XViD to DVD Help!

[chugger93]

I read all the articles on here about how to do it, but I want to know whats the best software to do it with?

I have a simple TV show, 1 file (avi) XViD, that I need to I guess convert over to mpg2? So I can burn it with nero?

I know this TMPGEnc is supposed to be good, but I want something simple. I dont need menu's and all that good stuff. Just a converter, so I can burn it.

I tried one, but it made VOB files, etc. So unless I can figure out how to burn those and do it correctly...

Thanks guys!

[guns1inger]

VSO DivxtoDVD is about as simple as you can get. Select your file, select an output directory, press start, wait a while (usually less than an hour for a 90-100 minute movie on my AMD 1800+). It produces a DVD compliant set of folders ready to burn.

[chugger93]

and then I burn the set of files with like Nero Express?

[guns1inger]

I use VSO CopytoDVD, but any burner than can burn DVD Video will work to some degree.

[mats.hogberg]

Just a converter, so I can burn it. I tried one, but it made VOB files, etc.

Have you even considered reading some guides?

/Mats

[chugger93]

OK well, it created a VIDEO_TS folder, but not an AUDIO_TS folder. Is this correct?

Anyway I can test the sound by somehow converting this Video_TS folder to an mpg? Im not in front of a burner, until I get home from work.

[Abond]

Drag and drop VIDEO_TS folder in a player. AUDIO_TS folder do not have any files in it, this is there for compatibility reasons.

[guns1inger]

Test it by playing it with a software DVD player. If you convert it back to mpeg you are not testing it, you are testing an mpeg.

[chugger93]

This is complete crap. Ive tried everything. I burned those VOB files only to find out my DVD player wont play the DVD. If I put the cd in the computer drive, it doesnt recognize it. I used copyTODVD to burn the vob files.

Since that didnt work, I tried using Advanced X Video Converter. Not only did I waste a total of 8 hours trying to convert to mpeg2, but also VCD,SVCD, and DVD. All which converted fine, but dont play well in media player (i.e lag, skip, sync problems, no smoothness whatsoever). Which lead me to believe they woudlnt burn well.


What is with XVID conversion? I just want to friggin put this on a cd/dvd to play in my dvd player. WHy is this so complicated? I know well enough of this stuff to convert, etc. I just dont get the problems...


I need something that works!! Please

[guns1inger]

I have done many of these without issue.

For simple conversions, DivxtoDVD does a pretty good job, then copytodvd as DVD Video. It asks you for the ifo for the disk and takes it from there. If it didn't, then you didn't burn it correctly.

For better quality, avisynth or virtualdub to resize and sharpen, frameserved to CCE for video encoding. The audio, previously stripped out as uncompressed wav is encoded to 2 channel Dolby Digital with PL flags set. All this is then combined in DVD Lab Pro for final authoring and compilation. Results are burned to disk with copytodvd.

No duds, no sync problems, everyone of them plays.

[chugger93]

Mine doesnt create an IFO file. Im trying again, but only creates a VOB file. What could I be doing wrong? Theres not much to the software, its pretty basic, so I dont see how I could be doing something wrong

[mats.hogberg]

OK, back to basics. What guides have you followed, and at what point did they fail?

/Mats

[chugger93]

Its fine, it created an IFO file this time, etc. I'll try burning it and relay back what happens...

[DesiLondonBoy]

Is there any way of fixing a audio thats not right and its a bit delayed? i need major help here guys!! plz

thanks

take Mats advice, start your own thread

/moderator bugster

[mats.hogberg]

@DesiLondonBoy: Don't hijack threads. Start a new thread for a new question!

/Mats

[chugger93]

I managed to get it to work flawlessly.

Thanks for the help everyone!! :P