21xvids to dvd

[krayzie]

hi ..

i have 21 xvids i would like to put onto dvd
i was wondering what would be the best process

the xvid files are about 25min long each and they are on average 120mb

any quick and easy ideas?

[mats.hogberg]

convertx2dvd

...but don't try putting all 21 videos (~10 hours) on one disc - 2 hours max/DVD is my recommendation. In VCD quality, you can squeeze 6-7 hours on a single layer disc, but VCD quality is not what you expect from a DVD.

/Mats

[guns1inger]

25 minutes in 120 mb is pretty squeezed. What resolution are they ? VCD might be the better option simply to cater for the likely low resolution

[krayzie]

they are 624x352

[guns1inger]

I'm surprised at such a low bitrate for that resolution. I'd have to agree with Mats on the running time. Perhaps with DivxtoDVD (the freeware version) you might get 6 to a disc, because of the way the encoder in that version works. But don't expect DVD or even near DVD quality from the exercise.

If you had a Divx certified player you could put all of them on one disc and be done with.

[krayzie]

i dont mind spreading them out on to multiple DVD's
if that would improve the quality?

how many per dvd would you think would be good quality?

[mats.hogberg]

Generally, using 3-4 times the XviD bitrate when reencoding to DVD specs mpg does the source full justice. That would suggest 1500-1600 kbps, but I wouldn't go lower than twice that for full DVD res - ideally 5, no more than 6 episodes/single layer DVD IMO.

/Mats

[krayzie]

oh i c... so can you suggest a program that i can do that?

does nero have that ability to do that?

[XL3/\/7]

Since the lowish quality of the original files, I would use TMPGEnc Xpress to convert them to Mpeg-2 and DVDLab to author them on 2 or 3 DVDs.

[krayzie]

with dvd lab do u manually have to set the chapters?
or can they be done automatically?

[mats.hogberg]

Since the source files doesn't contain any chapter info, it has to be done with the authoring app, no matter what authoring app you use. DVD-Lab has some excellent features for this. Read on here.

/Mats

[krayzie]

oh i c..

thanks very much for the help...

ill see how it goes

[guns1inger]

In DLP you can either

- Set chapter manually using the time line
- set chapter automatically using scene detection
- set chapters automatically using time intervals

I would consider DivxtoDVD as another alternative, although you would not get menus. It will put 6 to a disc, and TDA can then import these so you can create a menu and add chapters. Might be simpler than DLP.