Please, need help authoring!

[kfarrow]

I want to get a dvd movie on to a dvd-r. This is how i do it. use smartripper, then dvd2avi decoding audio to .wav. then TMPGenc selecting bitrate to fit on disc. Then Ulead dvd factory to convert mpeg2 file to vob's. then nero to burn on dvd-r. Is there a better way to do all this as the audio is out of sync when ulead converts to vob's? What is the bitrate on a typical dvd?

[mourer]

You cannot keep audio sync with tmpgenc. Use Rempeg2 and IFOedit instead.

If your movie is less than 4,5GB, you can skip the reencoding section.

First you must backup your original VOB files whith Smartripper. Use the File tab and save all VTS_01_X.vob file to your disk + VTS_01_0.IFO and VIDEO_TS.IFO.
Open Rmpeg2 and build a 'voblist.cffl.txt' as explained in the help files.
Select a compression ratio : 75% is good for a 7GB movie. Select 'Gradiant' option and progressive method. It will produce a 4 GB M2V file. the process can last 18 hours.

You must keep the backuped VOB files somewhere.

Open IFOedit. Open backuped VTS_01_0.IFO.
Select 'Movie only/Remux M2V' menu. In the dialog box, select Rebuild PTS and strip streams option. Fill the destination directory with a new path to store remuxed vobs. Fill the m2v path box with the correct path to your compressed m2v file. press OK

Strip audio and subtitle you don't need.
Start the process.

It will remux your reduced video with original VOB audio stream. Synchro is kept. You will get your new VOB files and corrected IFO files in the destination directory. Close IFOedit, re-open it and open your new VIDEO_TS.ifo file. Press the 'Get VTS sector' button to correct pointers.

Files are ready to be burned.

Good luck.

[kfarrow]

Thanks for your help. Will give it a try.