ConvertXtoDVD 3 Release Candidate available

[clairew]

Hello,

Download for release candidate of ConvertXtoDVD version 3 , no official version yet.

some new features:
new menu creation features
file merge
new encoding engine
multi-core processors supported
quality advisor wizard
more supported formats

Not yet a lot of info on http://www.vso-software.fr/

[guns1inger]

I will be interested to see what the new version does. Many thanks.

[fairytale00]

The new version seems very good, expecting to see it soon....

[Forum Troll]

I would love to see a much-improved menu system, like the ability to create a chapter menu and make menu buttons.

[lacywest]

very interesting

[Forum Troll]

I downloaded the beta and am playing around with it. Some interesting observations:

The main menu:



Multiple DVD resolutions are now selectable:



Also there are menu templates available:



Several are designed for making discs from TV episodes.



Plus input video files can be cropped, resized, borders added and more:



The sounds for program-related events now feature a sexy female voice, in Castillian, English (with a eastern European accent), French, German and Japanese. (here they are if you want to hear them: http://www.ninjabynight.com/sounds.rar ) A very nice improvement with features it has lacked, and users have long wanted in this program.

[GideonK]

I listened to the recorded sounds: The English vocal sounds awkward, unreal. I hope we can mute this thing.

[oldfart13]

The version I had caused all sorts of problems usually ending with the computer CPU locked at 100% with the priority set to "normal". There is a new beta out today. I updated to that so we'll see if I fare better. Wish me luck...

[ROBERT BLACK]

Conversion is excellent but I had some sort of access error when it had finished burning and ejected the disc. It doesn't seem to affect the program function itself but it's worth noting.

[ularu]

I have been using ConvertXtoDVD for some time and think its one of the best converters around and its all done with just a few clicks, so much easier than using a number of programs and utilities just to get the smae result.
VSO will be a big kick in the ass to Nero in time to come.

[dfisher052]

it already is.

[ularu]

I guess so.

[oldfart13]

I finally got the new version to work after setting the CPU priority to "below normal", freeing up an additional 10 Gig of space on the working drive and having a 12" fan blow air on the mobo (in addition to the 2 fans and open case in the computer) and crossed my fingers. That seemed to be the trick at least this time out. Took an additonal 4 hours as well as a lot of praying to make this work. Once I report my success and failures to VSO they can make sure these problems don't crop up in future revisions...

[guns1inger]

@oldfart13 - can you fill in your computer details so we can see what kit you are running on ?

[oldfart13]

P4 (Prescott) 2.8 GHz
1 Gig RAM (PC3200 @200MHz)
MSI MS-6728 motherboard
Microsoft Windows XP w/service pack 3.180 beta
GeForce 5900XT 128 Megabytes
DirectX version 9.0c

[HemLok]

Yeah, it has some issues. It doesn't produce output that Nero likes when the minimal menu template is used and as a result you get a bunch of warnings from Nero when burning. But, it does play just fine in a standalone player.

I did a test and compiled a number of video files into a DVD. I set the priority to Idle and set the quality to High Quality / Slow Conversion. It really doesn't take that long and the output was quite nice. Personally, I don't really see the need for the 2-pass encoding that a lot of people are wanting. If they add it then cool but if not then it really doesn't matter.

I'm really not a huge fan of getting crazy about menu options but I guess it's nice. This is only in the RC phase and some bugs definitely need to be ironed out but I'm rather impressed with the results so far. I won't, however, use the software to produce anything I wish to keep and burn just yet.

[guns1inger]

It doesn't produce output that Nero likes

Doesn't mean much. Nero often complains when nothing is wrong.

@oldfart13 : SP3 could well be a factor in your troubles

[oldfart13]

Odd that as every other encoder works with the SP3 beta, as well as every other piece of software on this particular computer. Well, it IS a work in progress so we'll just have to wait for a final release version...