xvid to dvd

[alexanne]

i just got this program that is called VSO DivxtoDvd, is there another *better* program to convert the above to dvd?
Also..
If i have two Xvid files, how do i join them to be able to convert them to DVD and then burn onto 1 dvd-r?

Last question...
if i have vcdgear, i use it to convert bin/cue to mpeg, what program can i use to join if i have 2 mpeg files? and what is the best program to convert that mpeg file to dvd?

thanks in advance

[jimmalenko]

1. DivxToDVD is probably the best one-click tool IMO, but the manual way ( http://members.dodo.net.au/~jimmalenko/AVI2DVD.htm ) using dedicated tools is hard to go past.

2. If you have two files, I'd suggest converting them to dvd-compliant MPEG seperately and then letting your authoring package join the files. Seems to avoid things like synch issues this way.

3. Check if these MPEGs are dvd-compliant already. If so, just author them. If not, convert either using DivxToDVD or the guide I linked to above.

[alexanne]

hey thanks, I did all that by the guide u said above, but when i click start on tmpgenc i get an error saying can't load P3Ppacakge.dll what is that all about?

[thegeeman]

DLL stands for Dynamic Link Library and me being really simple here, consider it more of an 'instructional command'. There is some issue with TMPGenc when loading files; I think it maybe down to the VFAP plug-in stage. Go to program files\pegasys inc\tmpgenc as see if the p3package.dll file is there. If not, then rather than spends hours trying to figure it out i merely; 1. see if i can reinstall dll's via plugin or finally 2. uninstall and reinstall-problem generally solved.

As per your original post; IMO it is best to encode EACH file to mpeg2 and then join when you author; as per Jimmalenko's comments. Consider TDA for authoring-very straightforward and easy to learn.

[jimmalenko]

https://www.videohelp.com/tmpgenc.htm#problems

If TMPGEnc says Can't load P3Package.dll or P4Package.dll?
Be sure that you have exctracted all files in the tmpgenc download zip file to a folder then go to that folder and start tmpgenc.exe or make a shortcut to tmpgenc.exe and it should work. Or try copy the p3package.dll and p4package.dll to your windows\system32 folder and restart TMPGEnc.