can someone suggest good avi to dvd software??

[tony82]

hi, i have successfully burnt 2 dvd's now but the problem is with the first avi file i used dvd santa to autor it and nero burning rom to burn it on dvd it did get burnt onto dvd but i found the quality was pretty poor then the next avi file i burnt i did everything using nero vision express because that autors it and burns it now with this dvd the quality was much better then the one i did with dvd santa but i noticed the movie froze alot i had to keep press forward also nero vision express didn't burn the whole avi file onto my dvd disk so i would really appreciate it if someone suggests good easy to use avi to dvd software thats not dvd santa thanx!!

[Baldrick]

Tmpgenc Xpress.

[tony82]

ok thanx alot admin i'll give that a go!!

[tony82]

i managed to covert my avi file using the software you suggested but when i play it i cant see no picture only sound do you know which codec works with it?? thanx

[jimmalenko]

I would try this guide or this guide. The softwares you need are listed in the guides.

[tony82]

I would try this guide or this guide. The softwares you need are listed in the guides.

i'll check them guide out thanx mate!!

[tony82]

i downloaded that gspot software but since i converted the avi into dvd mpeg file it dont show the codec with gspot?? it just says n.a in the boxes any ideas??

[Hardcoreruss]

Use gspot on the avi, then convert.

[jimmalenko]

Use gspot on the avi, then convert.

... and use the AVI as your source file for any conversions.

[tony82]

would dvd2svcd be a suitable program for what i want to do?? i want to convert avi file to dvd

[jimmalenko]

would dvd2svcd be a suitable program for what i want to do?? i want to convert avi file to dvd

EDIT:
my bad

I prefer to use "dedicated" apps for this task. Try the two guides I linked to above

[fritzi93]

Actually, the name dvd2svcd is misleading- it's an all-in-one converter. Or maybe you're thinking of something else?

Tony: Yeah it's okay. You could try DIKO also. I think the majority of those with any experience will advise you that dedicated, single-purpose apps are gunna do better. But you do say in your first post that you want something easy.

Both dvd2svcd and DIKO are freeware. The only expense is for the mpeg encoder. But both also let you use either Quenc or Freenc, and, uh, isn't there another variation now? Anyway, they're all derived from the same original project. Not bad, but not as good as TMPGEnc, CCE, Mainconcept, Procoder. Still, they're free.

Pay attention to your guide when setting up one of those all-in-one apps. Good luck.

[tony82]

thanx for the suggestions and help guys

[tony82]

i have tried TMPGEnc but the problem the file that i want to autor is an AVI and TMPGEnc only lets you do MPEG the software that i got with my writer was Pinnacle Instant DVD/CD is the a suitable program to help me with my autorin problem i have never tried Pinnacle Instant just for that fact that it asks you to free up so much space (8 or 9 GBs)

[jimmalenko]

i have tried TMPGEnc but the problem the file that i want to autor is an AVI and TMPGEnc only lets you do MPEG

Not true ! TMPGEnc will convert almost any file format to MPEG-1/2 or even AVI if you wish. I think you are not fully understanding the process you need to go through. In order to get file a onto a DVD, you need to convert it to a DVD-compliant MPEG file (TMPGEnc/TMPGEnc Plus/TMPGEnc Xpress the encoder does this for you). Once you have this DVD-compliant MPEG, you need to author it, which turns your MPEG into IFO, BUP and VOB files (TMPGEnc DVD Author can do this for you). If you are experiencing issues opening your AVI in TMPGenc, try the TMPGenc problems page https://www.videohelp.com/tmpgenc.htm#problems . Also I have taken one of my guides down, so follow this guide TO THE LETTER, step by step, and post back here with details of the specific step that didn't go to plan, and any error messages etc.

[ZippyP.]

i have tried TMPGEnc but the problem the file that i want to autor is an AVI and TMPGEnc only lets you do MPEG

You cannot "author" a DVD with an avi. You must convert it into a DVD compliant mpeg first, then you can author it. So you convert it to mpeg with TMPGEnc and then author and burn with TMPGEnc DVD Author.

[tony82]

yeah you guys are right i didnt know the difference between convert and autor but now i do im still learnin thanx for your help guys

[Garibaldi]

As far as free avi- mpeg2 you could try BBMPEG, The Film Machine, or even Avidemux, which has been ported to windows.[/quote]

[tony82]

As far as free avi- mpeg2 you could try BBMPEG, The Film Machine, or even Avidemux, which has been ported to windows.

[/quote]

ok thanx for the suggestions mate

[Garibaldi]

ok thanx for the suggestions mate

No problem, glad to help!
Personally I have found avidemux to be the best. I was very concise before, let me know if you want more info.

[tony82]

im gonna try out that TMPGEnc & TMPGEnc autor if they are difficult to use then i'll try out the one you suggest thanx for the help i really appreciate it

[macleod]

good = "one" click, then

the film machine , after using divfix to filter out bad frames.