How do I make an MPEG-2 dvd compliant file into a authored dvd?

[Canon GL-2 Guy]

Here’s my current difficulty:

I have a fully DVD compliant MPEG-2 file all ready to be transformed/processed into a dvd.

My Encore CS3 program broke and I’m still waiting for Adobe Customer support to respond.

Please help me figure out how to finish the dvd authoring process without re-encoding the file utilizing Videohelp.com programs.

Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated as I’m trying to fulfill a promise made to several people.

Thanks,
Bruce

[poisondeathray]

According to your other thread, you don't have elementary streams, and there is likely an error in your mpeg2 file

If you have everything ready, and assuming your input files are error free, you can use DVDAuthorGUI, GUIForDVD Author, DVD Styler - all free authoring programs , or if you want more features and control, DVDLab Pro is excellent but costs money

[manono]

And if you don't want or need menus, demux the MPG (DGIndex, File->Save Project and Demux Video), and feed the resulting M2V and audio into Muxman. If something's not compliant it won't accept it, and in any case it won't reencode anything, compliant or not.

[gadgetguy]

Another option if you just want to take your mpg2 file and convert it to DVD file structure is to use the DVD Author utility in QuEnc. No menus, chapters, or subtitles, but you don't have to demux to elementary streams first.

[Canon GL-2 Guy]

Gents:

I downloaded and investigated your reccomendations. There are several key elements/considerations here:

a) If I have to demux, it will ruin the audio. Been that route.
a2) No more encoding required.... already in MPEG-2 format

b) My goal is to do exactly what gadgetguy stated!

c) QuENC looks to be a very interesting possibility however it only accepts
.AVS files. How to get an .avs file from an MPEG-2 file? Can it be done?

d) DVD Author GUI requires elementary streams. So that won't work in this particular case. Same thing goes for the DGIndex/Muxman Combo.

e) Is there a well-written, current,striaght forward guide out there that a novice user can execute from for GUIForDVDAuthor or DVD Styler which clearly lays out what to do? Is one better and "easier" that the other?

So, in summary, I would really appreciate your valued input on the following:

1) How to use this MPEG file specifically with the authoring feature on QuENC 0.72. I know nothing about Aviscript.

2) Based upon further details & my particular situation given earlier in this response, to continue to offer commenatry, ideas and suggestions for a solution.

I'd love to hear from all of you and thanks for your kind suggestions and help to date.

Bruce

[poisondeathray]

If you push the "guides" button, there are several for each and many with screenshots/illustrations (you'll find the button near the rating section when you click on the name of each tool)

Regarding GUIForDVDAuthor and DVD Styler, I doubt they will work for you, because they do internal demultiplexing when they create VOB's, and if you've already failed with 4 or 5 other tools, you will probably have no success with them either. I would concentrate on figuring out how to get a functional DVD compliant MPEG2 video with proper audio out of Premiere first

I don't know about the QuENC author tool , but I have used it as an encoder. I doubt you need an avs script if you are not encoding.

[Cornucopia]

...If I have to demux, it will ruin the audio. Been that route.
a2) No more encoding required.... already in MPEG-2 format...

If demuxing the audio "ruins" it, it was probably already bad to begin with. Demuxing is like unzipper-ing...there shouldn't be anything "wrong" with either the left or right side of a zipper either together or apart.

(Assuming that your audio won't be ruined...)
Any authoring app that accepts compliant pre-encoded files should work. It's just a matter of whether the authoring app requires elementary streams or not (and if it does, you just demux first).

Seriously, if there's a problem, you need to find out what's wrong with the source before proceeding anyway.

Scott

[gadgetguy]

You misread my recommendation, use the DVD Author tool within Quenc. You access it from the Advanced Options screen.

[qpskfec]

DVDflick will do the job

[SanderMan]

Also you can use dvdlab pro 30 days for free.

[Canon GL-2 Guy]

GadgetGuy, (or anyone else that uses this app) Please.... If I may ask in regards to QuEnc 0.72,

1) In order to get the best possible quality, on the advanced options page which lists all sorts of variables, what are the optimal settings for the parameters listed? What do you reccommend?

2) Similiarly, is there anything on the front page when one opens up the app that makes a difference in the end product? It would be very appreciated to either have a screenshot or 2 with the fields filled in with the preferred settings or simply to list them all. Thanks so much. It would be very educational and usefull.

The next time I'll try to remember to render the video to separate audio and video streams on Prem CS3 before archiving all of the data and files!

Thanks,
Bruce

[gadgetguy]

The DVD Author tool has nothing to do with the encoder, so none of the settings will have any effect. Just click on the DVD Author button, select your source video, set your output directory, then click Author.

[Canon GL-2 Guy]

OK. Gadget guy I'll take your expert word for it.

Thanks for your input.

One whole day has passed and Adobe had not answered by plea for their help to restore Encore CS3.

I highly suspect Adobe support and customer service to some extent resides in Indian or Pakistani call centers because that's the accent the people I talked with had.

Can any of you confirm that?

Anybody have any input on the topic?

Thanks all for you valued particpation.

Bruce

Bruce

[MysticE]

Here’s my current difficulty:

I have a fully DVD compliant MPEG-2 file all ready to be transformed/processed into a dvd.

My Encore CS3 program broke and I’m still waiting for Adobe Customer support to respond.

Please help me figure out how to finish the dvd authoring process without re-encoding the file utilizing Videohelp.com programs.

Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated as I’m trying to fulfill a promise made to several people.

Thanks,
Bruce

You could use the free DVD Flick. Look for the option to not re-encode. It's under Project Setings-> Video-> Advanced. Tick 'Copy mpeg 2 sreams'. Easy enough.