25i XviD to DVD

[FrancoAnselmo]

Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Streaming Video@L1
Format settings, BVOP : No
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Codec ID : XVID
Codec ID/Hint : XviD
Duration : 58mn 50s
Bit rate : 1466 Kbps
Width : 704 pixels
Height : 384 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Bottom Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.217
Stream size : 617 MiB
Writing library : XviD 1.2.0SMP (UTC 2006-01-08)

OK. I got this. I don't know the difference between interlaced and progressive, is there a better one?
I got TMPGenc, DGPulldown and ConvertXtoDVD, and i just want to convert this file to the right fps, and then encode using tmpgenc, and after that, author using Adobe Encore.
Also, i dont know the difference between that FILM (23fps) and the NTSC 29fps one...

I'm lost, really, i've been reading a lot but our holy internet offers many programs and ways to do those things that makes me crazy. I've read statstorm's noobguide, topics about conversion pal->ntsc, googled tutorials on the net... But it's a lot of information and most of them are old, very old. So i think there is new methods to solve my problems, and you guys have lots of experience in this area...

Please.. Someone?

[manono]

Just use a decent all-in-one conversion program, such as DVDFlick or FAVC.

[FrancoAnselmo]

If i use that tool, i would get a full dvd, and i dont want it..
I want to convert files and after that put selectable subtitles and a nice and designed menu.
So, how do i convert single files? I don't like those all-in-one softwares!

ps: 25i is common?

[guns1inger]

25 fps is PAL, which is common. Interlaced (the i part) is not so common for Xvid material, however it depends on the source.

If you want NTSC output then I would

1. Use FitCD to create a scrip tthat loads and resizes your video to NTSC resolution, but maintains the 25 fps framerate

2. Encode this video with HCEnc at 25 fps

3. Encode the video with Aften to AC3

4. Use DGPulldown to apply pulldown from 25fps to 29.970fps

5. Author as NTSC.

Or

Use FAVC and under Working Files, make sure Keep is selected, and when the the process is finished, use the video and audio tracks from Temporary Files Folder selected in FAVC to author your video. FAVC, while it appears to be an all-in-one converter, is simply automating the process of encoding with HCEnc and Aften, and doing a correct format conversion from PAL to NTSC.

[manono]

If i use that tool, i would get a full dvd, and i dont want it..
I want to convert files and after that put selectable subtitles and a nice and designed menu.
So, how do i convert single files? I don't like those all-in-one softwares!

ps: 25i is common?

You don't know how to do anything but don't want to use an all-in-one? Sounds kind of strange to me. You can try doing it all manually following guns1inger's instructions, and perhaps never get it done properly, or use FAVC and take all the pieces it gives you and put them together yourself, something that still may be beyond your ability at this point. Or, as I would suggest, do the entire thing using FAVC, which will give you selectable subtitles, and later replace the simple menu it gives you with something more elaborate.

And no, interlaced XviDs are almost unheard of, but you'll never know until you check it out. Open it in VDub(Mod) and scroll to a place with movement. Advance a frame at a time. If you don't see interlacing, it's not interlaced. If you don't know what interlacing looks like, it's time you learned.

[FrancoAnselmo]

25 fps is PAL, which is common. Interlaced (the i part) is not so common for Xvid material, however it depends on the source.

If you want NTSC output then I would

1. Use FitCD to create a scrip tthat loads and resizes your video to NTSC resolution, but maintains the 25 fps framerate

2. Encode this video with HCEnc at 25 fps

3. Encode the video with Aften to AC3

4. Use DGPulldown to apply pulldown from 25fps to 29.970fps

5. Author as NTSC.

Gunslinger, and why we have 2 different fps rate when not in PAL system? (23 and 29)
What tools do you consider the best and use? We have a lot of tools out there...
BTW have you heard Avenged Sevenfold's music called gunslinger?
If im boring you with lots of question, can you tell me a way to learn this "art"? Like indicating good guides for me.
thanks!

You don't know how to do anything but don't want to use an all-in-one? Sounds kind of strange to me.

I'm the kind of person who likes to know the "why's" of everything. And then, when i have acquired enough experience, i decide using all-in-one or not. I am a quality freak too.

You can try doing it all manually following guns1inger's instructions, and perhaps never get it done properly, or use FAVC and take all the pieces it gives you and put them together yourself, something that still may be beyond your ability at this point. Or, as I would suggest, do the entire thing using FAVC, which will give you selectable subtitles, and later replace the simple menu it gives you with something more elaborate.

You mean catching the VOBS after dvd is created?

And no, interlaced XviDs are almost unheard of, but you'll never know until you check it out. Open it in VDub(Mod) and scroll to a place with movement. Advance a frame at a time. If you don't see interlacing, it's not interlaced. If you don't know what interlacing looks like, it's time you learned.

That's a good tip. But the information given by MediaInfo can be wrong?

If you're not understanding what i say, tell it to me, ill try to explain better...
And another question , WHY do we have PAL and NTSC system? Why we have 29, 25, 23 fps, interlace and progressive.... ??? It would be much easier if everyone follows a stantard. I don't know, even reading, for what purposes GOP exists? Those MATRIX thingys too... And the final one: interlace is better then progressive, right?

As you can see, im becoming crazy!

[guns1inger]

Start your reading in Wikipedia. Look at NTSC and PAL and you will gets some background on why the two NTSC framerates and they are connected, and why there are multiple standards in play. It will also cover off interlaced versus progressive and why we have both.