From .avi to dvdr

[designeren]

Hello.

I had always used ConvertXToDVD, but im not sure that its the best way to get .avi file to a dvd which can be played in every players.

Now i always have a problem when i try to convert .avi file (700mb) to dvd. It only fill about 2,2 gb. It is a lot of vaste when i have dvd media which are at 4,7gb.


I am not looking for guides which use several programs. I just want a good result...

I hope you can help me

[waheed]

Try Avi2Dvd

[mats.hogberg]

I am not looking for guides which use several programs. I just want a good result...

Make up your mind.

/Mats

[GMaq]

Hello.

I had always used ConvertXToDVD, but im not sure that its the best way to get .avi file to a dvd which can be played in every players.

Now i always have a problem when i try to convert .avi file (700mb) to dvd. It only fill about 2,2 gb. It is a lot of vaste when i have dvd media which are at 4,7gb.


I am not looking for guides which use several programs. I just want a good result...

I hope you can help me

Why not put 2 movies on you 4.7Gig DVD? It'll get rid of all that wasted space

[kschang]

ConvertXtoDVD / DivxToDVD has a tendency to pump out 2.3 GB sized output if you feed it a 700 MB file. It's perfectly normal. Making it use more space won't necessarily give you better output, unless you go through more filtering.

[designeren]

I just thought the quality would be better if it fill about the hole dvd size..

What do you use to get the best quality output (avi to dvd).

[guns1inger]

If you set ConvertXtoDVD to High Quality it will use a bitrate much closer to the calculated one, and probably fill closer to 3.8 - 4 gb of disc. You need to try an avi both ways to see if the extra space correlates to better quality of not.

If you want the best quality, you use

FitCD (optional, but makes life easier) -> Avisynth (with appropriate filters) -> Mpeg Encoder (ProCoder Xpress, CCE Basic or Tmpgen)-> Authoring software (TDA, GUIForDVDAuthor). Along the way you may also need to convert your audio to something compliant (I prefer AC3)

[designeren]

I will just try to set ConvertXtoDVD to hight quality and then see what happends..

Else i will try your programs guns1inger, but do you have a guide? How long do it take?

[guns1inger]

The best place to start looking for guides is in the Tools section. Each tool has a list of associated guides. You can also look at the guides section, searching by conversion type (e.g. avi to DVD), and the guides forum.

Depending on the encoder you use and the speed of your system and the number of other processes you decide to run while it's encoding, expect up 4- 5 hours for a quality encode of a standard length movie. Generally 2.5 - 3 times as long as ConvertXtoDVD.

Or you could just get a Divx certified player and stop converting them completely.

[designeren]

I just converted with ConvertXtoDVD again, but this time with High Quality and now it fill 4,2 GB. And not 2,2 GB as before!

I hope it all works now. Else i have a look at other programs..

Thanks for now!

[designeren]

Actually i do have one more question.

When i have converted avi to dvd (.vob, .bup, .ifo files) how do you then burning it? I have read that Dvd Decrypter is the best way to burn it. I had always used Nero. But how do you convert the files to .iso?

[guns1inger]

The question you need to answer for yourself is - does the 4.2 GB version have better quality than the 2.2gb version. If it does, fine. If it doesn't, then you have been worrying over nothing. I have used ConvertXtoDVD to put 6 x 30 minute episodes on a disc. That is about as far as I would push it, but that means there is potential to put 2 x 90 minute films on a single disc.

[mats.hogberg]

When i have converted avi to dvd (.vob, .bup, .ifo files) how do you then burning it?

Best way is to use ImgBurn 2 - the burning part of DVDDecrypter, but still under development. It can take your DVD folders and burn without making an ISO first. If you want to create an ISO, ImgTools classic is the way to go.

/Mats

[designeren]

guns1inger -> But i dont want to have more movies at one dvd..

mats.hogberg -> I will try the ImgTools classic, i didnt knew that DVDDrecrypter could burn none .iso files. But if i have the files in .iso format it is easyer to use and to save on my disc.