.AVI to DVD-video files

[EMPERORelement]

hi, i would like to know a way to change an anime video i have that is .AVI format w/ hard subs and be able to watch it on my dvd player...i have nero express and it has something that can burn DVD-video files (TS_VIDEO files etc...) how do i change the avi to a proper dvd format and also maintain its widescreen format?

[guns1inger]

You start by not using Nero.

You have fan-subbed anime. Fan-subbers seem to have no understanding of how television works, and there put subtitles outside the safe zones. This means they get the ends cut off or the bottoms lost if simply encoded without thought.

This results in one of the most common questions here - how do I get my subtitles back on screen. Before you proceed any further and waste discs using NeroVision, read up about Overscan in the glossery, then search the forums for Overscan and FitCD. You will find many, many posts on this topic, and the solution to the problem it causes.

[kschang]

The *real* solution is accept fansub for what it is: well-intentioned junk. There are exceptions of course.

[EMPERORelement]

well, i myself had actually put the subs into the video...i still have a separate original raw with an SRT subtitle file. will this still be a problem?

[Baldrick]

use convertxtodvd, add the avi and the srt file and convert.

[EMPERORelement]

use convertxtodvd, add the avi and the srt file and convert.

is there a way to automatically start the dvd without a menu screen?

*edit* nevermind, i hear that there is a watermark when i convert...

[kschang]

So pay $$$ to get the registered version, then there's no watermark.

The free version, DivxtoDVD, doesn't do SRT, but it's fine as is.

Or use freebies like AVI2DVD or DIKO

[EMPERORelement]

how do i use this FitCD?

*update* alright my video is 640x360...what size should i change it to?

[johan1391]

I bought this and it works grate Mpeg/Mov/RMVB/Divx/AVI to DVD/VCD/SVCD Converter Pro, it even burns the movie after your done converting.

[guns1inger]

If you have the srt file, then just encode the video for DVD, then author with something that accepts subtitles - DLP, DVDWS or DVD Composer might suit