Want to create DVD5 with 5 hour + 20 duration.

[tatail]

Hello everyone.
This is my first post please forgive me if i am posting in the wrong section.

I have 4 avi files of a TV Show the total duration will be 5 hours and 20 minuts or something around that..
and i want to create a dvd from these on a single DVD5 disc so please help me with this.. i would like to know which program should i use and a guide please.. i am a noob but not a total noob..

Thanks for your time.

[steveryan]

That would give you a bitrate of approx 1676, which at full D1 or half D1 would look awful. If you must use one disc then I would encode at VCD specs -

PAL
Video:
1150 kbit/sec MPEG-1
352 x 288 pixels
25 frames/second
Audio:
44100 Hz
224 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2

NTSC/NTSC Film
Video:
1150 kbit/sec MPEG-1
352 x 240 pixels
29,97 frames/second
23,976 frames/second NTSC Film
Audio:
44100 Hz
224 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2

Have a look in the guide section, there's loads of AVI-VCD guides. If you go along this route use TDA to author/make menu's, it's very easy.

[tatail]

thanks for the reply..
will do that.

[UberNeuman]

use gui4ffmpeg on the AVI's to create mpeg2 files for the dvd, then...

use a program like TMPGEnc DVD Author to make the DVD and allow the outputed files to go over the size limit of a DVD5, then create the DVD folders...

Then use DVDshrink to re-size the output files so they may fit on a DVD5....

[jimmalenko]

Have you looked for / tried any programs yet ?

Have you looked for / found any guides ?



We shouldn't have to do the searching for you



https://www.videohelp.com/tools?toolsearch=&s=&orderby=Name&hits=50&convert=AVI+to+DVD&...+or+List+tools

https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?tools=&madeby=&formatconversionselect=AVI+to+DVD&h...or+List+Guides


If one-click wonders are what you're after, I'd try the free version of DivxToDVD. Follow the download link in the tools section, and look for the link to the old freeware version on VSO's website.

Or if you want to get your hands dirty, pony up using http://members.dodo.net.au/~jimmalenko/AVI2DVD.htm .

As steveryan points out, there's pretty much no way in hell you're gonna retain any sort of quality if you try to fit 5 hrs 20 min onto a DVD-5 without reducing your frame size somewhat. You might consider putting 2 AVIs on each DVD, and then you could use a bitrate of around 3600, which would be plenty for Half D1 (352 x 480/576).

[tatail]

yeah i did a lot searches.. before i ask here i did try my hands on nero.. but it ended up with 12gig.. but now thanks to you guys.. i am more in proper way of doing it.. than before.. thanks again..

[whitejremiah]

5h20min wont look that good, just to let ya know.....your probably gonna get a fair amount of blockiness in your output........not tryin to knock ya for doing it or anything, just forewarning you......it will look something slightly better than vcd, but DEFINATELY not up to commercial dvd standards.

[lordsmurf]

This will make a perfectly crap quality disc.

[the * dude]

This will make a perfectly crap quality disc

5h20min wont look that good, just to let ya know.....your probably gonna get a fair amount of blockiness in your output

you guys whats the worry!!!
i get 9.5hrs on 4.3gig dvd with very good quality (the best vcd==vhs) with no blocks!!!, so 5.5hrs will be ok!!!!

i sugest you try 1/2 d1 if your worried about the low res :P

[lordsmurf]

(the best vcd==vhs)

No.

VCD is less than half the resolution that VHS was, and it totally lacks in interlace.

[the * dude]

ok i know...slip of the tonge
yeah but made from a good source (dvd), you can't really tell on pb..... when i used to make xvcds(pro-logic )...
just wanted to state th quality isn't as bad as being portrayed!!!?!!

[mikesbytes]

i get 9.5hrs on 4.3gig dvd with very good quality

What process are you using?

[the * dude]

leading to a questioning of your skills given this quote...

This will make a perfectly crap quality disc.

joke! :P

you really can't expect too much from avi sources... the ones the guy has got aren't prob worthy of a 8mbis enc

[greymalkin]

i've never tried to make a vcd and i never want to..if you are concerned at all with quality you will either burn it to a DL or split it up.

VCD's come in 2 flavors:
1) Really blocky
2) Really blurry

[the * dude]

tmpeg low res dvd template... with the motion serach set to high cbr ~1000kbs,,, audio ac3 160kbs (2ch).... with only the output YUV selected in the quantise matrix tab...

if you got the time use vbr....

i leave the audio as a wav & let dvdauthour re-enc the audio & authour! 8)

[the * dude]

you can't say till youve made one proper..all the ones that are ready made and avaiable are really crappy encodes..... so thoses flavours apply to them....
mates used to cry when they watched a proper vcd, even at home on a 33'' 4:3 tv!!!!!

[mikesbytes]

VCD's come in 2 flavors:
1) Really blocky
2) Really blurry

Running some filters over the video can improve the result. Even hand held home video can be made to work at 1150CBR VCD standards.

Each solution has its pro's and con's.

[tatail]

Ok don't worry guys.. LOL..
i made the dvd and it doesn't really look bad.. it is like a vhs quality.. so i am happy with the out come..
this is what i did..
1. using TMPGnc i converted them to vcd quality mpg
2. Using TDA made the dvd folder and the total amount was 3.8 GB
3. and then using nero burned the dvd files to disc..
and it is perfect for me..

[ZippyP.]

and it is perfect for me..

And that's all that matters. As you can tell from the various responses everyone has a different opinion what is good or bad in terms of quality. People still like to post questions that start off with, "What is a good..." or "What is the best...", and it invariably starts a debate.