Converting Avi?

[Rjupiter]

I am looking for an easy way to do this. When I say easy I mean something a blind monkey could do. I don't want to get into anything fancy or have to adjust junk manually etc... I have a lot avi files that I want to burn to DVD and that is it. I have tried MainConcept but it only works for some of my files.

Someone suggested TMPGEnc but it not like I just drop the files, select mpeg 2 and convert. To much to fool with and I don't really want to get into all that.

Any suggestions for the lazy and stupid?

[Baldrick]

https://www.videohelp.com/tools?s=35#35

[BJ_M]

youmight want to try dvdsanta ... though nothing will take every format ...

procoder express is about as close as you will come besides tmpgenc

in fact -- tmpgenc is a good choice -- maybe adjust some settings if it doesnt work for you

[Rjupiter]

it is not that it does not work for me it is that I don't know anything about encoding and setting all the whatever in tmpgenc. I tried it and it turened my 400mb file into a 4gb one which is to big and ridiculous as I want to be able to put more than one file on a disk.

[redwudz]

You could try TheFilmMachine. It's free and about as easy as you can get. Works on most AVI files.

EDIT: It does come with an encoder or you can use other encoders for better quality.

[tweedledee]

it is not that it does not work for me it is that I don't know anything about encoding and setting all the whatever in tmpgenc. I tried it and it turened my 400mb file into a 4gb one which is to big and ridiculous as I want to be able to put more than one file on a disk.

Are you using the wizard in TMPGEnc? I find it hard to believe that you have problems with that. It's just a matter of droppng the AVI in and watching TV while it does it's job. If an old codger like me can do it, then so should you.

[wwjd]

For fast, simple and reasonabley good results try Cinema Craft Encoder Basic. It costs around $60. It seems to work with just about every avi
that I have thrown at it.

wwjd

[Rjupiter]

Are you using the wizard in TMPGEnc? I find it hard to believe that you have problems with that. It's just a matter of droppng the AVI in and watching TV while it does it's job. If an old codger like me can do it, then so should you.

Yes, I am using the wizard and there in lies my problem. First how do I know what to pick to being with, what under the dvd "menu" so I just pick NTSC. Then just hit next and pick my file then keep hitting next till I get to the "Bitrate Settings" menu and that is where I have a problem. It says that the file will be like 4gb or over sometimes when it is done. The file to begin with can range from a 400mb to 800mb so why is it making it SO big?

I really have not idea what any of this stuff does, bitrates and what have you, I thought it would be a lot easier to do this but I guess not.

[tweedledee]

[ZippyP.]

I have an idea...Why not use a guide? They give you everything step by step so that you don't have to guess at the settings. Just a thought.

[guns1inger]

You cant expect to get the results you want without learning how it works. No "one-click" solution will give you what you want. Ever wonder why there is only one movie on a single layer DVD (the type you are probably burning to) ? Because that's how much space they take up. You want to squeeze more on you will have to learn about bitrates, half-D1, how compression works.

[jimmalenko]

"lazy and stupid" is not really the attitude you should have when posting to this forum IMO.

I would recommend this guide for working with TMPGEnc, as I think all-in-one solutions compromise too many things so that they can be as generic as possible.

Still, you can lead a horse to water ...