AVI - DVD?

[onlineanarchist]

I'm just wondering if it's possible to convert other files like avi, mpeg1, mpeg2 and such to a dvd file, so i can burn it as if it were a dvd instead of vcd, svcd. is this possible? if so, how?

[teegee420]

Use the DVD template in the TMPGenc project wizard and then author with DVDLab. There are other ways to do this of course, so check the guides to the left.

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[ZippyP.]

Commercial DVD's are generally 720x480 mpeg2's but there are several types of mpeg that are DVD compatible. Look in the blue section "What is DVDR" over there <-<- for a list of compatible resolutions.

If a file is DVD compatible then you just need to "Author" the disk and burn.

If the file is not DVD compatible then it needs to be "Converted" into a DVD compliant mpeg first.


Note the green section over there <-<- for Author and Convert.

Hope that gets you pointed in the right direction. All the info you need is at this site but it will take some reading and learning.

[daamon]

Hi onlineanarchist,

If you're feeling a bit confident, instead of using the wizard in TMPGEnc (considered a good encoder, though not the fastest) you could try this detailed guide:

http://dvd-hq.info/Compression.html

It will help you to refine your settings with the aim of getting that bit better quality out of your video. The guide deals with video only.

To save bitrate space on your DVD (max is 9484 kbps I think), it'd be better if your audio was in a compressed format - AC3 is universally accepetd, MP2 tends to be more limited to Europe - rather than WAV (also known as PCM) as this is 1536 kbps.

Use VirtualDub to extract the audio from the source as a WAV. Also use it to convert to 48000Hz if it's not already (use GSpot / AVICodec to get the info).

Then use ffmpeggui to convert the WAV to AC3 or MP2. I use 192kbps - and get very comparable quality but taking up a lot less bitrate.

For authoring (when, at some point, you will combine your separate video and audio files if you use the above method) I'd suggest starting with TMPGEnc DVD Author - it's beginner friendly, fully functional on a 30 day trial and knocks out good finished articles.

Hope that helps... Good luck.