that will increase the 240 size before it is burnt, or do l have to put up with this?
    Secondly, an avi file starts off with 10secs of footage that l don't want. Again, is there such a program where l can view the footage, delete it, and then pass it through convertxtodvd.
    Thanks
     
  2. Berryone

    Berryone Regular member

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    Try NeroVision
     
  3. fagbutt

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    Thanks for the reply Berryone, much appreciated, and l'll have a gander at Nerovision as you suggest. Out of interest then, why is it that for any particular film you download, there are so many different dimension sizes? Beats me!
     
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    First off Nero is not going to solve any of the points you mentioned (except maybe to trim 10 seconds off the AVI).
    You will need to re-encode the AVI with an app that will allow you to crop/resize. Note to make it full screen means cropping about 30% of the vid off the sides.

    You could shorten the AVI and re-encode it (cropping and changing the resolution) with one of the VirtualDubMods with either the Xvid or Dvix installed, then convert to DVD with ConvertX.
     

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