avi to dvd prob

[winny222]

hi i just converted a movie avi to dvd using tmpge plus ..then authored using tmpge author... then burned with nero... out come was video good but no sound... where did i go wrong the original avi has good sound quality...the out put file after converting in tmpge plus ..is there any way of checking the mpeg file to see if there is audio... i cant seem to play it at this stage... thanxs a lot im obviosly got something wrong ...

[winny222]

ok i opened the file with wmp and theres no sound there thanxs again

[winny222]

will i have to encode this again or will i be able to add the sound with a nother programme

[winny222]

ok guys heres the deal lol im gonna start from scratch again ....i have 2 avis i want to join them both together 1st to make 1 movie dvd.. i have virtual dub.. but i dont know how to do this. sorry.. help me to do this and i think i will be half way there i think i know the rest ....

[thor300]

Open file1 in virtualdub, then click File -> Append AVI (select file2), and they are joined. Click Video -> Direct stream copy, then File -> Save as avi to output the joined files to one file.

[teegee420]

You're better off encoding them seperately. Especially if your avi's have VBR MP3 audio or ac3 audio. Joining them will probably introduce a/v sync problems. What you should use Virtualdub for is decompressing the audio to wav so that TMPGEnc won't have any trouble reading it. Open an avi with Vdub, go to the audio menu and select "full processing mode", go to the file menu and select "save wav". Use the wav file as your audio source in TMPGEnc. If your avi's have ac3 audio you'll have to installl the AC3 ACM Decompressor first in order for Vdub to decompress to wav. Once you have the seperate mpegs created(hopefully with sound), author them on the same track and you probably won't even notice a pause between them during playback.

[winny222]

ok thanxs teegee ill give that a go.. i was thinkin the same gettin out of sync probs thanxs

[winny222]

when u say author on the same track can u be a little more specific thanxs again
ps it is ac3 and i have the compressor thanxs again

[winny222]

do u mean convert them seperately in tmpge plus to dvd

[teegee420]

when u say author on the same track can u be a little more specific thanxs again

Just make sure both mpegs are linked in your menu structure consecutively, and make sure your chapter points are as such too. You don't want to create a seperate menu page for each mpeg.

[winny222]

still dont get that part do i encode them both seperately then what do i do sorry about this what priogramm r u talkin about thanxs

[winny222]

what do u mean linked in menu structure on which programm tmpge plus or author enlighten a little more please thanxs do i still convert them seperatly to dvd on tmpge plus thanxs again or do i link em on tmpge plus

[teegee420]

Convert the avi's to seperate mpegs with TMPGEnc Plus. Author with TMPGEnc DVD Author. My last post refers to the authoring process. If you need some guides to familiarize yourself with TDA, click on the link for it in this post and about mid-way down the page you'll see "Guides for this tool".

[ZippyP.]

still dont get that part do i encode them both seperately

Yes.

what do u mean linked in menu structure on which programm tmpge plus or author...

Link them afterwards in DVD Author.

[winny222]

ok guys both converted with audio lol god i luv this site thanxs for the help ill let u know the outcome thanxs again