Convert AVI, Xvid, DivX to DVD

thnx for the advice...had a look but still got a prob. I want to convert from xvid to dvd (this page only has the reverse).

 

nice thnx.....hopefully pc will not be out window anymore

 

Alright people, just looking for any advice or help on the following :-

I'm trying to convert some episodes of various TV series from avi to mpeg so I can burn them onto a dvd at a later date!

I've tried to convert them to mpeg-2 using TMPGEnc but when I play the mpeg file back there is no sound, could this be because I only have the trial version so far of the program or should I be selecting/using some other options!

Any help would be greatly received as I've tried various converting programs & either the picture quality is bad or the audio goes out of sync!

 

I had this same problem a while back. What media player are you using? You need to be using a DVD Playback program like PowerDVD or WinDVD.

 

Thanks for your reply daemonzx6, I was trying to play the mpeg file through WMP but after you asked I tried it through PowerDVD but there is still no sound!

I'm not too familiar with TMPGEnc program & keep thinking I'm doing something wrong when selecting the various converting options! The picture quality looks great but I can't understand why no audio whatsoever is coming through!

How did you overcome this problem?

 

to daemonzx6, you asked me if the encoded file plays sound on my comp, and the answer is no, because when I was encoding the vidoe in the tmpgenc program, the guide i was following told me to encode the file so that it will encode the audio and video into 2 sepperate files, now whether or not the file after going through the dvd author plays or not on my comp i don't know, since the author program makes like 8 different files that are not playable through any programs that i have.
Thanks for any help I get.

 

slickeroo,
do you know what codec the audio uses? if you don't then i recommend you to get GSpot, and find out what codec it is. if it is .AC3, which i suspect could be the problem, then you will have to extract the audio with Virtual Dub Mod. there is a guide on afterdawn for DivX to DVD which should walk you through this.

Smok86,
i think the problem you are experiencing is just the wrong sampling frequency. luckily, i have gone through this before. in TMPGEnc, go throught the process like normal, but in the "Set Output" stage, go down on the right side and click "MPEG Output." Then click the "Audio" tab and next to "Sampling Frequency" click the drop down box and select 48000Hz. The problem is that VCDs use 44100Hz and DVDs use 48000Hz.

 

daemonzx6, thanks for your help on this, I checked the file using GSpot & if I'm reading it right the audio codec is 0x0055(MP3,ISO)! Could this be the problem & if so, will I need to extract the audio like you mentioned?

 

slickeroo,
If I'm not mistaken, mp3 is a supported format for TMPGEnc. Ok, go through the process normally and at the end, preview it. Does it have sound?

 

I tried it again but with no success! I decided to look on the TMPGEnc website to find out about the various audio options & found the following on the FAQ section :

Can we use MPEG-Audio Layer3(MP3) for audio part?

TMPGEnc does not include MP3 encoder. You can use external encoder such as SCMPX, or you can create MP3 file for TMPG's audio source.
As far as I know, a MPEG file whose audio is MP3 can be played only by Xing MPEG Player.

I am at present still trying to figure this out by extracting the audio to a wav file with VirtualDub & then trying to convert the video with this wav file as the audio, I shall let you know if it works after it's finally converted!!!

There is also the following information on the TMPGEnc website :

TMPGEnc does not support MP3. I suggest using Virtualdub. Open your AVI, go to audio, direct stream copy, and then save WAV. In TMPGEnc, encode only your video so that you get an M2V file. In your DVD Authoring program, open the M2V as video, and then the WAV as audio.

I've not tried this option yet as it's all still a bit trial & error at the moment with all these programs I've got!

I shall let you know if I manage to get this sorted as I've got quite a few avi videos to convert & burn to dvd that have mp3 audio! Let me know if you have any more ideas or suggestions that could make this process easier or provide a better quality output!

The quest continues...

 

xilisoft video converter is recommended. you can convert avi,xvid,divx,mpeg to DVD.

 

I would definitely not recommend Xilisoft Video Converter. It has no features other than it's massive supported filetypes, which is only a good thing depending on how you view it. TMPGEnc has much better features and allows you to actually change some settings and make a file that doesn't match the standard exactly which I always use to make my files smaller by lowering audio bitrate and video bitrate, none of which are changeable with Xilisoft's. I prefer the features myself. There are ways to do all the conversions it can do along with the features of TMPGEnc. I have stumbled on a way of converting RM to MPEG using TMPGEnc and Streambox Ripper. It's just a matter of the audio really.
Slickeroo, if you can't get VDub to work, try Streambox Ripper for the file's audio. It can rip to WAV format, which should then be fully compatible with TMPGEnc. WAV is a lossless format, so the quality will not be reduced this way. When in TMPGEnc, just select the AVI as the video source, and the WAV file as the audio source. Then you can change settings and whatnot, then start it up and in a few hours you will know if it worked or not.
If you have already overcome this, then let me know.

 

check http://www.topvideopro.com/backup/dvd-burner.htm or http://www.topvideopro.com/video-ripper/avi-to-dvd.htm. I recommend the former.

 

Hi all,
You can find some of my original comments back on page 2 of this thread. It has been a while because I haven't done much with video conversion since my system is so old (P3, 1Ghz, 1GB SDRAM, 7200 ATA 80GB) that it really wasn't worth the time...until now.

My original goal was solely to convert raw AVI's (from my camcorder & edited in Movie Maker) and convert them to MPEG2 in order to burn DVD's. In a nutshell, burn home movies on to DVD's. I had been sold on TMPGenc, because it was inexpensive and had excellent quality. The only drawback was that it took 1 hour and 10 minutes to convert a 6 minute AVI! (Mulitply this by 10 and takes 11+ hours to convert a 60 minute AVI).

I just found out about CCE Basic by Cinema Craft which costs $58. I tried the demos out for a couple of days, and the quality is as good as TMPGenc, but this software rocks!

Using this same old system (P3, 1Ghz, 1GB SDRAM, 7200 ATA 80GB)I just finished converting the same 6 minute AVI file in 9.5 minutes, and I did it while several other programs were opening and closing and printing. I'll try out a longer AVI, and report back my findings if anyone is interested.

You can also download a trial of the CCE SP which will allow longer than 3 minutes.

***Also make sure you right click on the AVI file you are converting in CCE's window to edit your output options (It took me a while to figure this out).

 

Here is CCE's download site:
http://www.cinemacraft.com/eng/index.html

Happy conversions.

 

Hi I'd like to find a reliable, fast easy way to convert multiple formats to MPEG2 for burning on DVDs, and I can't find a program that suites my needs after considerable searching.

TMPGEnc sounds great if I'm looking for pristine quality and have hours to kill. But if I just want to screen something on my TV, I want something that can produce VHS quality extremely quickly.

VSO's DivxToDVD has potential. but it doesn't work on many formats, has problems with some frame rates and has real audio sync problems. It's not even a beta, and it needs lots of work.

The Cinema Craft SP demo says it doesn't recognise files encoded with Xvid!

DVDSanta had problems converting 16:9 to full screen.

The Nero 6 demo conflicts with my Nero Express program and would never properly install.

Two questions:

Are there other options I should consider?

What about using a product like the D-LinkDSM320
media server (http://www.dlink.ca/corporate/DSM-320_press.php)
to just stream the video to the TV?

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

 

Yes, a media server might be a good option. One way I found easy is to just get a video card with S-Video out, and use that.

 

latest vso divxtodvd
http://vso.nerim.net/vsoDivxToDVD_setup_04.exe

each version try to solve the problems, indeed sometimes there are still problems. but .. it is still free ..

 

Hello all, I have had several of the problems listed throught out this forum and like so many of you don't want to jump through hoops just to watch a 2hr movie.
I have tried dvd santa - sound out of sync picture only acceptable. I have used the guides and just can't wrap my little noggin around all that tempeng/avi2dvd/virtualdub stuff process just seems to require to much time.
This is my solution- for ripping to vcd/svcd use vcdeasy or easyvcd it does it all for you. Next for Dvd rip with dvd shrink and burn with dvd decryptor.
Now for avi to dvd or vcd use Cucusoft it has been updated and now processes in half the time it used to about 3-4hrs for a 2hr movie.
One last bit of advice to anyone trying to rip and burn disable your screensaver and make sure you don't have any programs that are unneeded running this will speed up the process and give better overall quality to the finished product. I also use Easy Creator 7 but the other programs I listed do a great job and 3 of them are free. Good Luck