Why does ULEAD DVD Movie Factory multiplex the MPEG2 again?

[Dom S]

Hi

Still pretty new to this game but recently got a long AVI, split out the WAV using Virtual Dub, Used Tmpegenc to create the DVD compatible MPEG2 file and all I want to do now is the minimum to get it on to a DVD using my new DVR-104. When I'm happy that works fine I will do the menus bit and so on.

Using ULEAD Movie Factory on trial and just wondered why it appears to process the MPEG2 again under the name of video/audio multiplexing before starting to burn. This is taking ages - some of which is down to my PC which needs replacing.

Any ways of short cutting this?

Thanks

[MoovyGuy]

Hey Dom S,

What is probably happening here is the conversion to VOB. DMF still has to take your Mpg(s) and put them into a DVD compatible format, which of course are VOB(s). It's also creating the .IFO/.BUP files which contain information regarding the audio and video tracks within the newly created VOBs

Cheers

[Dom S]

Thanks. A gap (one of several!) in my knowledge on this subject! It's almost finished creating them now !

[ahfairley]

Based on the times of your posts, it seems like it took longer than it should have. Make sure its only multiplexing, not reencoding. I have DVD Workshop, so I'm not familiar with the program. DVDWS will tell you if its encoding, which takes a lot longer than multiplexing. It also will tell you when it's multiplexing and tells you when its making the VOB etc. If it says its multiplexing, I guess you're ok

[Mirror_Image]

Based on the times of your posts, it seems like it took longer than it should have.

Referring the their "computer details", note that their CPU is a soon-to-be-upgraded 233MHz (though this wouldn't be critical for multiplexing), and more importantly, their hard drives are one 10MB plus one 40MB external, which would slow down multiplexing, perhaps by a great amount, depending on the interface.

(shameful grammar mistake edited)

[Dom S]

Can't tell if its reencoding yet but will look at it. The 40GB external is on a USB 2.0 so seems reasonably fast but I think I need a new processor.

Burned fine but can't use fast forward on my standalone DVD player - any ideas on that one?