i need alot of help converting .avi to dvd?

[just]

the programs i use to encode my avi to dvd are..

gspot
virtualdubmod
tmpgenc express
and tmpgec dvd author...

i use gspot to find the audio type and aspect ratio and length of my .avi
then i use virtualdubmob to demux audio from video to get a .WAV file..
i disable the audio on the file then i save the .avi withour audio..
then i use ACEMACHINE to convert the .wav file to .ac3..

and then i use acefixgui to make sure the .ac3 file is correct...
from here i use tmpgenc express to encode the .avi file to .m2v
the i use tmpgenc express to multiplex the .m2v file with the .ac3 file to get dvd compatible .mpg

then i use tmpgenc dvd author to add menus to the .mpg and encode...
when done i get a VIDEO_TS folder and AUDIO folder...

then i use nero 9 to burn the VIDEO_TS to a dvd..

but when i play on my standalone player the dvd has some type of green squares that make it skip and return to the beggining??

is my encoding right?
or what should i do in order to convert my .avi to dvd without any having any problems on standalone player??

plz help im frustated i messed up like 20 dvd

[Soopafresh]

Just try ConvertXtoDVD or FAVC . Both make it easy and they burn good DVDs

[fritzi93]

DVDFlick is another one.

Does the .avi render successfully in GSpot?

[John-Paul]

I used to follow a similar process a few years back (converting 23.976 fps avi to Pal 25 fps) for DVD conversion:
1. GSpot for the framerate (23.976?);
2. VirtualDubMod to extract the wav and avi separately.
(BeSweet for audio, and Vdub framerate change for avi ie: 25 fps)
3. TMPGenc to DVD compliant .mpg,
4. TMPG DVD author.
5. Nero

Not sure what framerate the standalone DVD players in the US can play (29 vs 23.976?), but back then I had to convert to Pal 25 fps here in Australia for the DVD to play (although now I have an NTSC/Pal standalone player).

Does the DVD play ok on your PC and in entirety?

[lordsmurf]

ConvertXtoDVD

[steptoe]

ConvertXtoDVD should be able to do it all in one package and is updated frequently if any issues are reported. I use it most of the time for

A better encoder is HC Enc which is used by AVI2ISO, which I also use as it lets me add/edit AviSynth scripts when converting AVI's to DVD and I want a better quality encode, but is much slowe. But quality is worth waiting for

This is 100% freeware, all software is installed by the software, and HC Enc is a free encoder as well. So give that a try if you don't want to risk paying and finding ConvertXtoDVD doesn't do the job you need


ConvertXtoDVD takes about 12 minutes, where AVI2ISO takes about an hour

[tinker]

I am not sure why do you go through so many steps.
If you have TMPGEnc Xpress, it will import .avi and export DVD compliant file, either as ES or PS to be used in authoring software.
It also has official AC3 stereo encoder licenced by Dolby.

[M Bruner]

Sometimes when you the conversion causes audio synch problems. John-Paul method (ibid.) ensures the audio and video stays in synch.

[just]

i have tried CONVERTXTODVD AND DVDFLICK but its the same problem??

John-Paul....and yes my movie play good on computer...

do u think the problem is my dvd player..

TOSHIBA SD-6100

[Ai Haibara]

What disc media are you using?

[just]

Ai Haibara..What disc media are you using?

im using SONY dvd+r and also memorex dvd+r..

or what media should i be using??
and do u know of any really good guides on this forum that can help convert my avi to dvd with no
sync problems and no problems at all..thanks in advanced

[fritzi93]

Find the MID (media i.d.) with something like Nero CD/DVD Speed or DVDinfoPro. This is the actual manufacturer, not brand name. Compare to the lists here:

http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/

The fact that ConvertXtoDVD produced an out-of-sync result is not encouraging, as it is more tolerant than most in dealing with buggered AVIs. Now, it's often possible to fix bad files before encoding to MPEG2. I've done it several times successfully, but have also given up on a few. Overall, I think it's not worth the trouble. For the rare times I want to play an AVI on my TV, I have a DivX player for that.

You may end up having to identify where the audio goes out of sync, demux, cut out the specific bad section and speed it up or slow it down in an audio editor, put the audio back together and remux. That's if it starts going progressively out-of-sync. A constant rate sync problem is easier and can be fixed with audio skew.

Anyway, if you're determined, you have some reading to do. Here's a VDub guide that has some basics for manipulating audio:

http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/virtualdub_procedures.htm

It gets more difficult from there. Good luck.

[John-Paul]

If your having the same problem even when using different software for the conversion then, it could be a disc + standalone problem, however if you've backed up DVD before (for example using shrink) and they play fine with the disc + player combination then I wouldn't attribute it to either of these. (Although I would definitely try +/-rw's from here on in if you are still keen to get this conversion correct)

Another possiblity is fitting too much video in terms of length onto a 4.5g disc (2 hours is generally recommended in DVD format - although I have gone up to ~ 3hrs). Too far beyond this could give trouble.

With the right codecs your PC will probably play almost anything thrown at it. If the .avi plays in sync, but the DVD plays out of sync, then...

What framerate does Gspot indicate the .avi is? And what framerate DVD are you converting to (eg: 29.97)? If these are different, you may need to include additional steps in your process.

[just]

John-Paul

well when i check GSPOT ill give me different frame rates according to the movie...
when i convert or encode to dvd ill use the frame rate giving to me by GSPOT

so im not sure whats going on??
do u think their might be a problem with my codecs??

i have the K-LITE codecs installed and i also have codecs from divx..do u think i have to many codecs installed??

[John-Paul]

I don't think the codec is the problem, I would firstly concentrate on whether for example your .avi is 23.976 fps and your standalone plays only 29.97 fps DVD?

If this is the case, refer to the link provided by fritzi93 above (virtualdub procedures) - in particular IVTC (inverse telecine). Some of the US based guys may be able to explain this better than I, but I suspect its a framerate issue. If so...Telecine, IVTC, 3:2 pulldown etc are advanced steps that may be required.

Let me know the Gspot framerate of the .avi.

[just]

John-Paul

hey the movie frame rate on GSPOT is 25 which is pal right?
yea thanks im going to check the link out as soon as i can!

on more thing i was going over the booklet that came with the dvd player in it says NTSC..does this mean it only plays NTSC dvds?

[John-Paul]

My conversions were the opposite way (NTSC to Pal), whereas you will be going from Pal to NTSC. So...

With a source video of 25 fps, and an NTSC standalone I think your first step should be going from 25 fps to 23.976 fps. When you separate you video and audio in VirtualdubMod before saving the .avi select video->framerate and change the framerate from 25.000 to 23.976. You will also need to use an audio encoder to convert the 25 fps wav to a 23.976 fps ac3. I would use BeSweet for this as it has a built in preset.

This will slow both your video and audio by about 4% but it will not be noticeable on playback.

From here you have a number of choices but essentially you will perform a pulldown to achieve an NTSC playback framerate of 29.97 fps. (This may be in one of the filters of TMPGenc Xpress?)

Some of the methods were discussed in this post (Best quality telecine method for 23.976 -> 29.97fps)
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/best-quality-telecine-method-for-23-976-gt-29-9...s-t350643.html

Also see DGPulldown.[/url]

[just]

[quote]John-Paul/quote]

thank you so much for all the info and for replying. I will now try what you just mentioned.
one more thing I have and .avi which is 29.976 i have demux video and audio and encoded the video with CANUPOS
PROCODER and got .m2v. Now this plays great on "CYBERLINK POWERDVD 8" but when i multiplexed the .m2v and
.ac3 with TMPGenc 4.0 EXPRESS and got my .mpg video i play it on "CYBERLINK POWERDVD 8" theirs a slight problem at the beggining of movie.

the video slows downs and or fast fowards on its own and audio goes out of sync for about 1sec or 2.

did i do something wrong when i multiplex?

THANX AGAIN --JOHN-PAUL--