Burning AVIs to watch on regular DVD players - Help needed!!

[badgerfruit]

This is my first post here so I'd like to start by saying a big Hello to everyone

I've done a search but it returned like 1000 results or more!

I have ripped my DVD collection to VOB files using DVDDecoder and then processed these VOB files into AVIs using Dr Divx.

As the thread title suggests, I would like to burn these AVI files (each film is split into 2 x 650mb AVIs) to a DVD disc (I have a + and - DVDRW) so I can watch them on a regular DVD player.

Can someone please help me?
Someone on another forum suggested DVD Shrink and/or DVD Copy (or something) and I have had a look at them but no idea if they are the right tools for the job.

Anyway, I hope you all had a great christmas and new year, sny replies are very much appreciated
Regards



Badger_Fruit

[yoda313]

Hello,

Use tmpgenc and choose the dvd template to make a dvd compatible mpeg2 file. Then use an authoring program like tmpgenc dvd author to create a dvd ready folder that can be burned to dvdr.

Kevin

(and look closer at those avi to mpg guides )

[bunyip]

To clear up some confusion here ... you said they are already DVDs that you have converted to DIVX AVI files and you want to write these to a DVD (presumably 3 movies on each DVD) and play them on a set-top DVD Player.
Well providing the DVD Player supports DIVX all you need to do is write these files as plain data (DATA DISK) the same as you would if you were backing up data files to a CD.
A suggestion would be to put each movie in a seperate directory and copy the directories to the DVD.

[BJ_M]

since you have a DVD burner -- would it make a lot more sense to just copy the dvd ?


would be better quality - and save heaps of time and effort ...

[daamon]

bunyip has covered one possibility...

Then there's the possibility that you want one film per disc - you don't really say. If this is the case there's no point in going to Divx coz it's compressing it quite a lot (and so losing quality) only to go back to MPEG2 again...

You already have your VOBs etc. ripped to your hard drive:

1. If the main movie is over about 4.3Gb you'll need to use something like DVDShrink to get it down to fit on one disc whilst staying as VOBs etc.

Note: If you want the menu but don't want all the extras etc., use either VOBBlanker or TitleSetBlanker to replace them with a very small file that shows for a fleeting moment as a black screen. Otherwise just shrink the movie only.

2. If the main movie is under about 4.3Gb, you'll only need to reauthor - this assumes that the associated IFOs and BUPs don't take the total over the size of a disc.

DVDShrink can be used to do this too - just choose the main movie (no menus) and shrink at 100%. No quality loss and new VOBs, IFO and BUP files afterwards.

3. If the main movie and all the menus, extras etc. are under about 4.3Gb - just burn the whole lot to disc making sure the files are in a VIDEO_TS folder, and an empty AUDIO_TS folder is burned too.


If you're confused, there's loads of guides - you need to decide what you want to achieve before you set out: 1 movie per disc with menu, 1 movie per disc with no menu, more than one movie per disc as Divx files etc.

[badgerfruit]

Hey guys and thanks for the replies

1. I ripped to DIVX AVI *before* I had a DVD writer!
2. I don't think any of the players I own support DIVX as I have already tried just burning DIXV AVIs to DVD with no luck
3. I'm not bothered if it's just one film per disc or several. I think for backup purposes, one per disc would be the best bet so then if it gets damaged, I only loose one film backup rather then several.

So if anyone can please point this TOTAL NOOB towards the right guide or whatever to create a DVD from DIVX AVI files* I would probably marry them


* One movie (2 x 650mb AVI files) per disc - I didn't rip the menus or extras into the AVI files

You are in breach of the forum rules and are being issued with a formal warning. Duplicate profile that is not required - badger_fruit requested this account be deactivated.
/ Moderator Cobra

[mats.hogberg]

Here you go. Down to 36 from >1000. I'd recommend not focusing on those guides where DVDSanta, WinAVI are used, as those will only tell you how to use those apps, not converting AVI to DVD in general. (So when let's say DVDSanta churns out some unexpected output, you're back to square 0.)

/Mats

[daamon]

Re-rip the DVDs and use a combination of VOBBlanker (or TitleSetBlanker), DVDShrink and your chosen burning program as required - depending on filesizes, whether you wnat menus and no extras etc.

[jimmalenko]

I'd just make a backup from the original DVD, as opposed to converting an AVI back.

[mats.hogberg]

I'm under the impression those originals are misplaced...

/Mats

[BJ_M]

I'm under the impression those originals are misplaced...

/Mats

so am i -- that would mean that the willywanka police would get you ..

[badgerfruit]

LOL! Nope, I still have all the originals

Its just having to start again - mind you, I guess it will be a quicker process then dvd -> vob -> avi which takes about 8 or 9 hours!!!

[mats.hogberg]

DVD to DVD is one of the fastest processes there is - even DVD9 -> DVD5, as long as you use some transcoder like DVDShrink...

/Mats

[badgerfruit]

ok, so i've just burnt my first dvd using dvd shrink and although it seemed to work ok, for some reason it won't play on the "family" dvd player yet it works fine on my daughter's el-cheapo player?!

Both players are multi-region; the discs I have used are Philips DVD+RW 4.7GB single sided jobbies.

Any ideas why it will work on one player and not the other?!

Interestingly enough, when I try to play on my PC DVD ROM, it comes back with an error of "unsupported format" and also refuses to play. Yet if I put it into my DVDRW, it plays!!!!

ARGH! HELP!!

[mats.hogberg]

From my experience, el-cheapo players are much more tolerant than brand name players. Also, -R(W) is generally better supported. Disc manufacturer (not brand) could also play a part in this mess... My suggestion is that you first try -RW, -R discs, and if you still don't get "universal playability", try some other "brand" (manufacture) of media.

/Mats

[badger_fruit]

Right, I'll buy a couple of - discs and see if that makes any difference

Many thanks for your help btw!

[Cobra]

You could try updating the firmware on your DVD-ROM. That often helps drives to recognise previously "unsupported" media.

[jimmalenko]

WTF ???

[mats.hogberg]

Split personality? PHPBB Glitch?

/Mats

[Cobra]

User PMd. I am dealing with it.

[badgerfruit]

lol, not split personality !!

I created the badger_fruit account originally (as in all my usernames) and then when I changed the email address to my work addy, i made a mistake in the addrs so i never received the account confirmation.

I then created badgerfruit as a temp account so I could post and try to get my problem solved

I've asked an admin to close the badgerfruit account as the email address etc for badger_fruit is now sorted ... I think!

[badger_fruit]

Doh, I also just realised my home PC was still logged in as badgerfruit; where as my work pc was badger_fruit
DOH DOH and thrice DOH!

(Now changed both to the correct BADGER_FRUIT account)
Sorry for confusion!!!

[BJ_M]

never bother me .... what fruit do badgers eat anyway ?