Convert AVI, Xvid, DivX to DVD

I tried your System (audio+video) setting and have one mpg file again (im not sure how that helped my situation since I already had an mpg to start with) but it is formatted a lil differently. This one grew in size to 5.9 Gigs and DVD Shrinker will not open or find mpg files for shrinking so its useless for this. Making the mpg was never a problem, it was getting it to fit to a DVD without me reducing the image quality that was. The DVD Authoring on Roxio allows you to change the quality from Best to something less and it really affects the picture. It may not have as many choices as other programs. Im not sure what could be done to lose over a gig of memory and still retain picture quality. So my real question is what can I do with these mpg files to make them fit on a DVD without losing image quality?

 

**Note for Arya11 or anyone for that matter**
What S Video card did you buy? Let me know the make and model. That is a solution that would also work with me with the proximity of my computer to my TV. I already have an S Video cord to do the job. Ill look it up whatever you let me know and figure out where I can buy it.

 

when who what ?

 

mpup54,

well the m2v and wav files are separate video and audio streams. and mpg file is a stream system containing both of these streams. you don't have to have it in mpg format.

for 16:9 video, click on DVD NTSC/PAL (16:9) at the beginning of the project wizard in TMPGEnc. Then you should select 16:9 as the aspect ratio at the next screen. on the next screen go into "other settings" and you can also change it to 16:9 there. I dont know if all of them need to be changed, but I also dont know why they dont automatically change, so you might as well.
at this next screen, you can set the % of the DVD your file will take up. you can set it to whatever you want, but I wouldn't go all the way to 100%.

The TMPGEnc DVD Author is a separate program. I think the newest version is 1.6.26.73, and you can download it here on AfterDawn. It should be able to use your m2v and wav files.

bern2707,

can you change the output size back to 420000000000 in advanced settings after you add the second set of 5 episodes?

 

dvd santa

 

I was able to recreate the m2v and wav files because the first pair would not work with any DVD Authoring program. I then tried the TMPG DVD Authoring program and it would not work. However, the Roxio program did so managed to make one DVD at last with a lot of snags and the quality was a bit off because it was an AVI to begin with. This also means the TMPG DVD Author program was useless for me.

I have not had any success with starting with an MPG file and doing the same. It almost seems as if I have to at some point split them back to the m2v and wav just to make all this work. Anytime I go to System (Audio+Video) I end with a file that either errors or is way way too big to be Authored to fit on a DVD.

So my questions are :
1) First, if I am starting with an mpg do I need to run it through TMPGEnc Plus for reformatting it again as an MPG to prep it?
2) Why I am getting these "a video sequence header is necessary" errors when I try to add a file to the DVD Author? Maybe this is related to question #1. I believe I got these same errors when I tried to use DVD Author on the m2v and wav files...thats why I had to author it in Roxio instead. Please advise if there is a simple fix or if something is wrong with the TMPG DVD Author program.

At least all was not lost. I was able to make one DVD from an AVI file (and I didnt need to change to 16:9). Hopefully in the future the programs will be able to combine procedures to build a DVD from a AVI or MPG all in one shot or a lot simpler.

 

Im gonna hit up DVD Santa to see if this solves my issues. Santa has never let me down before...

 

Ok I am fairly new to this whole Avi to DVD thing and I think I have it all figured out (thanks to your guides[thanks guys]) my only problem is that when I am converting an AVI to DVD using TMPGenc it takes over 50 hours. Is it supposed to take that long? I am very impatient and I really wish that it didn't take this long. Please help if you can. Thanks.

 

you must agree though dvd santa is dead slow, And it has a problem converting sound files, I suggest you check out ulead dvd factory and then tell us what you think,

 

I think DVDSanta( http://www.topvideopro.com/backup/dvd-burner.htm )is the best AVI/Xvid/DivX to DVD Converter. It can convert various video files to DVD format, even photo to DVD.

 

Hi Mpup54,

Sorry I haven't responded sooner (I realize that this is probably not the proper forum for this post, but hopefully it'll be okay with everyone for just this one post)

Anyway, I bought an ATI Radeon X700 card. It's a bit more expensive but I needed a better video card for my computer anyway. However, you can probably pick one up for about $89 Can. +/- a few dollars from London Drugs or Future Shop. Just make sure it's got a S-Video output and the regular output for your monitor. Then after you install the drivers you go to your Control Panel/Display and choose the proper settings and voila. However, please note that the S-Video connection is only for the video portion. If you want the sound to come out of your TV as well, you need to have another audio cable and connect your computer's audio card to your TV's audio in connection.
That's it for me. Good Luck.

p.s. Yes, the quality is awesome as long as the original file quality is excellent. You don't lose any quality by going this way.

 

If you are converting video, it really depends on the specs of your PC on how long it will take. With my 2.8 Celeron with 512MB of RAM, it took about 13-14 hours to convert an avi to a regulation 720x480 mpeg2 stream. The speed is probably because of low RAM if you have a new computer, I would actually recommend 512 or more RAM if you want to even consider transcoding. If you can though, get a full 1GB for faster conversion.

 

Thank you for the info. I do have very little RAM but I did just buy a new computer. If I can only figure out how to network them together...

 

Networking is a very simple task, especially with only two computers.
All you need is a network card in each and a crossover cable. Then connect, setup IPs and you'll be set.

 

Hi Koola.....my problems are related to this general subject of Divx, avi and conversions. Specifically, there is a Guide labeled "How to Convert DivX to DVDR with DVD2SVCD (D2SRoBa Method)". It's listed under "Guides"...> then DVD-R....> then "How to Convert DivX to DVDR with DVD2SVCD (D2SRoBa Method)".In the step "Setup DVD2SVCD and begin conversion" is where a problem occurs...When i get to "Conversion Preferences" and hit the Conversion tab, i must enter the Divx (avi) that is to be converted.(after i hit the "open folder" icon.After selecting the avi file, an error message appears and i can not proceed any further. The message is "The DVD2AVI file does not exist". i'm totally confused...please advise...is this guide the best way to convert?? are there better or simpler ways?? Thanks for you help..............tom...if you can email me...then i can attach some actually images of the errors and how they happen................cheers.

 

Thanks...changes have been made......tomlomeo

 

Hi im having trouble converting avi to the MPEG2 Format. TMPGEnc converts the visual fine but then does not convert the audio so its just the movie running with no sound. Ive tried seperating audio and visual and when this happens the visual stilll works but the audio does not play.I have follwed the guide on sipleguides.tk but still no help. Any ideas on what im doing wrong?

 

i have the same problem as so many others here. i cant get TMPEnc Plus to read my avi files. it just says its not supported but i can still watch them with windows media player. some1 plz help me out

 

I was'nt saying bad santa was bad, I tried to convert simpsons season 7,This being legal as i own the original set with it, This season has 24 different files on it, As dvd santa converted each file it lost audio 10 miniuts in to each episode, And the sound restarted at the start of each one, Ive tried ulead dvd 3, And realy liked it, It has lots of extras, This converted it fine