How do I convert still JPG or BMP pic to short MPEG stream?

[bamdvd]

In editing home movies (.MPG files) to DVD-Video format using TMPGEnc DVD Author, I'd like to separate scene changes in the MPG by 2-seconds of blue screen. I can create a 4:3 aspect plain blue picture in Microsoft Paint and save it as JPG or BMP. How do I convert that to a 2-second MPG video stream? (When I subsequently bring it into TMPGEnc DVD Author, will it complain that it doesn't have an audio stream?) Thanks.

[MOVIEGEEK]

Well the cheapest way is to use Windows Movie Maker and output to avi(wmv works also),then use TMPGEnc,etc to convert to MPEG.

[reboot]

Wouldn't VCDEasy produce the mpeg needed even faster?

[energy80s]

Use any audio editor to make a silent 2 second wav file. Load this and your blue screen pic into TMPGenc, set the desired output file / format and hit go. Should be done in a few seconds.

[fmctm1sw]

Avisynth has the blankclip() function as well, though I don't know if you can make it blue or not. How many ways are there to do this?


*edit* Then convert of course....

[bamdvd]

Thanks very much. I started with Windows Movie Maker since I already had that and it creates what I need pretty easily.