Do you convert to MPEG?

[glennth]

Hi,

If you convert AVI to MPEG for writing to a DVD, what tool do you use?

Thanks in advance

[redwudz]

There are probably a hundred or so variations of that type of conversion and many different tools, but since you ask a simple question: Try ConvertXToDVD for starters or the older freeware version DivxToDVD.

If you want more control and quality of the finished product, you would need to learn about the DVD format, encoders and authoring and burning programs. And this would all depend on what type of 'AVI' you are asking about as that is just a container name and there can be a many, many formats that fit under that container name.

But there are guides and programs available for all of this to the left. <<<<<<

[ZippyP.]

Personally I use TMPGEnc.

[jagabo]

AVISynth frameserving to TMPGEnc Plus or CCE. Sometimes VirtualDubMod instead of AVISynth.

[Krispy Kritter]

It's easier to just get a standalone that can play avi files.

[Dr. DOS]

Personally I use TMPGEnc.

Ditto... TMPGEnc is a very good tool. That plus VirtualDub as a frameserver you've got a great combo

[glennth]

Thanks for those that have replied.

I have been using TMPGEnc 2.5+ for a number of years, and was wondering what others have been using.

Lately I have been having problems with this version and the newer audio codecs, and was just trying to get an idea of what others were using to get around this problem.

If you are using TMPGEnc, what version are you using?

For those that are using something as a frameserver (eg VirtualDub or AVISynth) a pointer to how to accomplish this would be appreciated.

Thanks again

[Jim44]

I also use TMPGEnc Plus. About the only audio issue I run into is with VBR MP3 audio. In that case I extract the audio to WAV using VDubMod and feed the WAV into TMPGEnc.

And, for the most part, I use AVISynth to frameserve. Mainly so that I can deal with the TV's overscan. But TMPGEnc seems to run smoother/quicker by being fed an AVS script (or maybe that's just my perception after a year or so )

There should be quite a few guides and other help resources here. The AVISynth page here at videohelp.com should get you started.

Jim

[redwudz]

A couple of frameserving guides:

VD frameserving: https://www.videohelp.com/virtualdubframeserve.htm

AVISynth and VD frameserving: https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=87270

AVISynth is probably the better choice, but I don't do it that often, so I use VD Mod.

[Bjs]

Vitualdub frameserving to bbmpeg ... no audio encoding
Virtualdub , save audio as 48khz wav ... convert with besweet to ac3

Never a complaint when muxing in any commercial or freeware dvd authoring tools (except those that dont support ac3 ... cheapskates)

Guide : https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=270071

[Alex_ander]

I have been using TMPGEnc 2.5+ for a number of years, and was wondering what others have been using.
If you are using TMPGEnc, what version are you using?

I switched to TMPGEncXpress3 for the simple reason it's twice faster. It also has proper resizer (Lancsoz3), imports any DirectShowSource, DVD and HDTV.
For lengthy encodings I prefer CEE (it is twice faster than TMPGEncXpress) and AviSynth for importing/resizing/frameserving. VirtualDub is necessary for some filters like DeLogo.

Lately I have been having problems with this version and the newer audio codecs, and was just trying to get an idea of what others were using to get around this problem.

I always encode audio separately after processing in a sound editor. There are many simple ways to decode audio to wave for this. E.g. if you have DShow filters to playback your file on PC, you can import it to AviSynth script, then open .avs in Vdub and use 'save wav' command, then resample to 48kHz in 64-bit environment of your sound editor (like SoundForge), normalize etc.; then encode and use for authoring with your video or simply use as external audio source for encoding together with video.

[bdf]

Hi,
You could use Avi2Dvd from

http://www.trustfm.net/divx/SoftwareAvi2Dvd.html

It uses freeware tools - all included - it's just a menu system.
Seems to work very well.
also has good help pages.

or Nero Vision Express (comes with lots of burners)

bdf

[dfisher052]

I concur that convertxtodvd is the easiest & fastest. I have done close to a hundred avi's to dvd & they all look fine. At first I would select to convert the Pal to NTSC, but because my Philips 642 plays Pal I don't even do that anymore. Everything I have converted looks fine.

[thehurricane]

winavi. really easy to use but a commercial software. i've tried the free tools too. they have a lot of features.

[ultramarine]

Sometimes tmpg3 because can fit into dvd pretty good.

Sometimes SUPERv19 because can handle many formats via its ffmpeg or mencoder backend.