AVI to DVD ?

[Spyder]

I am sorry I am a bit of a newbie

I have been having some trouble with my DVD player and playing VCDs. I think my problem is when I convert an AVI file to MPG to burn to a cd. I was looking into getting a DVD burner and was wondering if I would still have to convert an AVI movie to MPG to burn to a DVD, if that makes any sense.

Thanks

[jarvis1781]

you can actually use DVD2SVCD to get the job you want done

it supports avi files and can convert to DVD

good luck!

it works for me ;P

[Spyder]

thanks. Is this a solution to my VCD problem? Mind you my DVD player does not support SVCD.

[crahak]

Lots of avi files are already so so sources. Making VCDs out of them is only going to make them look a lot worse. I just hope you know what to expect... Lots of people like it, lots don't.

[Spyder]

I have already made AVI files into VCDs. They look ok. My Real Question is do I have to mess with the AVI file to burn to DVD format?

[bugster]

I have already made AVI files into VCDs. They look ok. My Real Question is do I have to mess with the AVI file to burn to DVD format?

Oh yes, and the encoding time is a LOT longer if you want good quality.
DVD is mpeg-2 at 720*480 (or 576 for PAL). Uses bitrates up to 9.8Mbps and takes a lot longer to encode from divx than VCD. You can use VCD resolution video with higher bitrates but the quality will be much lower.

www.vcdhelp.com/dvd

[[_chef_]]

You should load your "avi" into VirtualDub and let it check for errors before trying to convert to mpeg1 or mpeg2.

If this goes ok then I would convert the file with TmpgEnc and choose a template that fits to the target.

[joepic]

I am sorry I am a bit of a newbie

I have been having some trouble with my DVD player and playing VCDs. I think my problem is when I convert an AVI file to MPG to burn to a cd. I was looking into getting a DVD burner and was wondering if I would still have to convert an AVI movie to MPG to burn to a DVD, if that makes any sense.

Try the GUIDES for TMPGEnc and Virtualdub:

AVI, DV, DivX, ASF, MOV, nAVI, SMR, WMV to DVD MPEG2
http://www.vcdhelp.com/tmpgencdvd.htm

Virtualdub
http://www.vcdhelp.com/virtualdubframeserve.htm
http://www.vcdhelp.com/forum/userguides/87270.php
http://www.vcdhelp.com/forum/userguides/110082.php
http://www.vcdhelp.com/convert/avitovcdfoolproofusingcce/virtualdubframeserve.htm