mkv conversion to dvd sync error

[wolfdogg]

i have an .mkv file that consists of h264, and ac3 audio. standard isnt it? well, i want to get it to an avi container, so i can run it though nero vision to get it to dvd. seems the easiest high quality method for me.

i am having a problem with sync where first i ran the file through MKVExtractGUI2 to demux,
then i converted the .h264 video file to h264.avi file with avc2avi_r594+gui1.2,
then i tried to mux the video in its new .avi container with the demuxed .ac3 audio with AVI-Mux_GUI-1.17.8 expecting an in sync complete .avi output. I assumed that this would be a nice complete .avi ready to run therough nero vision. I also assume what i did so far was losless, so seems a great way to do it.

Th problem is the .avi file is way out of sync. Where am i running into the sync problem? is there a better way to get a .mkv to a VIDEO_TS folder full of .VOB's ready for burning?

it appears that the specs of the original file is

Format : Matroska
File size : 2.47 GiB
Duration : 2h 13mn
Overall bit rate : 2 642 Kbps

Video
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Bit rate : 2 000 Kbps
Display aspect ratio : 1280 x 720 (16:9)
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Writing library : x264 core 112
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=7 / deblock=1:-1:-1 / me=umh / subme=10 / me_range=64 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 /
8x8dct=1 / bframes=9 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / weightp=2 / rc_lookahead=100 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=2000 /

i feel stoopid, upon inspection, i suspected it might have been the converion of the h264 video into an avi container, so i ran the AVC2AVI program again to have a look at its limited settings which i ddint remember too many, and i stumbled right on the one setting that says FPS, and it was set on 25.0, and i assume my video is NTSC. so im guessing a simple adjustment of 23.976 there will get me back on track.

[Baldrick]

Use avstodvd to convert your mkv directly to dvd instead.

If you still want to use nerovision to make custom menus you could output as mpeg2 in avstodvd(choose output->muxed mpeg2 file) and then use the mpg nerovision.

[wolfdogg]

ok, sounds good, thanks. im trying that now too. looks like its what i need.

[wolfdogg]

avstodvd, that program works great. made a clean disk.

before that, with my prior method, i was noticing that when i ran the video through AVC2AVI , it wouldnt set the frame rate properly to 23.976, although i set it to that, it was coming out at 23.975 everytime. so in order to complete the first method, i had to run that video through virtualdub to reset the proper frame rate, and sure enough, the file was perfectly in sync.

about avstodvd, i added two audio tracks, one was commentary, i was hoping that somehow a menu would magically appear, but i cant access the commentary audio file, but i believe its located somewhere on the stream (vobs), wouldn't it be? since i selected both audios when processing it through avstodvd. Question, if i use the menu editor i avstodvd will it somehow make a method to access the commentary audio, or do i have to mux each audio source with the original video source effectively cutting my available disk near in half?

[davexnet]

Can't you access the 2nd audio scream by selecting it from your player using the remote control ?

[wolfdogg]

well, it looks like i can do even less than that. i only tried it on my pc, no menu so didnt think there was even that option. now that i put it in my dvd player, looks like its a frisbee. "disc cannot be played, plesae check the tv systesm" DOH. so what the heck did i forget to do in avstodvd to make it dvd player compatible?

i wonder it its the audio file thats causing it, because the 2nd disk i made via avstodvd is able to play in my stand alone dvd player, i just checked.

[Ai Haibara]

I think AVS2DVD defaults to making PAL-format DVDs, and your DVD player probably doesn't like that format. It can be changed in AVS2DVD's settings - but I'm not at a system with it installed, at the moment, so I can't check.

[Baldrick]

Yep, try change to NTSC under Preference->Video->DVD Video Standard.

And how did you burn it? Burn the ISO or VIDEO_TS folder with Imgburn.

[davexnet]

The Preferences, setting your NTSC/PAL choice and temp/output paths are the first things to do in this program,
and save them as default. I'm not sure if AVStoDVD makes this clear to the new user.