making a dvd out of 14 xvids?

[krayzie]

i was just wondering how would i make a dvd out of 14 xvid avi files to fit on a dvd, the avi files are 115mb each

would they all fit on 1 dvd?

with menus?

[Noahtuck]

VSO ConvertXtoDvd
I have used it a few times lately and it comes out darn good!!
Not the fastest but it works excellent.

How long are they ?

I have put 10, 21-22 minute long vids that are 175-210mb each on one dvd.

[krayzie]

yeah they about 20-25min long each

wow really? 10? ive been trying some conversion tools and the total is like 20 gb or so..

[kush]

It's all about length (time) x bitrate..Just dump the bitrate and it would fit in a SL/DL compilation..Whether or not 10x25 min clips will look good is another matter (totally subjective) - it depends on the source a bit too I guess.

[Noahtuck]

Yeah i was suprised at how good they came out also, they look pretty damned good actually but the source were very good Xvid.

It also let's you import photos for a menu, set chapter points at diff. time points.

I just started trying it out like a week ago, and i'm not into one click wonders like this at all, but this is prob. the first one i tried that i ended up liking, and i've tried about all of them at one time or another.

[krayzie]

btw that link doesnt work 2 download...

[guns1inger]

Works for me - which version are you after ?

[krayzie]

i found an older version of it 2.0.4.104

its 12.9g

how can i make atleast fit on 2 dvd's?

[redwudz]

Just drop a bunch of them in there and see what the size will be. 0.5.2 is the last freeware version of ConvertXtoDVD AKA DivxtoDVD. 2.0.9 is the latest trial/payware version.

When you encode a AVI to MPEG-2 (DVD spec) the running time of the video is what determines the bitrate and the final size, not the AVI size. You can add all the running times of your AVIs together and use a bitrate calculator to see if they will fit on a DVD. Bitrate calculators are available in 'Tools'. <<<<<<

With MPEG-2, you usually want bitrates over 2000 to preserve quality. 8000 or so is better.

[krayzie]

i put all 14 in and it came to 12.9GB

the link http://www.vso-software.fr/download.htm doesnt work.. get the firefox time out page

14x 43min = 603 min = 10 1/2 hrs

the calculated is 1717kbits/s
the max calculated is 9576kbits/s

on 2 dvd/5's

is that bitrate bad?

[guns1inger]

At that bitrate I would be resizing to half-d1 and encoding manually. 10 hours is a big ask for a single disk unless you are running at VCD res and bitrates.

[krayzie]

those stats are on 2dvd's though

how do u encode manually?

[guns1inger]

With a standalone encoder such as tempgenc or CCE basic, or a freeware encoder such as quenc or HCEnc.

The most I have comfortable put on a disc with DivxtoDVD (free version) is 3 hours, and that required a pass through DVD shrink to shave off 2%. Even using the latest version of ConvertXtoDVD I wouldn't put more than 3 hours on a disc, I would just expect better quality for it.

[krayzie]

really?
ok, so wat do u recon is the best do do 2 get these on to dvd ?

how many dvd's do u recon i should use?

[guns1inger]

There is something wrong with the calculations above. DivxtoDVD produces 192 kbps AC3 audio. That means, at a video bitrate of 1717 kbps, you have approx 5 hours and 19 minutes of video.

10.5 hours gives you a bitrate of only 774 kbps - passable if you encoded with Divx.

If 10.5 hours is correct, even at 3 - 4 episodes a disc you are looking at 4 discs. If you went to half-d1 you would get reasonable quality over 3 discs. If you want less discs you are into VCD quality, which you might find acceptable, but which I believe defeats the purpose of using DVDs.

[redwudz]

OK, rough numbers. 14 Xvids@average 22 minutes = 308 minutes. That gives me a bitrate of 1751 kbps. Too low for a DVD, IMO. As mentioned, 1/2 D1 would be a better choice. About the same as VCD quality. If you can tolerate that, fine. Otherwise split it to two DVDs and double the bitrate and you should be OK. A lot depends on the original quality. If the quality is low, you have nothing to lose. If the quality is high, then two DVDs would be a better choice.

I calculated the above with the VD bitrate calculator. It or similar will give you some idea what your options are.

[jimmalenko]

How did

yeah they about 20-25min long each

turn into

14x 43min

[redwudz]

It's the 'new math'.

But seriously, the bitrate calculator is your friend. It will tell you what you will end up with. If your starting quality is very good, you can get away with lowering the bitrate a little and still have decent quality. I doubt that is the case. If your videos are off the net, then you probably have low quality to start with and you should split the videos to more than one disc if you want something decently viewable.

[krayzie]

is there anyway i can show u guys wat type of "quality" the vids r??