Hiya .. sorry if this has already been covered but Im very confused! Maybe you can help ........ I have an .avi file on my computer that I am trying to play though divx and i get sound but no picture ...... the codec is xvid & Ive got that downloaded .... what else can i try? Ultimately I want to transfer it to DVD, but for the moment, this query will have to do till Im in a position to do the next bit! lol Thanks Ian
Well get a program called gspot and check what codecs are required just to be safe, also try a program called avicodec, that also will give u more info on the file. And try playing the file in a better player like WinDVD!
Thanks a lot .... got the codecs now & the avi plays like a dream. Ok ... next step ...... what software do I need to get this onto a dvd-r? I am running Windows 98se, got tons of hard drive space & 256mb ram. What software/programs do i need now? Something that works would be good & something that is idiot-proof so I get it right lol Thank you
You have a few options, u could encode with TMPGEnc using the project wizard (file - project wizard) or you could follow this guide - http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?s=b9415f45a286b31ceabbb8cbf2410bf5&threadid=61142 i think that guide gives the best results of all i've tried! Good luck!
I just bought a dvd rewriter bundled with Nero 5.5 ..... Does this encode avi's to mpeg-2? I have tried TMPGenc but it only seems to give the option for mpeg-1, which isnt good enough for what i want. Plus the fact that it says that the file I am encoding is way too big .. even though it isnt! I am getting more & more confused with each day ..... any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Nero will with the mpeg-2 plugin which you have to pay for! However i dont like nero encoding anything, you would be better off buying TMPGEnc Plus!
Hi again ........... Right ..... Ive delved a bit deeper into all of this & this is what i "think" I need to do with my avi's ........ Software I need is .......... DVD2SVCD, CCE (Cinema Craft Encoder), TMPGEnc DVD Author, Nero (version Ive got is 5.5.10.13) ........ Is this enough or are there any more? I was told about 2 other ....... AC3 Machine .... and DVDRepair ........ what are these & what do they do & are they really necessary & if so where do i get them? Of course ... that is all for making my own dvds ........ I guess if I want to back up my dvd's, Virtualdub would do that all for me would it? Thanks for any advice/help/anything else! Ian
That is fine!! I dunno I dont use em! Nope!! If you want to backup your dvd you have the choice of DVD Shrink, DVD2One, DVDXCopy, CloneDVD or DVD Decrypter!
