Several AVI's to a DVD

[demah]

I've got several AVI's about 15 files each one about 100MB I want to put them on a DVD so I can watch them on my TV. Can someone point me in the way of doing this?

[ZippyP.]

Can someone point me in the way of doing this?

<-<-<- All Guides, search avi to DVD under "format conversion."
AVI2DVD is free and recommended for beginners.

[Noahtuck]

ConvertXtoDvd is not free but WELL worth the $$ & works great!!!!!
You can even make basic menu's, add chapters & has subtitle support, ect.

[guns1inger]

Remember that you have a finite amount of space to play with. When encoding video, space = bitrate x running time. The more running time you want to fit, the less bitrate you can use. The lower the bitrate, the lower the quality.

An avi of 100mb means nothing when it comes to converting to DVD.

Can you tell us the running time of these videos, and the resolution. This will help us determine the best solution. Both of those offered are valid for avi to DVD, but may not be the best. However with so little information to go on, that is the best you can hope for.

[demah]

Well I tried the ConvertXtoDVD and it worked sort of. The DVD's play in my dvd player but have this sort of stutter sticking thing going on every so many seconds of playing.

One file is 96.2MB
Width 352 Pixels
Height 192 Pixels
Duration 42.53
Audio
Bit Rate 47kbps
Audio Format mpeg layer-3
Video
Frame rate 25 frames/second
Data rate 38kbps

[steveryan]

TBH even if you convert it the finished product will look like shit. Can your DVD player and TV actually play PAL? Or are you converting to NTSC?

[guns1inger]

What was the source framerate ? Changing framerate from 29.97 to 25 fps or 25 to 29.97 fps can produce sticking on pans and zooms.

[ZippyP.]

...The DVD's play in my dvd player but have this sort of stutter sticking thing going on every so many seconds of playing....Frame rate 25 frames/second...

How does it play on your computer? If it's fine then I suspect your player doesn't like PAL much and plays it back poorly.

[demah]

The Video plays fine from the dvd after i burn it in my computer. But does the freezing every so many seconds on my TV dvd. I let it play the other day and came back and it looked like it got past the sticking part and all the sound had a choppy effect going to it.

11/29/2006 11:40:31 PM info ********** Report session closed ***********
11/29/2006 11:00:25 PM info Compatible media types : DVD-R, DVD-RW Seq., DVD-RW RO, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW, DL DVD+R
11/29/2006 11:00:25 PM info New Drive selected : 1:0:0 - _NEC DVD+-RW ND-6650A 102C [D] (Ide)
11/29/2006 10:59:19 PM info User default language : 1033 (0x0409h) - English (United States)
11/29/2006 10:59:19 PM info System default language : 1033 (0x0409h) - English (United States)
11/29/2006 10:59:19 PM info Version 2.1.5.173
11/29/2006 10:59:19 PM info ExeName : "C:\Program Files\vso\ConvertXtoDVD\ConvertXtoDvd.exe"
11/29/2006 10:59:19 PM info OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
11/29/2006 10:59:18 PM info ******************** Report session started ********************


11/29/2006 10:57:10 PM info ********** Report session closed ***********
11/29/2006 10:56:57 PM info Finalization Time 00:00:42 - Total completion time 00:15:48
11/29/2006 10:56:14 PM info Write finished in 00:15:05 - Finalization start here. Avg. burn rate 3.96
11/29/2006 10:41:35 PM info Lead-in burning time (mS) 25775
11/29/2006 10:41:09 PM info Write started 2207152 sectors to write
11/29/2006 10:41:09 PM info Writing speed requested x4.0, effective x0.5
11/29/2006 10:41:09 PM info Available write speed: 8x, 6x, 4x, 2.4x
11/29/2006 10:41:09 PM info Media ID: YUDEN000-T02-00
11/29/2006 10:41:09 PM info DMA Enabled
11/29/2006 10:41:08 PM info Scanned files #10, folder #2 - total size 4519120896 b. (4.21 Gb.)
11/29/2006 10:41:08 PM info Inserted media type : DVD+R
11/29/2006 10:41:08 PM info Write started
11/29/2006 10:41:07 PM info --------------Encoding end--------------
11/29/2006 10:41:07 PM info Media name: "My Movie"
11/29/2006 10:41:07 PM info Burned folder: "C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\ConvertXtoDVD\mymovie\"
11/29/2006 10:40:52 PM info New media inserted. Burning layer is ready to write
11/29/2006 10:40:51 PM info Compatible media types : DVD-R, DVD-RW Seq., DVD-RW RO, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW, DL DVD+R
11/29/2006 10:40:51 PM info New Drive selected : 1:0:0 - _NEC DVD+-RW ND-6650A 102C [D] (Ide)
11/29/2006 10:40:50 PM info Conversion completed in 01:03:48
11/29/2006 10:40:40 PM warning Init preview error: [Unspecified error ($80004005).]
11/29/2006 10:40:32 PM info ------------Converting Menu--------------
11/29/2006 10:38:53 PM info Chapter #19 start at 89:59.727
11/29/2006 10:35:34 PM info Chapter #18 start at 85:1.846
11/29/2006 10:32:05 PM info Chapter #17 start at 80:0.645
11/29/2006 10:28:32 PM info Chapter #16 start at 75:1.647
11/29/2006 10:25:10 PM info Chapter #15 start at 70:0.446
11/29/2006 10:21:42 PM info Chapter #14 start at 65:1.647
11/29/2006 10:18:20 PM info Chapter #13 start at 60:0.847
11/29/2006 10:15:00 PM info Chapter #12 start at 55:1.448
11/29/2006 10:11:31 PM info Chapter #11 start at 50:0.047
11/29/2006 10:08:08 PM info Chapter #10 start at 45:2.166
11/29/2006 10:04:44 PM info Chapter #9 start at 40:2.366
11/29/2006 10:01:16 PM info Chapter #8 start at 35:0.047
11/29/2006 9:57:48 PM info Chapter #7 start at 30:2.367
11/29/2006 9:54:14 PM info Chapter #6 start at 25:1.766
11/29/2006 9:50:44 PM info Chapter #5 start at 20:0.766
11/29/2006 9:47:18 PM info Chapter #4 start at 15:0.766
11/29/2006 9:43:55 PM info Chapter #3 start at 10:1.767
11/29/2006 9:40:32 PM info Chapter #2 start at 5:1.167
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Stream #1 Sync. delay : 0.00 ms
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Stream #0 Sync. delay : 0.00 ms
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Output Stream#1 - Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 192 kb/s
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Output Stream#0 - Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 720x480, q=1-31, 6192 kb/s
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Video Stream #0 Pulldown : 25.000 -> 29.97 Fps
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Padded source image : Left 0, Top 48, Right 0, Bottom 48
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Video source original frame rate: 25.00
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info NTSC 29.97 FPS output format set by user
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Widescreen (16:9) set automatically
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Video bitrate 0/6192/8308 Kbps (min/avg/max)
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Converting "C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Desktop\Movie\mymovie.avi"
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info ----------------Title #1----------------
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Project size 4.3 Gb. (127 Mb. audio - 4.17 Gb. video)
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Stream #1 - Audio: mp3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 32 kb/s
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Stream #0 - Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 624x272
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info 2 Stream(s) found - est. duration 01:32:36.600
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Opening file "C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Desktop\Movie\My.Movie.2006\mymovie.av i"
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info [ ] Don't fix audio gaps
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info [ ] Engine Log
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Encoder quality: 100%
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info --------------Encoding begin--------------
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info --------------Menu settings end--------------
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info [ ] Sequential playback
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info [ ] Loop playback
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info [X] Auto start playback
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info [X] Menu
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info --------------Menu settings begin--------------
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info --------------Default burn settings end--------------
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Default speed selected: 4x
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info Compatible media types : DVD-R, DVD-RW Seq., DVD-RW RO, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW, DL DVD+R
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info New Drive selected : 1:0:0 - _NEC DVD+-RW ND-6650A 102C [D] (Ide)
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info [ ] Delete files after burn complete
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info [ ] Don't eject after burn complete
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info [ ] Prefer SAO for DVD-R
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info [ ] Include originals
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info [X] Burn result to DVD
11/29/2006 9:37:02 PM info --------------Default burn settings begin--------------

[jimmalenko]

http://members.dodo.net.au/~jimmalenko/AVI2DVD.htm walks you through the basics, using TMPGEnc Plus as an example.

[demah]

are you saying i should use that instead of the program im using now?