Problems Converting XVid to Mpeg2 to burn to DVD

[Webshark2k]

I've got some videos that I'd like to burn to DVD, but the problem is that they're XVid and in a widescreen format and if I just use an authoring program, like Sonic DVDit!, Roxio DVD Builder, or Ulead DVD Movie Factory, it will squeeze the widescreen into 4:3 format and it will look squeezed on a 4:3 TV and on the computer.

I figured I could just go in and add bars using TMPGEnc and adding borders to the top and bottom, but evey time I encode the video comes out choppy. I've tried encoding to .m2v, mpeg1 and mpeg2, but every one of them come out choppy.

The specs on the first clip I'm trying to convert is as follows:
Duration - 42min 22sec
XVid
Bitrate - 1014 kb/s
fps - 23.976
Resolution - 608x336
Audio - mp3, 130 kb/s, (65/ch, stereo) VBR LAME3.92, 48000 Hz

Any suggestions?

[yoda313]

If you're using tmpgenc and you want to preserve the 16x9 ratio on the output you must select 16x9 input for the video mode and 16x9 video mode for the output.



Be sure to highlight 16x9

For output select 16x9 as well:




ALSO - you have VBR mp3 for audio. That isn't usually a good choice from what I understand. You would probably want to use virtualdub and save the audio as a wav file for your conversion to dvd.

[Webshark2k]

I keep getting an "Invalid Pointer Operation" error that stops the encoding, and I've already extracted the WAV file.

[DarrellS]

My suggestion, if you're going to be downloading alot of these type of files (XviD-VBR MP3) is to buy a cheap DivX player and burn the files to CD. The second you try and edit these files (or convert) you run into all kinds of problems.

[Bjs]

Load video into virtualdub , set audio to full processing , then audio conversion to 48khz , then save as wav
When done .

Go to audio tab , sellect wav , load this new wav file that was just created .

For preservation of the format , consider adding video filter "resize"
Change the two numbers to match you actual video size
Then sellect that boxed option , and depending on where you are ... in the case of pal , this would be 720x576 (full d1)

For more about these format's , you can simply open ifoedit , load an ifo from a dvd project , look in lower panel at video , and double click video option for edit box to appear ... it show's all supported format's .

Bbmpeg is one , if not the only one capable of encoding to all format's that is acceptable by many dvd authoring tool's without error .

You might need to fiddle with that resize filter to get it just right , but what ever the case , this boxed option must be the true final dvd allowed resolution

Go to file , start frameserver .
New box appear's , just click that .
New box , sellect location , name it (keep name to no more than 8 character's) ... ps : you must ADD the .avi extension , or it wont work .

Run bbmpeg_vfw , hit "add" , locate this temp avi you just named .
Hit start or it might be encode (lower left)
Next window , hit setting's .

You can find out more on bbmpeg from some of my guide's about this encoding feature , but what ever you do , the last tab you check on must be the one that contain's the option's "encode" , and "multiplex" .... if you set these before , and make change's else where , these return to their default's , which you might not be wanting to do in some case's .

[mats.hogberg]

...or take the easy route of divx2dvd.

/Mats

[DarrellS]

...or take the easy route of divx2dvd.

The easy route is buying a DivX player and burning the files to CD. You don't have to worry about the VBR audio at all. Just burn and play.
If the movies are over 702MB then you'll either have to burn a Data DVD or go the harder route and fix the VBR audio using VirtualDub and Goldwave, convert to DVD and burn a DVD or fix the VBR audio and recode the AVI to burn a CD. If you get rid of the sync problem then you can direct stream copy the video and compress the MP3 audio to a smaller size to fit the movie onto a 700MB CD with VirtualDub.

If you're gonna burn to DVD after fixing the VBR audio then I agree, DivxToDVD is the way to go. Along with DVD Shrink to create the ISO and DVD Decrypter to burn to disc. DivxToDVD will convert the file to the right size by default. If you need to change from PAL to NTSC or viseversa, it can do that with no problems.

Cost is the biggest factor for me. CD and low quality DVD media which are great for Data DVDs are cheap. For dependable DVD burns you need a quality DVD media that will cost you alot more. Converting and burning low quality internet movies to high quality DVD media doesn't make alot of sense. A spindle of quality DVD media will cost you about the same as a DivX player. I save my quality DVD media for DVD back-ups.

[mats.hogberg]

Totally agree - but some XviD/DivX are encoded with settings many DivX players will choke on (like qpel and GMC).

/Mats

[DarrellS]

Totally agree - but some XviD/DivX are encoded with settings many DivX players will choke on (like qpel and GMC).

I did run into one qpel that I had to fix with the help of this forum and I've had a few that wouldn't play in their original container. I had to direct stream copy the audio and video with VD to get it into a container that my 642 could read.

There are alot of freaked out AVI out there and one thing I've noticed is that the majority of them were made with Nandub.