DivX to DVD?

[chrisb01]

I have some videos that are in DivX format, but now that I have a DVD-Writer, I'd like to burn them to DVD+R/RW media. I've converted one of them to VCD and burned onto DVD+RW and it played, so I know my player recognizes DVD+RW meida. How do I convert from DivX to DVD, which I believe is MPEG2, right? I tried using the DVD(NTSC) template in TMPGEnc but got no audio. At the same time that I convert from DivX to DVD (MPEG2), I'd like to resize the MPEG2 output so that it fits on one DVD+RW disk. Any ideas? Come on, don't tell me once you go DivX, you can never go back... haha.

[bugster]

try reading this:

http://www.vcdhelp.com/tmpgencdvd.htm

[chrisb01]

That's what I was using... The only thing is that I just noticed that it says you must have the MPEG2 Codec installed. How do I check that? I believe I do, I have run into anything I can't play in Windows Media Player. If I don't have the MPEG2, where can I get it. The MPEG2 Codec link on http://www.vcdhelp.com/tmpgencdvd.htm is broken.

Also, I was thinking of trying Toolame of the audio encoder for TMPGEnc.. but every link I find for that is either broken or takes me to a page where I can download the source code... I can't find anyplace to download the compiled "toolame.exe".

[bugster]

So you have converted your Divx to Mpeg2 DVD compliant. In order for it to play on a standalone player it must next be authored. You cant simply burn the Mpeg2 to the DVD+rw. Your drive should have come with some authoring software, if so what was it. I use Sonic MyDvd and Dvdit PE for authoring to DVD-r. They are easy to use but not very powerful. Also they can be VERY fussy about the Mpeg2 file settings.

[chrisb01]

No, read my original message... I have not been able to successfully create the "Mpeg2 DVD compliant" as you call it. When I try to convert to MPEG2 using TMPGEnc's DVD(NTSC) template, I get NO AUDIO in the output file... Having an audio issue with TMPGEnc! You know anything about that??

[bugster]

Load the .avi file in virtualdub. On the audio menu select compression, PCM(NONE). Set to full processing mode. From the file menu select sav .wav file and you will get a large uncompressed PCM audio stream. Load this into Tmpgenc as the audio and re-encode. As this is a long process I suggest you try it with a short clip from your Divx first. Virtualdub can be used to generate this using the select source range option.

Let me know how you get on

[chrisb01]

I believe I tried this and did actually get audio, but it was.. Iguess you'd say choppy.. it went in and out.

[chrisb01]

I think I got it... I used VirtualDub to extract the audio, then used the resulting wav file along with the DIVX AVI to ouput MPEG2 using TMPGEnc's DVD(NTSC) template.. I tried a sample and it seems to have worked. I tried this once before and got really poor, choppy audio... but I think that I had extracted the audio to the wrong bitrate that time. I think I used 44100 and should have been using 48000. Just to confirm, what bitrate should I be using when extracting audio for SVCD or DVD MPEG2?

[bugster]

Yes, 48Khz is the correct audio rate for the DVD standard. Tmpgenc will do the conversion according to the template, but it doesnt do a particularly good job of it, vdub is much better. Would also suggest letting Tmpgenc produce the video only. Let your DVD authoring software multiplex them together.

[chrisb01]

Thanks! TMPGEnc wouldn't convert the audio directly from the AVI... that's where I started.. I used the same DIVX AVI as both video and audio source.. didn't work, which is why I went to VirtualDub.

Speaking of VirtualDub, do you know anything about this: http://forum.vcdhelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=87086&sid=1ce821562a24dd1537b8afc9c3aa3b41

[bugster]

Sorry, no. Can't help with that one. Does tha avi play correctly with audio in WMP. You may need an appropriate codec installed or something.

[chrisb01]

Yeah, everything palys fine in WMP. I was able to convert the AVI to one with uncompressed audio using AVI Audio Decompressor Ver 1.4. Then I could extract the audio with VirtualDub.