Freeware conversion software - that works in Win98?

[AntiqueOSman]

Hi,

I'm looking for a freeware program that will convert Mpeg movies into DVD.
My big problem appears to be my OS (Win98SE)
I've been trying for days with no luck yet.
DVDFlick, FreeDVDCreator, SimpleDVDCreator, DVDBuilder, Etc...
They all appear to need XP or higher - or Linux, right?
The "hands on" programs like Demux don't seem to like Win98 either.
Tried early versions of programs like DVDFlick too. Again, no luck.
Does anybody out there know of a program that will do the job in Win98SE?
It doesn't have to be fancy. I prefer a small simple converter.


Thanks much,

Chris

[Jeremiah58]

I think this one will work for you: https://www.videohelp.com/download/vsoDivxToDVD_setup_0.52.99.exe

It was a long time ago, but if I remember right, this freeware worked with Win98SE.

[AlanHK]

Maybe Rejig, this is pretty old and very simple.

[Bjs]

Try DVDforger, DVDStyler, or GUI for dvdauthor ...

[pepegot1]

It's time to upgrade

[Nelson37]

Aside from speed and other problems, you are going to run out of Hard drive space very, very quickly. It is long past time to upgrade.

[AntiqueOSman]

Hey guys.

Thanks very much for the input.
I downloaded and tried all the suggested converters.
Sadly, most didn't want to work at all in Win98.
An exception was the old version of DivxtoDVD that Jeremiah58 had suggested.
However, it still can't quite do the job. Mpeg2's come out distorted. But the big problem appears to be that an important file is never created during conversion: Video_ts.vob
Both my DVD players won't recognize them.

Sigh...

Does anybody know of any other Freeware Conversion software that works in Win98? There must be something?

My Quest continues....

Thanks again,

Chris

[johns0]

Just do a search in the tools for old programs,being win98se you wont get any other help since its waaaaay outdated and not supported by 99.9% of anybody.

[Ai Haibara]

You might also see if any versions of FAVC, AVS2DVD, DIKO or The FilmMachine might work. I'd test them on my Win98 setup, but I'm running a Linux setup atop it at the moment.

[freebird73717]

Aside from speed and other problems, you are going to run out of Hard drive space very, very quickly. It is long past time to upgrade.

If his profile is correct and he really has just 14gb then I'd have to agree with you.

[AlanHK]

So what specific reason makes you stick with Win98?

There are very few apps that work in Win98 that won't work in later versions.
You can dual boot easily enough if you really want to keep 98.

I run Win 2k, which doesn't need much more resources than Win98, but is compatible with just about all XP software.
Though if you strip it down, XP can be made very snappy too.
See http://www.msfn.org/board/forum.html for streamlining Windows.

If it's not having or wanting a licence, look into Linux, see this thread: https://forum.videohelp.com/topic374264.html

[Bjs]

Win98 ... I recall doing the following but had to be careful that the m2v output would not reach the fat32 limit of 4 gig.

1: Demux mpeg2 source using batchdemux
2: Author to dvd using rejig or ifoedit
3: Burn with dvddecrypter (imgburn)

[Ai Haibara]

Ah, forgot about the FAT 4GB limit. That'll definitely put more of a limit on DVD creating for the OP.

[AlanHK]

Win98 ... I recall doing the following but had to be careful that the m2v output would not reach the fat32 limit of 4 gig.

1: Demux mpeg2 source using batchdemux
2: Author to dvd using rejig or ifoedit
3: Burn with dvddecrypter (imgburn)

So Rejig works in Win98?

I suggested it earlier, but the OP said he "downloaded and tried all the suggested converters."

[greymalkin]

give this a try!

http://www.puppylinux.org/?q=downloads/puplets/mediapup

I'm guessing you're running win98 due to your older system. Puppy Linux runs great on older systems and this is a special version for editing and dvd authoring. You could even run it as a "live" cd to try it out.

[Abas-Avara]

Maybe here's something, http://www.oldversion.com
I dont know wich software you have to pick out there but others members know

[AntiqueOSman]

Again, much thanks to everyone for your advice, suggestions, etc.

OK, I tried a different version of DVDAuthorGUI (ver. 1.017) and it works (in Win98SE)! The interface is very nice. It had no trouble decoding an mpeg movie into DVD (Video_ts folder, etc.). Didn't take very long either.

FYI, there was no Video_ts.vob file created - just like when I used VSO DIVXtoDVD on an mp4 earlier. However, I DID find that one of my commercial DVD's doesn't have a Video_ts.vob file either. Hmmmm...apparently some disks have it and some don't. Maybe this is NOT the critical factor I thought it was.

However, even though it appeared that I had a good conversion and a good burn, my standalone DVD players still refused to recognize the DVD I made a little while ago.

Hmmmm....

What would cause a seemingly good burn to go unrecognized in a standalone DVD player?

FYI, here's what I'm trying to avoid,

One of my standalone DVD players is actually a recorder. I found that I can hook it to my PC via S-video and using a phono jack to RCA adapter (sound). I then use an old TV set as a 2nd monitor through the DVD players output, using the multiple monitor feature on my video card to get things setup. Then I simply play the movie using VLC and record the output. It works, but it's an amazingly clunky setup on many different levels. Getting the sound levels correct is difficult and there's a slight border present in the finished product - not to mention possible degrading of the video since it's not a traditional burn?