avi to dvd question

[davemuhs]

I have apocalypse now, split into to avi files. what i want to do is combine the two files, and then put them into dvd format. One way I was thinking was to put both files into imovie, then combine the two clips. Then export them into .mov. then open the .mov in quicktime and convert it to mpeg2 format, and then burn it in roxio toast 6, or if it is to big use dvd2one and then burn it. my questions are does this work? and/or is there a better or faster way to do this?

[thoughton]

Your work-flow sounds about right, except that iMovie will only handle 4:3 video, i.e. it wont like widescreen movies.

You just want to join the avis, then convert to mpeg2, then author as dvd. If you have it, I would suggest quicktime pro to join the avis (there are other options too) and then ffmpegx to do everything else.

[galactica]

several options
1. join .avi's in ffmpegx using the tools tab
2. author dvd with ffmpegx

1. join .avi's in ffmpegx using tools tab
2. author as dvd with mpeg2works --> .mpeg and sizzle to DVD

[davemuhs]

I joined the files in the ffmpegx, and i don't know what happened to the finished file, did i do something wrong? All i did was in the tools menu, put the two files in the browse menu and then joined them. is that right?

[galactica]

as long as they are "valid" you should get a joined .avi in the same folder/place the input files are

[SERBIAN]

You can try D-Vision 2 app for joining AVIs too...Under "Tools" section...

[galactica]

if that app doesnt work, id begin to question where you got this movie from.

in ffmpegx, did anything actually happen?

[SERBIAN]

Agreed with Galactica..

[sdm]

all the other issues aside,
you really don't need to join your AVIs to make the dvd.
you can build the dvd with 2 tracks instead of 1.

[galactica]

thats true....... but if he/she cant join them that kind of hints that there may be problems with the conversion to dvd even if its 2 mpeg files they are seeking

[sdm]

yup...

I think we need to know if davemuh's AVIs play in quicktime to start.

If so, we can guide him through encoding and building and burning.

If not, something else will have to be done.

--sdm

[davemuhs]

Ok, the avi's work in quicktime, and i did find the joined avi file, but when i played it it was only the first file. The other way that might work i that i remembered i have dvd studio pro 2.

[thoughton]

Heh, how can you 'forget' that you have DVDSP?

Anyways if you have that you must also have Quicktime Pro. What happens when you join the two avis using that? It's a lot more visual than trying to join with ffmpegx... When you get to the end of the 1st half does it just stop or screen go black or what?

[bilestyle]

why dont u re-encode each avi and then join the mpegs?

[davemuhs]

OK i was able to join the avi's in Quicktime Pro, and exported the file as an mpeg-2 file. Now the file is 7.8 gigabytes. Am I also to use DVD2ONEx to shrink the file down, or is there another way?

[davemuhs]

Actually quicktime is still converting the avi to mpeg-2 still. Right now I have 20 hours left, does it usually take this long?

[thoughton]

20 hours for a 3 hour movie is a believable figure. It depends how fast your computer is.

PS Are you exporting mpeg2 with quicktime pro or are you using ffmpegx as suggested above?

[tgpo]

I'm converting .avi files encoded with the MP42 codec to mpeg2 in ffmpegX. It it taking 6 hours per 24min video It's a long process....but it'll be worth it to have all the Pete and Pete episodes on DVD

[davemuhs]

I have successfully exported the avi file from Quicktime Pro, but the avi file was widescreen and not it is full screen, is there any way to fix this, or will i just have to export the file differently?

[davemuhs]

Also there are two files, a sound and movie file, do i need to make a folder and then use DVD2ONEx to shrink it, and then use Toast6 to burn it?

[davemuhs]

Alright, what i am doing now is i put the joined avi file into Toast6 and am saving it to my desktop and then am going to use DVD2ONEx. My question now is will the movie be full screen now, even though it was widescreen before, I put the file into Toast6

[galactica]

test it with just one of the .avi's and see...
it should be same resolution as the source

[davemuhs]

I am saving the file as a disc image, i made sure that i had it as a dvd formate, but on my desktop is says it is a CD, did i do something wrong?

[galactica]

perhaps.
as long as the data works you can always pull the info out and make a dvd image with dvdimager. thats the least of your worries

[davemuhs]

What i did was select the video, made sure the dvd-video button on the left side was selected, then i went file->save as disc image. what was i supposed to do, so that it was not a cd?

[galactica]

As long as you have DVD-ROM UDF checked and go to file and save as it should be a dvd image.

what did you use to mount it? Toast? or finder?
If you have no dvd in the drive, and mount the image and open dvd player does it play? Did dvd player open by itself?!

get info on the mounted disc and see if its UDF format.

[davemuhs]

I am saving it as a video file and not a data, so i guess that is the problem right?

-and i am using Toast6

[galactica]

Sorry got lost when reading the other posts from days ago
Data would be if you have video_ts folder and saving it as disk image.

You have .avi's so you are doing it right in the VIDEO tab

you should still be able to save the file as a dvd image. Mount it and see if dvd player launches [assuming you have not turned this option off]

best is to get info on the mounted disk and see if its in UDF format

[davemuhs]

I have tried to save the the file from Toast6 to my desktop 4 times and everytime about a 1/4 of the way through it stops and says that there was an unexpected error, and quits. Since it is always the same place, should i just put the original avi files in Toast6 and try again, or is it a problem with Toast? This has never happened to me before with Toast6.

[galactica]

I would try it again. If it happens in same spot it could be one of the .avi's themselves

but since you are having format problems, just try it with one of them especially since you will be able to see if it makes the DVD image and this way it will be faster since its a test