I recently starting using Vuze torrent. Ive downloaded numerous file and want to compress/burn them onto one disk. DVD Shrink and DVD Flick will not recognize the avi files. Im using the GOM player to watch them and the files are intact. I need help finding the programs I need to compress and burn them. I'm also using DVD santa but i can't compress with that program.
To find out what the files really are use Mediainfo to identify the internals and reveal the details. DVD flick should work (assuming it's a real avi file) Also try AVStoDVD. These programs produce a compliant (mpeg-2) DVD. By that I mean video encoding, audio encoding, muxing and DVD authoring (with menu if enabled in the SW). Is this what you're trying to do ?
Yes. Im trying to compress and burn video/audio. Ive tryied AVS and they also didn't recongize the files either. Ill try the mediainfo and see where that gets me. Ill get back with you if i can't solve this. Thanks for your time.
If I download a file with Vuze I generally use convertXtoDVD4 to change the format to DVD and burn to a disc. It has never failed. It is free to use (with a watermark) and I think was $30 to buy but worth it if you use it a lot. Very straightforward and easy to use. I also have used AVS4YOU to do the same thing and it never failed. I think this is still free but I am not sure. Either one of these will take any video format and change it to DVD and burn it to disk for you.
Using convertXtoDVD4 the files are compressed for you and I have never had a movie larger than the size of a DVD disc's capacity. AVS4YOU will recommend whether the movie should be burned to 1 or 2 disc(s). I burned a couple of 2 disc DVD's but most will fit a single DVD+R. Remember you are only copying the movie - no extras. But I usually never copy the extras on anything. It would be rare to download a video file that contained the extras. I don't think I have ever had that happen.
converting a xvix,divx,avi to dvd usually makes the file/s bigger not smaller.not sure if decompress is the correct term for it but i know its not compressing the file and if you make a video file smaller you usually lose quality along the way.
I am sure you are right on the quality piece. The movie appears fine on my 30 inch tv. But if you are using HD and/or a big screen, there is a definite a degradation of the video. I think this can be true of anything downloaded from the net. My son who has HD and super size screen sees a definite change in the quality of the picture
I've tryied finding mediainfo 32 bit but ive been hitting walls. Could any one tell me where i could find a desent dl. AVS hasn't worked for me. The program doesn't recognize my files. The only program that seems to work is DVD Santa. But Santa will only let me put the standard 2 hours on a disk. I really don't want 5+ disk for a season of a tv show. Thats why i want them compressed. You guys are F@#$%^& awesome tho. Really appreciate the help.
Try AVStoDVD. http://www.videohelp.com/tools/AVStoDVD Simple once you get it setup. First set your preferences, add files to the project, check/edit the title(s), start the encode. The 2-hour limit is an artificial limit, you can easily get more per disk, but quality degrades severely after about 3 hours of material.
Ok i fixed part of my problem. The files i had dled were ogg files. I used xilisoft mp4 converter to convert them to avi. Now I'm trying to get a download of Video Edit Magic or Digital Media Converter so i can alter the files and shrink them. Everything i've found...even on afterdawn...has been a trial version. Any ideas any one? If i can't find a solid dl I'll go back to AVStoDVD. But I'd like to fit as much as possible onto one disk and the programs named above will let me alter the frame rate, resolution, and the codecs. Every little bit will help.
AVStoDVD can use avisynth's Directshowsource() to access the media files. This will work as long as you have a dshow filter installed. (For example, you're able to play the files in WMP, or the old mplayer2.exe)] You should really avoid as much as possible any previous conversions - each time you do it you reduce the quality. AVStoDVD is quite capable of doing it's own resizing to make it fit the DVD spec. If you can't find Mediainfo, look here: http://www.videohelp.com/tools/MediaInfo
