AVI(29.97fps) to PAL dvdbackup

[JoeCurry]

OK chaps and chapesses i have several video files that i want to back up onto DVD. theyre all 300-450meg (currently).
1st of all what software do i use to do the original conversion?from ntsc to pal
(ive been doing vcd conversions no problem for sometime now so im not totally inexperienced) 8)
what software do i need for burning as well? i think im currently nero 5.5 is nero 6 ok?
Also what size are these files going to be once converted?
Theyre approx 50 mnutes long.

as always thank you for your help

[FulciLives]

Look at this website:

http://www.geocities.com/xesdeeni2001/StandardsConversion/

You want to read the sections entitled:

V. NTSC VCD (29.97 Fps) -> PAL VCD (25 Fps)

and

VII. NTSC (Video) DVD (29.97i Fps) -> PAL DVD (25i Fps)

You will have to modify the scripts a bit probably but if you can give me details on your source files (what type of files they are and the resolution and are they interlaced or progressive) then I can help.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[JoeCurry]

OK taken all this info from gspot -
type - openDML avi
IMRR - 1.00
I/L - 2 vid frames (67 ms), p=496 Split: No. (I/L - what does that mean?interlaced????)

480x352 - 1.36:1 [=15.11]
bitrate - 915kbs
fps- 29.97
Qf - 0.181 bits/pixel

Audio - 0x0055(MP3) ID'd as MPEG-1 Layer 3
Bitrate - 115 kb/s (57/ch, stereo) VBR
Fs - 44100hz

need anything else?

[FulciLives]

I don't know what "type - openDML avi" means!

I was assuming it was Xvid or DivX but then I think gspot says that for the type.

Try loading it into VirtualDubMod and go to FILE and FILE INFORMATION and see what it says for DECOMPRESSOR (for instance if it is a DivX file it will say DivX here).

Also step through it frame by frame to see if it looks INTERLACED or PROGRESSIVE. If it is INTERLACED then you will see interlaced artifacts otherwise each frame will be "whole" and look "normal".

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[jimmalenko]

IMO PAL/NTSC conversions and vice versa are more trouble than they are worth. It would pay to see if your DVD player can play NTSC source material before attempting such a conversion. I assume you wish the DVD to be playable on a standalone DVD player ?

[JoeCurry]

Its a div3 - divx3 low motion
and unfortunately yeah i do have to convert it

[joepic]

IMO PAL/NTSC conversions and vice versa are more trouble than they are worth.

Until I found WinAVI I would agree with you that converting from PAL to NTSC or vice versa was not woth the trouble.

So try WinAVI and tell me how easy and fast the conversion went

[FulciLives]

IMO PAL/NTSC conversions and vice versa are more trouble than they are worth.

Until I found WinAVI I would agree with you that converting from PAL to NTSC or vice versa was not woth the trouble.

So try WinAVI and tell me how easy and fast the conversion went

So do you still need help or are you saying that you are done with your conversion?

BTW If it is divx 3 like you said then it must be deinterlaced.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[FulciLives]

Sorry I got joepic and the original poster confused for a moment!

Here is an AviSynth script that should (knock on wood) work:

AviSource("DRIVE:\PATH\Filename.avi")
ConvertFPS(25)
LanczosResize(720,576)
ConvertToRGB()

This will work with TMPGEnc. If you are using CCE then you can use the same script but change the last line to read: ConvertToYUY2() instead of ConvertToRGB()

Movement in fast action scenes might not be 100% smooth but since the source is deinterlaced I don't think there is much you can do to get around that!

Don't forget that you need to put in the proper DRIVE and PATH info for your AVI file. For instance if you AVI file is called movie.avi and it is on the D: drive in a folder called DOWNLOADS then your first line of the script would look like this:

AviSource("D:\DOWNLOADS\movie.avi")

To create the script you need to install AviSynth 2.5x (I think 2.54 is the newest version) and use Windows NOTEPAD to type up the script. Just be sure you save it as AVS at the end. So when you type in the FILENAME enter filename.avs and for FILE TYPE select ALL instead of TXT.

This AVS file will now open directly in your encoder be it TMPGEnc or CCE.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

P.S.
When you import this into your MPEG encoder treat is like any progressive 25fps PAL source.