Question about coverting to dvd using CovertXtoDVD...

[nadizo]

I just got a movie in the AVI format I believe , and its really crisp clear the quality of it is excellent... I was told that when you covert a file to dvd it wont look as good and after trying it myself I realized that the statement is true...

What can I do to burn this movie and convert it to dvd without taking away its quality... I want it to look excellent like it does when watching on the computer and I dont care how long it takes... I just want to know how I can do it... Please help.

Im currently using covertxtodvd

[guns1inger]

To preserve the highest quality, you need to use better tools. ConvertXtoDVD work well for quick conversions, and the quality is reasonable most of the time. There are better tools, but they will take time on your part to learn them in order to get the best out of them. There are no simple solutions for quality video.

There are also other factors to consider, depending on what the avi you have actually is. Many people complain about the quality of conversions from avis that they claim look perfect on there PC. These are usually highly compressed divx/xvid files that have been reduced in resolution and are played back through players that compensate, to some degree, for the damage that the compression has done to it. When you convert for DVD, you do so warts and all. Enlarging to DVD resolution, re-encoding, and playing back on a TV expose all the problems that are hidden when playing back on a PC using a reasonable software player.

So, be sure what you think you have is really what you have.

If you still want to proceed, the basic tools you need are

FitCD : to create a resizing avisynth script
HCEnc : to encode the video using the aforementioned script
EncWav2AC3 : to encode the audio to AC3
GUIForDVDAuthor : to put it all back together again at the end

You will also need a bitrate calculator to get the right fit.

There are guides for all of these tools in the guides section.

Be realistic in your expectations, and good luck.

[aedipuss]

you can't turn a little avi file that looks ok on your computer into a 4.5GB dvd and expect to magically create all the missing video info. it was removed and the video permanently reduced in quality.

[nadizo]

ok I see what you guys are saying, thanks for the detailed answers I appreciate it... Im good with computers and I think I can do it, but it sounds like alot of time...

Guns1inger do you do everything you said or do you simply use convertx2dvd? what about you aedipuss?

[redwudz]

I use both ConvertX or a variation of guns1inger's method. It will give you the best quality. But two things to watch out for, MP3 VBR audio and framerate conversions such as PAL<>NTSC. Both will cause some headaches.

The first time you do one of those conversions, it's a little confusing. But if you want the best quality, it's really better than any all-in-one converter. After you do it a time or two, it becomes much easier.

[FulciLives]

This old thread is a good guide to using FitCD (which uses AviSynth) and HCenc

https://forum.videohelp.com/topic316333.html

I think the person that wrote the mini-guides in that thread should be congratulated 8)

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[guns1inger]

For anything that I wanted good quality on, I used a variation on the tools/methods posted above. I also added filters the avs script to improve the quality. ConvertXtoDVD was for quick conversions. If I want a DVD as the outcome, I still use this method.

For the most part though, avi files encoded with Divx or Xvid are just burned as data and watched on my Divx certified players. Much simpler.

[nadizo]

when you say you use a variation of tools to create the dvd .. .i dont get it...

lets say i have an mpeg or an avi or whatever movie file.. and i want to convert it to a dvd but in the best way possible to keep its visual quality. whats the first program i need to start with. Again thanks for all the support... it seems like alot of time and effort to actually do this task but i would really like to learn it ...

[guns1inger]

My first post (above) outlines one approach. However there is no single approach that works in all cases, as every video is different. If you have high quality source, FAVC is a nice, simple solution. If your source is DVD compliant mpg, then you can just author it and play.

I use FAVC for converting H264 material to DVD, and am very pleased with the results.