Authoring Epsisodes?

[Evan7]

Hi, i was wondering how you would make a dvd with like episodes i suppose u could say for an example umm Seinfeld and i was wondering how i would do that all on one dvd like so u can watch episodes or mabe that play All Feature or something. Any Ideas?

~Evan

[samijubal]

I use TMPGEnc DVD Author for my TV series. The only drawback is perfect edits aren't always possible since it only edits on I frames.

[daamon]

This might be of interest...

https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=283950

[Evan7]

I looked at the programs you guys recommended but im looking for more of a program 2 do the same thing but with avi's and mpg's 2 make into a dvd but with episodes plz.

~Evan

[guns1inger]

The programs that will do it all with one button are crap encoders with even crappier dvd authoring skills. What you want to do is complex. If you want it, use the right software. If you want easy, put up with crap.

[Evan7]

ok then... i didint say i wouldnt lol but im looking for a program that can becuz DVDremake doesnt do Avi or Mpg's so besides TMPG any ideas?

[daamon]

ok then... i didint say i wouldnt lol but im looking for a program that can becuz DVDremake doesnt do Avi or Mpg's so besides TMPG any ideas?

We should start at the beginning...

What do you have that you want to "make a dvd with like episodes" from?

What is your source?

Do you have the TV series on commercial DVD already and you want to back it up?

Or do you have downloaded AVIs or MPGs that you want to make a DVD from?

[Evan7]

Downloaded Avi's i would like to make a dvd into

[guns1inger]

1. Work out how long each episode is

2. Clear copyright with owners of original works so you can legally use their films for this project

3. Use a bitrate calculator ro work out how many episodes you can comfortably fit on a disc, and at what bitrate

4. Encode the episodes using a good encoder and the bitrate calculated in step 2. Examples of good encoders include Tmpgenc, CCE Basic, HCEnc and ProCoder Express. Examples of bad encoders include anything with WinAVI in the title.

5. Design menu layouts in still imaging program such as photoshop

6. Author menus and episodes into a DVD using an authoring program with advanced features such as title playlists

7. Test from HDD then burn to DVD disc and play

If this is too complicated and time consuming, there is an easier solution. Buy the discs instead. If they aren't out yet, they soon will be (e.g. Seinfeld)

[killerhex]

im looking for a program that does it for mkvs and ogms
and some avis

[guns1inger]

For once and for all - there is no one-click program that does this. ConvertXtoDVD will encode multiple episodes to a single disc. It will no give you a play all function. If you want advanced functions, you need to use advanced tools. The steps I outlined (above) are the steps to do this properly.

As for formats such as mkv and ogm - you have to extract the import parts first for most tools to be able to read them.

[manono]

Hi-

im looking for a program that does it for mkvs and ogms and some avis

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=114004

I don't know if it's any good or not. It just came out. It uses a good freeware encoder though, along with AviSynth. Don't blame me if it doesn't work out for you. If, on the other hand, you like it a lot, then I'll happily take the credit for pointing it out to you.

[Evan7]

ok thank u gunsl1nger i will try these steps u put out for me thnx = D