Burn more than 1 movie on same DVD

[smithwigglesworth0]

I have downloaded a few movies from internet with .avi format. I want to burn atleast 3 movies on same DVD. I have DVDLab pro. But I dont know how to use it. Can someone guide me on how to use DVDLab pro to burn more than 1 movie on same DVD ?

Thanx in adavance

[aedipuss]

can't be done with dvdlab, it only authors dvd compliant mpeg-2. convertxtodvd might work or maybe avstodvd.

[hech54]

I want to burn atleast 3 movies on same DVD.

12 gigabytes on one DVD will look like garbage.

[marioval]

3 full length films? About 6 hours? Converting to DVD format? Those avi's look like garbage to start with, put 3 onto 1 dvd and your result will be hideous unless you plan on watching it on a 13 inch TV that you are sitting 10 feet away from.

[El Heggunte]

can't be done with dvdlab, it only authors dvd compliant mpeg-2.

Not true.

12 gigabytes on one DVD will look like garbage.

That's very true.

Can someone guide me on how to use DVDLab pro to burn more than 1 movie on same DVD ?

DVD-lab just remuxes video, audio and subtitles into VIDEO_TS files. For creating overcompressed .m2v streams, you'll have to learn some ugly tricks (long GOPs, three B-frames per P-frame, heavy filtering, and lousy quantization matrices like KVCD, MVCD, BDVD, etc).

[smithwigglesworth0]

I want to burn atleast 3 movies on same DVD.

12 gigabytes on one DVD will look like garbage.

The movies are in .avi format. Each movie is about 800 mb. I dont think fitting 2400 mb on a DVD would be a problem.

I did try with ConvertXtoDVD. It worked very good. I burnt 3 movies on 1 DVD. But the problem is now whenever I try to burn the finished project with ConvertXtoDVD, the computer crashes. It just shuts down. I tried unistalling and reinstalling ConvertXtoDVD but the problem remains.

This is why I need another tool that can burn more than 1 video files on a DVD

[hech54]

I want to burn atleast 3 movies on same DVD.

12 gigabytes on one DVD will look like garbage.

The movies are in .avi format. Each movie is about 800 mb. I dont think fitting 2400 mb on a DVD would be a problem.

OK Supergenius.....knock yourself out.

[aedipuss]

[QUOTE=El Heggunte;2103072]

can't be done with dvdlab, it only authors dvd compliant mpeg-2.

Not true.

well do tell hotshot, what video formats other than mpeg-2 does it author to dvd?

[AlanHK]

The movies are in .avi format. Each movie is about 800 mb. I dont think fitting 2400 mb on a DVD would be a problem.

AVI is not MPEG.
You need at least twice as much space for an MPEG of similar quality (which is what you need to make a DVD).

"3 movies" doesn't mean anything. How many hours?
Are they 75 minutes each, or 3 hours?

I use Avisynth and HCEnc and encode the video to give a total of 4 GB.
Then convert the audio to AC3 128 KB stereo if it isn't already, author with GfD

I put 4 hours on a DVD, and am happy with the result.
So 3 short movies is maybe 4 1/2 hours, not too bad, but not crystal clear.
More than that is pretty crap quality but possible.

I can't help you with DVDLab pro, sorry.

[El Heggunte]

well do tell hotshot, what video formats other than mpeg-2 does it author to dvd?

NON—"DVD-Forum~compliant" MPEG-1 and MPEG-2.

In other words, virtually any mod-16 resolution between 320x240 and 720x544.

Anyway, apologies --- either my English, OR my telepathic power, still is too weak.

[guns1inger]

can't be done with dvdlab, it only authors dvd compliant mpeg-2. convertxtodvd might work or maybe avstodvd.

I read this statement to mean that DVDLab will not do any conversion/encoding for you.

[dragonkeeper]

I have downloaded a few movies from internet with .avi format. I want to burn atleast 3 movies on same DVD.

My first thought would be to say buy the movies if you want them in DVD format. Three full length movies on a single DVD will look like crap.

I have DVDLab pro. But I dont know how to use it. Can someone guide me on how to use DVDLab pro to burn more than 1 movie on same DVD ?

Yes DVDLab can do this, but there is slight trick, its a two step process. I'm working off memory here so bare with me.
If the movies are full length movies, which judging by the size i assume they are, you have two choices

1. If you encode you movies to mpeg-2 using DVDLab you will have to change the resolution DVDlab allows you to chose somewhere in DVD lab has an option to encode to 1/2 or 1/4 dvd resolutions. This will make for smaller file sizes. After changing resolution you can author as normal. (I only tried this once to see if it worked, and it did work on my old APEx 1500, but that unit would play dirt if you made it look like a DVD. Not sure if all DVD players will be able to play this type of disk.)

2. Or you can encode the videos use one of the many free mpeg-2 encoders available HCenc is a god one. Select a bit rate that will give you a file size that around 1.3 Gb (need to leave room for menus.) Once you have encoded the movies import your assets into DVDLab and author.

* If audio is not AC3@4KhHz you will need to convert it. http://www.doom9.org/audio-guides.htm

To use DVDlab you will have to author using a non-compliant resolution that may not play in all DVD players or encode you videos using a different tool then import them into DVDlab. And then there is the audio conversion.

Or you do as El Heggunte suggest;

For creating overcompressed .m2v streams, you'll have to learn some ugly tricks (long GOPs, three B-frames per P-frame, heavy filtering, and lousy quantization matrices like KVCD, MVCD, BDVD, etc).

It would much simpler to use one of the the one click tools DVD to avi. DVD Flick, DVDAuthorgui, GUI For DVDAuthor,

[aedipuss]

can't be done with dvdlab, it only authors dvd compliant mpeg-2. convertxtodvd might work or maybe avstodvd.

I read this statement to mean that DVDLab will not do any conversion/encoding for you.

yes, what i was getting at was that you can't put avi video on dvdlab's timeline and get it to author anything.

[drjtech]

Here's what DVD-Lab has to say for itself:

Does DVD-lab re-encode my files? (What files are supported?)
DVD-lab never re-encode your files. This was our first important decision and it is in the style of all high-end authoring tools.
First you have to prepare the video and audio files using any of your favorite software or hardware encoders (we also sell some) and then add it to the DVD-lab.
DVD-lab quickly checks and verifies the validity of your files and then you can start creating the DVD. The whole DVD compilation lasts just few minutes. This is important when you are making a professional DVD. You will likely want to change the DVD flow few times and short compiling times are essential.
DVD-lab therefore support all DVD specification files: MPEG2 for video and MPA, AC3, DTS, LPCM for audio including multi-channel audios.

[smithwigglesworth0]

It would much simpler to use one of the the one click tools DVD to avi. DVD Flick, DVDAuthorgui, GUI For DVDAuthor,[/QUOTE]


Thanx Dragon

I will try one of these tools and let you know. I am a novice at making CDs. I am just trying to learn. Thanx all

[Cornucopia]

If your 3 movies total 6 hours (aka 21600 sec) and you use DVD-9's (aka 8152MB, or 65216Mb), you could squeeze all three of them onto the DVD-9 as long as you encode to less than 3Mbps (that's Video + Audio. say 2880kbpsV + 192kbpsA). Depending on the type of material (drama, talking heads, etc), it might still look decent. Doubtful, though.

Scott

[smithwigglesworth0]

As I said earlier I had used ConvertXtoDVD a few days back and managed to burn 3 Avi movies on 1 DVD. Each movie was about 800 mb approx. The picture and sound quality was good. The only problem is that ConvertxtoDVD wont let me do it anymore because it shuts down the pc while burning the project

[guns1inger]

Your avi files are 800MB each. The mpeg 2 files will be bigger. ConvertXtoDVD doesn't do high quality encoding, especially from low quality sources.

That said, it never ceases to amaze me just how little quality some people are willing to accept and even call good . . . . . . . . . .

[aedipuss]

shouldn't unless there is now something wrong with your pc. try not burning with convertx. let it make the video folders and then burn them to dvd with imgburn.

[aedipuss]

Your avi files are 800MB each. The mpeg 2 files will be bigger. ConvertXtoDVD doesn't do high quality encoding, especially from low quality sources.

That said, it never ceases to amaze me just how little quality some people are willing to accept and even call good . . . . . . . . . .

lol. when dealing with 800mb cd sized movie downloads what the heck does quality have to do with anything???? let them burn trash to dvds all they like. or even trash x 3 for 1/3 the non-existent quality.

[Cornucopia]

As I said earlier I had used ConvertXtoDVD a few days back and managed to burn 3 Avi movies on 1 DVD. Each movie was about 800 mb approx. The picture and sound quality was good. The only problem is that ConvertxtoDVD wont let me do it anymore because it shuts down the pc while burning the project

I don't know why ConvertXtoDVD doesn't work for you (works for me and those I know, just fine), but maybe it's because your AUTHORED DVD files/folders are > 4.3GB (which I would hope if you care ANYTHING about quality) and you're still trying to use a SL disc to burn it to.

Maybe you haven't gotten the hint from those messages above, but since DVD players are Consumer devices that rely on standards, "any ole' AVI" is not necessarily gonna be playable as-is. You need to create a valid (to spec) DVD-Video disc. That requires MPEG2 encoding at reasonable bitrates for the title involved.

Here's the important part:
"REASONABLE" as defined by DVD-Video/MPEG2 is not the same as what you consider reasonable for your AVI's (which could be any codec - DivX/Xvid, h.264/AVC, many others). Since Filesize = Bitrate * Length of Title, stop looking at your AVI's as "800MB" files, and start looking at them as xxx Minute files. This can then be translated to those DVD-Video/MPEG2 files. Another constraint you may not be thinking about is Resolution. Your AVI's could be one of many sizes, but DVD-Video's REQUIRES 720x480, or 704x480 or 352x480 (there's also 352x240 if using MPEG1, but I don't recommend it) (all those are NTSC, different if PAL).

A rough way to gauge expected bitrate is that, for same size resolution and title complexity, MPEG2 requires 1.5x-2x the bitrate of Mpeg4Part2 (aka DivX, Xvid), or 2x-3.5x the bitrate of Mpeg4Part10 (aka h.264/AVC), for an equivalent quality.

All told, if you are still having trouble with the final burn of ConvertX2DVD but not it's penultimate output, use ImgBurn like aedipuss said. YMMV. GIGO.

Scott