Easiest way to perform .avi + .ssa = DVD?

[Teitoku]

I've got a divx-encoded AVI, a .ssa subtitle file for it, and I need to know the easiest way to make this into a DVD. I have that DIKO set, so just about every tool is included there. I looked through the different tutorials and saw how to add subtitles to a video, but those end up with raw video or another divx...I'd like to keep the steps few, so I don't lose too much quality.

[guns1inger]

Simplest way - get subtitle workshop and convert the .ssa subs to .SRT subs. Use DivxtoDVD2 to create the DVD - no menu though. TDA can quickly add a menu with little effort required. Fast, simple, relatively cheap.

[Teitoku]

Hey, I never bothered making menus when I was using DIKO. I'll look for that app, sounds great. Thank you.

[Teitoku]

Maybe I did something wrong....but I did exactly what you said and the result is DVD files with no subtitles.

[mats.hogberg]

Load AVI in VirtualDub. Add .ssa with the textsub filter. Frameserve to mp2 encoder (TMPGEnc, MainConcept...) Encode to DVD specs mpeg2. Author.

/Mats

[Teitoku]

See, I know nothing about dvd authoring so that's a bit of a problem. Is there anything simpler?

edit: virtualdub screws up the file; delays the audio by several seconds. I can't have that.

[mats.hogberg]

virtualdub screws up the file;

More likely, the AVI is screwed up, or at least done in a non standard way. (VDub isn't exactly know for screwing things up...) You didn't get a warning about VBR audio stream or something when you opened the AVI, did you?

/Mats

[Vash10]

mats,.

how do i do the frame serving using vobsub?? and how do i convert it in tmpegenc? can you please help me by giving like a step by step commands or steps,. thanks in advance, sorry for you i am just a newbie in dvd authoring,. thanks again

[mats.hogberg]

You're not into authoring yet - it's video conversion.
Head over to the CONVERT section left, select AVI to DVD, start reading the guides. When you've managed to create a DVD compliant mpeg from youyr AVI, let's get back to the DVD authoring topic...

/Mats