.AVi to DVD

[extreme12]

I am looking for a tool or tools that can help me converting .avi files to DVD.

I would be great if I were able to make a menu an put several (TV series) converted .avi files onto on DVD5.

I have tried ConvertXtoDVD before, but I don´t like the quality of the end product, so I am looking for the best way to convert (the best quality).

I need to add subtitles to the converted .avi files, so when you play the DVD you also see the subtitles.

The end format must be DVD, because the standalone player isn´t able to play SVCD or any other formats.

Please help me out.

[bmiller]

https://www.videohelp.com/tools?s=2#2

[guns1inger]

If you want the best quality, then skip all the one-click tools and get your hand's dirty. All the one-click-wonders are simply variations on a theme, based around ffmpeg for the most part. To maximise quality you have to get your hands dirty, which means learning avisynth, aspect ratios (FitCD will get you started here), bitrates and encoders, and finally, how to author with a good authoring tool.

You also have to accept that while ConvertXtoDVD has it's flaws, most of the quality issues you are seeing is not the fault of the mpeg-2 encoder, but the fault of the original avi encoder. Every avi (Xvid/Divx etc) that I have ever seen - and this numbers in the thousands and counting - has the same flaws. For the most part these are blockiness in areas of low tonal range (walls, sky etc) and dark colours (black/dark gray is especially bad), and artifacts is high motion scenes. This is regardless of the number of passes and the bitrate used. Most players have ways of smoothing out some of these issues, and the lower gamma curve of most PC monitors hides a lot of issues as well. However, once you resize up to DVD resolution and put it on a TV, there is almost nothing you can do to make it look like it once did.

So you have a process that takes 4 - 5 times as long, but improves quality perhaps 5 - 10% over the process that only took an hour. Perhaps it is worth it to you - I know when I used to convert avi's to DVD I did it the long way.

In the long run you will come to learn that the simplest way is to get a good Divx/Xvid capable player, and to skip the whole conversion malarkey completely. The good ones will play subtitles as well. 6 movies, or half a standard network series (or a whole cable series) on a disc in the time it takes to burn - definitely the smarter way to go.

[Bjs]

The first thing to shove into your tool kit is gspot , before anything else .

Slapping multiple avi's together without confirming their internal structure match's will always provide poor quality result's .

Then you go on from there .

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Let's see ... the basic's .

Well , of course your going to need decoder's for the avi's ... check them in gspot first ... do not install codec's you dont need .

Vdub .... a bit of pre processing , video filters , audio conversion , and more .
Super.... convert avi to mpeg2 (vob seem's screwed at the moment) ... watch those frame rate's .
Batchdemux .... (from dvdauthorgui's website) ... demux mpeg to elementary stream's .
Besweet .... convert to ac3 .
The gimp .... menu creation ... even button's .
Subtitleworkshop .... subtitle conversion's
Visualsubsync .... create your own subtitle's .
Syncview .... realign audio with video ... new guide .
Dvdauthorgui .... putting it all together .
Dvdshrink .... in case
Pgcedit .... nav fix up's .
Avs dvd player or other .... too play back dvd creation prior to burning ... error checking .
Imgburn .... burn the sucker to dvd .

Vobblanker ... never know .
Vobedit ... again .
Vidchanger ... again .
Rejig ... elementary stream's muxed to vob title
Ifoedit ... same
Pgcdemux ... stripping vob's
Subrip ... grab menu button's for reathoring .

Anything else ???

Toast , coffee ... and sleep help's .

[bmiller]

There are a few basic authoring tools out there that will do what you want.The previous post paints a daunting picture of the process that can be done with all in one tools.Some costing more than others of course.
If you want to learn to do it with a series of free tools,they are there.You may be bald and much older by the time you make your first dvd that works,but it can be done.

[thecoalman]

Some costing more than others of course.

Those are all freeware listed... except toast ..

If you want to try an all in one solution give Ulead Movie Factory a try, it's not free but it doesn't cost a lot either. It's not going to work miracles either, garbage in=garbage out .