A few questions waiting to be answered...

[IceKool]

Hi there! I'm kinda new here, but I've got a few questions to ask about making a DVD...

1) If I was to just add normal .avi files into a DVD (such as making a DVD with many episodes) what is the most common file to be converted? Is it MPEG1 or MPEG2 (I've been tryin it out and done MPEG2, but I'm still uncertain)

2) The first 2 DVD's I've made, the videos don't seem to fit in the screen of my TV, why is that? (This ends up making subtitles cut a little bit off)

3) I thought it was my video resolution, so I've made the resolution as small as possible for my 2nd DVD (which is 352x288, before the resolution was at 720x576) what should it be?

4) How could I make JPEG's with BMG's? (As sometimes I just use still images for my main menu, but I would want a BMG in it)


Information about certain stuff:
My TV is 32" big...

I convert video files with WinAvi Video Converter 6.3 (the newest one)

I use TMPGEnc DVD Author to author the DVD's

Since I stay in the UK, most DVD's are PAL and therefore, DVD's I make might be lended to my friends

I burn DVD's with the TMPGEnc DVD Author writing tool


Further questions may be asked later, but these are the questions that are most likely I want them to be answered.

Thank you so so much guyz! 8)

[guns1inger]

Throw away winavi video converter.

Top left corner of this site is What is ? look at DVD for the specs. Depending on the size and quality of the source you can go either mep1 or mpeg 2, so long as it is compliant. You can also go full or half D1.

They have been cut off because the person who put them there didn't take into acount overscan (it's in the glossery on this site - look it up). You need to shrink your video enough to get the subtitles back on screen, then add a border to bring them up to spec. Search the forums - there are plenty of posts about how to do this. Use 'overscan' in your search.

Use tmpgenc to encode to mpeg2. It has some nifty ways to help with your subtitle problem as well (explained in these posts you will find). Consider getting the AC3 plugin as well.

What the hell is a BMG ?

[IceKool]

I think I mispelled, so my bad, what I meant was BGM - Background Music.

It sounds really complicated on shrinking the video and putting a border around it, but I guess I'm gonna have to look it up and research on it.

So throw away WinAvi? Just curious, how so? I guess you use TMPGEnc?

What is now commonly used?
(Yes! I'm still n00b at this!)

Thanks

[Faithful Follower]

There is an advance button on the setting page for Winavi, on the second page of the advance menu there is a screen size(?) setting, enable it and set it to 98%. ( I'm not at the comp with Winavi installed, can't give you the exact description.)

Advise for your question number 1, convert to x-vcd( Mpeg1) with 1660kbs with video, 128kbs for audio.
Most DVD players would play it fine. The quality though cannot match with mpeg2, but not too much off considering the source(TV). Its a great improvement comparing to regular vcd quality. This way you can fit more on a DVDr.

Yeah, avoid using Winavi if you have other options.

[SLK001]

What the hell is a BMG ?

BMG - Well know abbreviation for a Browning Machine Gun.

[IceKool]

What the hell is a BMG ?

BMG - Well know abbreviation for a Browning Machine Gun.

Sorry man, off-topic...