How to Create New DVD

[Lakshya]

I have converted 4 movies into 4 vob movie file (no .ifo and bup file).Now I can use ifoedit to make ifo and bup file but I cannot able to create DVD menu.I can create menu by another software but it first create menu then convert vob file to vob file again and it takes very long time approx 3-4 hours again.Can I create menu using ifoedit or any other software

[videobruger]

DVDStyler allows you to create menu(s) and using the VOB files without conversion.

[hech54]

I have converted 4 movies into 4 vob movie file (no .ifo and bup file).Now I can use ifoedit to make ifo and bup file but I cannot able to create DVD menu.I can create menu by another software but it first create menu then convert vob file to vob file again and it takes very long time approx 3-4 hours again.Can I create menu using ifoedit or any other software

You can create all the menus you want but 4 movies (probably converted from some highly compressed xvid/divx files) will not fit on a DVD(if that is what you are trying to do).

[Hoser Rob]

I have converted 4 movies into 4 vob movie file (no .ifo and bup file).Now I can use ifoedit to make ifo and bup file but I cannot able to create DVD menu.I can create menu by another software but it first create menu then convert vob file to vob file again and it takes very long time approx 3-4 hours again.Can I create menu using ifoedit or any other software

You can create all the menus you want but 4 movies (probably converted from some highly compressed xvid/divx files) will not fit on a DVD(if that is what you are trying to do).

That's what I was thinking. Some dvd authors are better than others at fitting more length on a dvd ... avstodvd was the best I used, and not just for that aspect ... but 4 feature length features? No way.

If that's not your issue, just use avstodvd. It's much easier than what you described. I tried a bunch of dvd encoders and it was definitely the best one. It's also the most tolerant of flaky 3rd party codecs found in many of these videos from the web that many users want to convert. Unfortunately it does this by installing a 3rd party codec pack as well, but at least it's a reasonably good one. I'm very anti codec pack in windows but for doing that sort of thing I don't see any other way to do it. Just make sure it's the only 3rd party codec pack.

[Cornucopia]

The OP didn't really say how long each one was, just the word "movies". More description is need to determine whether this is a bitrate vs. capacity encoding-type problem or just an authoring capability problem.

Scott

[Lakshya]

I have seen 6 movies in 1 DVD and each movie of minimum 2 hour length each with menu also and I also used DVDStyler and it stops at 20-30 percent

[ronmaz]

I have seen 6 movies in 1 DVD and each movie of minimum 2 hour length each with menu

Yes I have seen this also, although 4 movies on one dvd is usually my limit. It's quite possible using 1/4 DVD specs, i.e. in PAL land, 352x288. Quality is acceptable. I'm not talking hi-def crystal clear images here, but quite ok. An average size TV can upscale them without too much blockiness.

[Cornucopia]

I have seen 6 movies in 1 DVD and each movie of minimum 2 hour length each with menu

Yes I have seen this also, although 4 movies on one dvd is usually my limit. It's quite possible using 1/4 DVD specs, i.e. in PAL land, 352x288. Quality is acceptable. I'm not talking hi-def crystal clear images here, but quite ok. An average size TV can upscale them without too much blockiness.

Acceptable? Maybe to your eyes, or maybe if there is little complexity or action, or using DL discs. For 8 hours, that's barely 1200kbps for audio + video combined, basically MPEG1 VCD quality thoughout. That might have looked acceptable on a <30" TV, but unless you are watching from FAR AWAY, it won't look so good blown up onto a 40+" HDTV, even with good upscaling.

And 12 hours? That's 848kbps (A+V)! Ha, ha, ha, ha! Even using DL discs can't do much to fix this. If ths was an "engineering exercise to see just how much could be gotten onto the disc", that's one thing. Sounds like you two are doing it to save yourselves a measley $0.30 disc cost. Doesn't make any sense to me - if you don't care so much about the quality, why are you trying to save it for posterity by putting it on a disc?

Scott

[manono]

I have seen 6 movies in 1 DVD and each movie of minimum 2 hour length each with menu

DVD9s, right? And you're using DVD5s, right? Just because you can do it doesn't mean you should do it.

In India you're so used to watching crap DVDs you make them purposely yourself? DVD blanks are cheap. Put a single 2 hour (or movie) on a single DVD5.