converting divx files to vcd format and burning on DVD

[pumpkin008]

Hi
I've got a lot of movies as divx files whose size exceeds 720mb.Is it possible to convert these files into VCD format and then burn these different VCD movies onto a DVD.What software can I use for this.I've got more than 20 movies on my computer which is consuming a lot of space

thanks

[teegee420]

You can convert the avi's to VCD with TMPGEnc and author to dvd with TMPGEnc DVD Author. This is only one of several ways to make this kind of DVD.

[pumpkin008]

Thanks a lot for your help

[pumpkin008]

Hi

I tried using TMPGEnc plus but it takes a long time to convert the file and the size of the file created is more than 1.3gb. I wanted to convert the file into normal VCD format like normal VCD movies with a size of around 700mb and then burn 3 or 4 of such movies on to a single DVD with menu to select the movies. Is it possible?

Thanks

[teegee420]

VCD mpeg takes up aproximately 10mb per one minute of video. Fitting at least 3 movies shouldn't be a problem. I'm guessing that your movie that ended up being 1.3gb isn't over two hours in length. Is that right? Get yourself into the habit of decompressing avi audio streams to PCM wav. TMPGEnc sometimes has difficulty reading compressed audio and can make the resulting file erroneously large. The create a wav file open the avi in Virtualdub, go to the audio menu and select "full processing mode" then go to the file menu and select "save wav". Use the wav file as the audio source in TMPGEnc.

[deckard8]

Remember if you want your VCD's to play back on an 'authored' DVD for use on a standalone hardware DVD player you'll have to convert the audio tracks on the VCD's from 44khz to 48khz.

[teegee420]

True. TMPGEnc DVD Author can handle this. I've been given reason to doubt TMPGEnc's sampling rate conversion ability lately so I can't recommend using it for said task.