avi 2 dvd format...help!

[madrato]

Can anyone help me...im trying to convert me avi movies to a dvd format so I can play them in my dvd home player. Ive seen topics around here but so far have been no help for me.

I have the program tmpgenc plus 2.5.
when i select dvd ntsc then go on the next screen where you upload your file (video and audio) the audio file upload but the video file wont (avi). its says the file is unsupported.

is there another program or what can i do , its been days.

Thank you!

[SARK]

Do you have all the right codecs installed? DivX?

[Gazorgan]

You didn't read any TMPG guides or you would have mentioned setting your enviromental variables. Get FFDShow and search TMPGEnc enviroment settings.

[cplevel42]

use gspot to see if you have the correct codec for playback. If not, you will need to get it to encode. Make sure to use the render option in gspot.

[madrato]

THANKZ people. I'm gonna look into all. I'll post my results after that.

THankz a mil.

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[madrato]

okay , i got the programs, gspot and ffdshow. where can i get info on how to use this programs, i did some searching but to complicated. is it complicated to convert avi to mpeg2 (dvd)?

[Gees]

I think you really need to read the Guides. All on the left. Convert's a good place to start. Then those for tmpgenc, if that's what you're using.

Then move on to Author.

did some searching but to complicated. is it complicated to convert avi to mpeg2 (dvd)?

No offense, but if you find searching or using Gspot to be complicated, then yes, avi to DVD will be moreso.

[madrato]

i got the gstop and i know the codecs i have on the avi file. but now what? heyyyyy the more you learn the better, not everyone knows what you know thats why im asking here for help.

[Gees]

heyyyyy the more you learn the better, not everyone knows what you know thats why im asking here for help.

Yes. :c) That's why more than one of us have recommended the Guides. That's how I learned. Same for the majority, I suspect. It's a good way.

[Accudyne]

I agree with madrato...sometimes those guides are difficult to go by...they assume that your .avi file is perfect candidate for using these tools...often, there are many other things that you must go through before you can even begin to use TMPEG...a .avi file must be set right first. that's a difficult thing to do if you aren't real familiar with these sorts of things...but I have to admit...I have learned alot from these forums, but I still have trouble converting my .avi's...don't get down madrato.

[SARK]

@madrato

its been days

Have you checked any of the guides yet?

[Jola]

Hi - This is my first post to the forum but I must say it's enlightening to a newbie!
Anyway, I have the same problem, I have studied the guides and how to's but when you get the error message "unsupported" where do find the solution? I searched the forum high and low but can't find the answer.
BTW my file ext I'm trying to convert is Xvid.avi to DVD.
Thanks

[Hardcoreruss]

As everyone said read the guides. This is not a complicated site and the search facility is easy.

I typed in XVID UNSUPPORTED and this was one of the first hits out of 74

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=181035&highlight=xvid+unsupported

I am sure you will find the answer in there. Your file sounds like it has the xvid codec. So xvid.org would be a good place to start to get the codec.

You could also scan the file with gspot (located in the tools sections) and this will tell you what codecs you need.

You may also have ac3 audio in the file and tmpgenc does not support this so you will need to extract the audio and convert. Many guides for this can be found on the left hand bar.

If you read the guides and do some logical searching you will find all of the information that you need. And any question that you might have is almost guaranteed to be asked before. So just do a forum search and you will probably save yourself a lot of time.

[Gees]

If you try even one search on "XVID to mpeg" or "Xvid to DVD" you will see many, many threads on possible problems - before you even reach them. There are posts as recent as today and yesterday.

There is probably at least a question a day asked about them, many dealing with "unsupported" issues.

One of the most valuable things you can learn here is how to seek out all the info. :c) How to track down guides and find solutions to common problems. When those solutions don't work for you, it may be that a file is corrupted beyond repair and not worth the effort.

It may not be apparent to people who are just starting out - which is totally understandable - but for people who read these forums every day it just becomes a little frustrating to see the same question asked that was asked in a thread just moments before.

Lots of research is involved in learning to do all this, at least to do it well, and anyone learns best by looking for it, rather than getting handed info piece by piece. All my humble opinion, of course.

But chances are good, when someone seeks out info on their own, they will also learn something else at the same time that may help with the next problem (there's always a next problem) :c) and they'll be ready for it.

Whoa - Hardcore wrote all that in the time it took me to correct my typos! :cD

[Hardcoreruss]

If you try even one search on "XVID to mpeg" or "Xvid to DVD" you will see many, many threads on possible problems - before you even reach them. There are posts as recent as today and yesterday.

There is probably at least a question a day asked about them, many dealing with "unsupported" issues.

One of the most valuable things you can learn here is how to seek out all the info. :c) How to track down guides and find solutions to common problems. When those solutions don't work for you, it may be that a file is corrupted beyond repair and not worth the effort.

It may not be apparent to people who are just starting out - which is totally understandable - but for people who read these forums every day it just becomes a little frustrating to see the same question asked that was asked in a thread just moments before.

Lots of research is involved in learning to do all this, at least to do it well, and anyone learns best by looking for it, rather than getting handed info piece by piece. All my humble opinion, of course.

But chances are good, when someone seeks out info on their own, they will also learn something else at the same time that may help with the next problem (there's always a next problem) :c) and they'll be ready for it.

Whoa - Hardcore wrote all that in the time it took me to correct my typos! :cD

Great minds

[Jola]

Thanks for your answers and I totally agree but you have inadvertently answer a question I didn't know I needed to ask - convert Xvid to mpeg - I thought I had an avi file so now I'm on the right track I might find the answer!
thx