NEWBIE needs help...can't figure this stuff out!

[Red96TA]

Guys,

I want to convert an AVI file to DVD-R.....

I used TMPGEnc to convert the AVI file to MPG and M2V files (seperating the audio and video). What now????? I tried using DVD Factory to burn the DVD, but the program says that the M2V file is the wrong format...

I tried leaving the file as an integrated MPG file (audio and video together), but the DVD didn't play any of the audio.

PLEASE....what am I doing wrong here????? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Tommyknocker]

Reading the title of your post, let me just say please do not give up. If you are using TMPGEnc, using the main program window, load your AVI file as video input. Then load your audio file as audio input. Name the output file.

Select the Load function at the bottom and select the DVD template when template list pops up. Select Okay. Select Start, and it should start encoding.

[Red96TA]

ok...but the only file I have is an AVI file...do I just use that as the video AND audio input?

Secondly, after I select LOAD-->DVD(NTSC), what STREAM TYPE do I select?

I'm not going to give up on this, but it sure is starting to bug the crud out of me!

[bugster]

Try this:

Go to the tools setion of this site and get virtualdub.
Start virtualdub and open your avi file with it. Then do the following

Audio->Full processing mode
Audio->compression - Non (PCM)
Audio->conversion (48khz if not alreday)

File->sav wav (name this movie.wav)

When this has finished you will have a movie.wav file that is probably larger than your original avi, thats normal. Close virtualdub

Open Tmpgenc and cancel the wizard.

For your video source, select the avi file. For your audio source, select the large wav file you just created with virtualdub.
For stream type select System (video+audio), name your output file movie.mpg

Now click load and select the DVD template. If the avi file is 23.976fps or 29.976 fps select the NTSC version. If it is 25fps select the PAL version.

Click START and Encode.

Hope this helps