Converting MPEG2 so I can make a DVD!Sounds easy doesn't it?

[jon_boy_uk]

Well I thought it was easy also. I had a 2 hour 10 min xvid movie which I wanted to transfer to DVD. Using the most wonderful tmpgenc I converted it to MPEG 2 for DVD use. So it bloated my avi up to 4.08 Gb's to fit onto DVD, obviously being 4.7Gb's. Compressed it and it looks excellent, audio is syncing gr8 and pic is perfect. However I can't get it onto DVD All I have is a single file 'mymovie.mpg', which is a single MPEG 2 movie. But nothing will let me burn it right to DVD because it has to be in a vob format or something?! I really don't want to go recompressing again because this one took 31 hours of waiting. What do I need to do? HELP???

Jon Wendzina
UK

[wulf109]

You need to demultoplex your mpg into it's two primary streams,m2v video stream and mp2 audio stream. Then author it,the easest way would be IFOEDIT 0.95,it's freeware and will create all the necassary files to burn it to DVD-R. TMPEG can handle the demultiplexing. Rename the mp2 to mpa before opening it in IFOEDIT.

[nutstoyou]

You need authoring software to create the dvd file structure and vobs that can be burned to dvd. As you have used tmpgenc I'd suggest using tmpgenc dvd author as your file will be guaranteed to be accepted. Tmpgenc dvd author has a 30 day free and fully functional trial available. Easy to use, start program - create new project - add file (your mpg, no need to demux) - select menu template (or no menu) - create folders.
When done select the video_ts folder you just made and burn with the built in burning app or nero or anything else that works for you.

[cplevel42]

nutstoyou wrote:

You need authoring software to create the dvd file structure and vobs that can be burned to dvd. As you have used tmpgenc I'd suggest using tmpgenc dvd author as your file will be guaranteed to be accepted. Tmpgenc dvd author has a 30 day free and fully functional trial available. Easy to use, start program - create new project - add file (your mpg, no need to demux) - select menu template (or no menu) - create folders.

I agree. Since your vid and sound is in sync, you don't have to demux. Just open the 3.08 gig file in TMPGEnc DVD Author and burn as a DVD. Easy as 1,2,3.

Usually, converting a DIVX is not this easy, but you seemed to have got lucky this time. I mean, you just re-encoded you divx to mpeg2 using TMPGEnc. Usually, you will need to demux the sound with vitualdub 1st or else the sound and vid will be out of sync. Then you re-encode the sepertate sound and vid with TMPGEnc later and burn with Record Now max or Nero.

[Faceman101]

I'm pretty sure all DVD authoring apps demux, including TMPGEnc Author. Hopefully it stays in sync afterwards.

Either way, give TMPGEnc Author a shot b.c you can just drop your MPG down. DVD Lab, IFO Edit, all do the same thing. Very easy.

[jon_boy_uk]

Good point. I think I was also VERY lucky. Since the Divx movie's audio was out of sync by 0.5 of a second! When tmpgenc had finished I watched the mpeg 2 file and it was perfick The only reason I want to demux is because I use DVD Architect (Sonic Foundary). I like to have menu systems you see I just demux'd the lot - with a padding stream whatever that is and I'm gonna try it in the Architect. If it screws I'll just download tmpgenc dvd thingy and do that. Wish me luck...!