All-In-One AVI/DivX/XviD to DVD guide

[Baldrick]

This guide will explain how to convert an AVI,DivX or XviD to DVD. It isn't the easiest method.


Tools required:
ffmpeggui
TMPGenc
TMPGenc DVD Author


Steps
<a href=#step1>1. Convert the audio to mpa/mp2 (or ac3)</a>
<a href=#step2>2. Convert the video to dvd mpeg video</a>
<a href=#step3>3. Make menus, author and burn</a>


<a name=step1>1. Convert the audio to mpa/mp2 (or ac3)</a>
Use ffmpeggui and open your video source and convert the audio to mp2 192 khz
1. Open your video source.
2. Select mp2 audio(mpa audio) (you can also use ac3 but it isn't 100% compliant ac3 so it isn't recommended)
3. Select the output
4. Convert



<a name=step2>2. Convert the video to mpeg2</a>
First calculate the video bitrate so the DVD will fit one one DVDR. Start the DVDRHelp Bitrate Calculator(open it in your browser).
1. Set the video length(the runtime in Gspot, if you have several video clips then add the total runtime for all video clips).
2. Set the audio bitrate (the audio bitrate in Gspot). Usually 448 for ac3 audio.
3. Copy/Note the Calculated bitrate, you need it later.


Start TMPGEnc and close the Wizard. First change the Directshow priority in TMPGEnc (the Directshow reader usually works better than the TMPGEnc default reader for DivX or XviD video).
1. Select Option->Enviromentel Settings
2. Select VFAPI Plugin
3. Right click on the Directshow Multimedia File Reader and select Higher Priority, repeat it until it is on the top of the list.


Now open the video.
1. Browse and open the video
2. Click Load and
Load the DVD NTSC template if the source FPS is 23,976 or 29,976 (the FPS from Gspot)
Load the DVD PAL template if the source FPS is 25 (the FPS from Gspot).
3. Select ES(Video only) (ES stand for Elemantary Stream).


Click on Setting.
Under Video:
If your source FPS is 23,976 (the FPS from Gspot)
1. Right click on Frame rate and select unlock
2. Change the frame rate to 23,976
3. Change the bitrate to Constant Bitrate
4. Set the Bitrate to the calculated bitrate
5. Set Encode mode to 3:2 Pulldown
leave everything else to default.


If your source FPS is 25 or 29.97 (the FPS from Gspot)
1. Change the bitrate to Constant Bitrate
2. Set the Bitrate to the calculated bitrate
leave everything else to default.


Under Advanced:
1. Set Source Aspect ratio to 1:1 VGA
2. Set Video arrange method to Full Screen(Keep Aspect ratio)


Close the settings and Hit Start. It will take some hours to encode. (With my Athlon XP2400+ it takes 3 hours to convert a 1.40 hrs movie)


<a name=step3>3. Author and burn the DVD</a>
Start TMPGEnc DVD Author and Create a new project.
1. Click Add File and add the .m2v video that TMPGEnc has created.
2. Open the fixed ac3 audio file.


Make a menu if you want to or else just click on Output.
1. Select where to save the DVD-Video folder
2. Hit Begin, it will only take a few minutes


When it is done a DVD Write window will appear. Select your DVD Writer and burn it to a DVD-RW or DVD+RW and test on your DVD player.


Done.

<a name=#problems>Problems and tips</a>
I cannot use ffmpeggui because my audio source is AC3?
I have several video clips with ac3?
Read this guide https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=186739

Explain all TMPGEnc settings?
-Read Rui del-*****'s Configuring TMPGEnc for high-quality, DVD-compliant MPEG-2 here www.dvd-hq.info/Compression.html .

TMPGEnc DVD Author says that it wont fit when I hit Output->Begin?
-Select Ignore and try burn anyway. The TMPGEnc DVD Author DVD limit is a bit too low, it is 4438 MB while you can fit up to 4485 MB on a DVDR. If it is above 4485 MB it wont work though. Lower the video bitrate and convert the video again.

TMPGEnc DVD Author doesn't accept the AC3 file?
-Be sure to use beslice to fix the ac3. If beslice doesn't work try ac3gui.

[Craig Tucker]

Nice guide

[Baldrick]

It is only a test guide.

[stiltman]

were are the screenshots and the pretty red circles to point out the obvious? ...

[Craig Tucker]

It is only a test guide.

I gathered that :P

[tobytime]

still good info