MPEG To DVD???

[robbyc41]

I just used TMPGEnc to convert a large avi file, (which took forever) now how do I burn it so I can watch it on my home DVD Player?? Or more specifically WHAT do I burn it with? I tried Nero and ended up with a data disc that wont play on my home DVD Player. I tried KVCD's but the file was too big. Forgive me if this question has been asked, this is my first post.

[hech54]

I would try something simpler since you are a newbie....something like DVDFlick would be best.

[tinker]

I assume you have Enc Xpress and converted to mpeg DVD compliant file.
In that case you can use Nero Vision to create DVD and burn with Nero or ImgBurn.

[jman98]

Welcome robbyc41, but like many new people you incorrectly assume that the less you tell us, the more likely you are to get help. In fact, what you posted is pretty useless. We know that you have a problem, but it's impossible to say why. Any of the following could be your problem. There may be others, but these come to mind offhand.
1) You burned DVD format as a data disc, which will never work.
2) Your DVD player doesn't like the brand of media you used.
3) You didn't finalize the disc after burning.
4) You encoded a file in PAL format and it actually was burned OK, was finalized and the media is OK, but your DVD player won't play PAL discs.

[yoda313]

What you need to do with the mpeg file is AUTHOR it to dvd.

These guides will help you:

https://www.videohelp.com/author

You need to use an authoring program to make it a recognizeable dvd format. That will give you vob files inside a video_ts folder.

Assuming your mpeg2 file is dvd compatible you will be able to insert it into any dvd authoring program and create a dvd that will be able to play in any player (assuming quality media at least).

Come back with more questions if you are encountered with situations you are unprepared for.

[lordsmurf]

Author.

[PuzZLeR]

As previous posters pointed out, it does indeed sound to me too like you have a compliant MPEG-2 stream but didn't author it at all. DvD players need this .mpg file in a certain structure, which includes re-multiplexing it into .vob files, as well as accompanying .bup and .ifo files into a VIDEO_TS folder.

You mentioned Nero. It's actually NeroVision that will do what you want. Sounds to me like you used Burning Rom and created a data disc instead.

Or, do you have TMPGEnc DvD Author with your other TMPGEnc product? It will do it easily for you as well. All you have to do is input the .mpg file and follow the commands/prompts. You can make a menu if it's important to you or skip it if you want it quick. Regardless, it will create a DvD out of it for you at any rate if it truly is compliant.

To add to jman98's post: If you need to switch between NTSC and PAL formats, NeroVision or TMPGEnc Author will do that too, but at a quality loss since it needs re-encoding. You'd be better off if you re-encode the file through Xpress first from the source (and wait again a long time...) and enter that instead into your authoring tool.

[tomlee59]

You might benefit from reading "What is DVD" in the upper left-hand corner of this page. It will describe the structure of a DVD. If you burn a DVD as a data disc, it will generally not play in a standalone player, as several posters have already noted. To make a video DVD playable in a standalone player, the disc must be "authored," meaning that the video file must be in a particular format (beyond using an MPEG2 codec), with a particular folder structure, etc. You can't just burn the MPEG2 file onto the disc and go. It's a bit more involved than that (as you'll appreciate after reading the What Is info).