Converting AVI file to video_ts folder

[okafor]

I've been trying for weeks and days on how to convert a AVI file into a video_ts folder, but just don't know the best way to do so. Does anyone know the best way to do this? If you do, can you please provide a step-by-step process. This would be so helpful.

Thanx.

[major]

Drop the AVI, select "DVD ffmpeg" or "DVD mpeg2enc" target format, click "Encode", wait for the "Finished" message.

[okafor]

Ok I did what you said to do and it worked great making a video_ts folder. But, when I played the video_ts folder with Apple's DVD player program, it skips throughout the whole movie. Do you know why this is happening and know how I can solve this problem?

Thanx for your help Major.

[major]

Did you use ffmpeg or mpeg2enc? Sometimes ffmpeg can create bitrate peaks (though they should not affect a software player, try also playing with VLC). Also, try to burn a DVDRW (if you can) and test your player response with both mpeg2enc and ffmpeg sample encodings.

[okafor]

Ok, I fixed the skipping problem and for some reason dvdmpeg2enc makes the avi file a mpeg2 file. It doesn't make it a video_ts folder for some reason, but dvdffmpeg does make it video_ts folder. I also wanted to know how to make the video file widescreen, if it's possible.

Thanx.

[major]

To make the video widescreen you should set autosize to "DVD 16:9" immediately before encoding. About the missing VIDEO_TS, you should make sure you don't use the same filename as the previous encode. You may reauthor the MPG file into a VIDEO_TS folder by loading the MPG in "Tools", enabling "Author as DVD" and clicking "Author".

[okafor]

Ok, I will do what you said. Also, to author as dvd, do u mux as dvd or go to post-processing and author as dvd? When you select author as dvd in post-processing it immediately selects avi divx as a target in the summary tab. I'm not sure if it's supposed to do that.

[major]

To author as DVD, proceed as follows.

1. Click the "Tools" tab
2. Click the first "browse.." field. It will ask you to select a file. Select the MPG file.
3. In the left area of the "Tools" tab there is a checkbox named "Author as DVD". Enable it.
4. In the right area of the "Tools" tab there is a button named "Author". Click it.
5. Done

[okafor]

Thanx for your help Major. Do you know when version 1 will be released?