Avi 2 Dvd

[ima2hd]

Dear Group: A couple of settings I would like help with are as follows. I want to take my AVI files & make them into DVD's. Now I understand the AVI files of course are recorded interlaced. In the deinterlacing tab do I leave it as "No deinterlacing" and if not which choice should I select? In addition my AVI files are from a DBS unit from Hi Definition that has been downconverted supposedly to 480i; however when I did some test recordings in MPEG2 leaving it as interlaced it had jagged edges as though I had changed the material from progressive to interlaced. Sure enough when I made a second test MPEG2 recording I selected progressive & the recording came out perfect; furthermore when I load my AVI file in AVI2DVD it says 29.998, so it is still being sent via the s-video cable in progressive. Well to get to my question do I want to make sure and select anamorphic in the aspcet ratio tab? And my last question is how should I record the audio when I am capturing for AVI I have been using 48.000KHZ 16Bit Stereo, but BBMPEG won't accept that, so should I allow AVI2DVD to re-convert the audio or change my audio settings on capture? If any one knows or has heard of any future capture cards that will allow for component, DVI/HDMI input please let me know.

Thanks In Advance,
William Forster

[daamon]

Hi ima2hd,

First thing - Please use paragraph breaks as reading one bigh chunk of text is difficult, and may put people off answering.

Q: What tool are you using to encode AVI to MPEG? I can't see any (clearly) mentioned...

In general, don't deinterlace if the end product is going to be watched on TV.

DVD audio is 48,000Hz 16-bit - See specs for DVD under "What Is... DVD" (top left of page).

Good luck...

[ima2hd]

I am using AVI2DVD as specified. It can be configured to many different settings the most popular in the past was DVD2SVCD. Yes DVD Audio is 48,000Hz 16-bit, however BBMPEG won't accept it in AVI2SVCD.

[bugster]

Now I understand the AVI files of course are recorded interlaced.

Not necessarily. AVI is simply a container and can hold video an audio of many formats. SOme are interlaced, others not. What codec was used to capture with?

however when I did some test recordings in MPEG2 leaving it as interlaced it had jagged edges as though I had changed the material from progressive to interlaced. Sure enough when I made a second test MPEG2 recording I selected progressive & the recording came out perfect;

When encoding interlaced material, be sure to use the correct field order. If one looks bad, try the other.

furthermore when I load my AVI file in AVI2DVD it says 29.998, so it is still being sent via the s-video cable in progressive.

No, 29.987fps may be interlaced

Well to get to my question do I want to make sure and select anamorphic in the aspcet ratio tab?

If the capture is widescreen, then I believe so, yes.

And my last question is how should I record the audio when I am capturing for AVI I have been using 48.000KHZ 16Bit Stereo, but BBMPEG won't accept that,

What fomat/codec is used to capture the audio. It may be something that bbmpeg can't cope with.