HOW TO CONVERT DIVX TO DVD?

[toys42000]

ok i just got a new computer with a dvd burner on it and i downloaded a movie that is in divx form how do i get that converted to dvd. the dvd writing program that came with the computer only reads avi files so i used virtualdub and converted it to avi but now it says the file is too big like 6. something gbs and the movie is only an hour and 38 mins long and the dvd r that i have says it can store up to an hour and 65 mins what do i do or what program do i need to be using please help me out. how can i get a divx movie on to a dvd r? thank you

[toys42000]

oh i forgot the file before i convert it is only 698 mbs and when i convert it to avi is 1.6 gbs so how can that be to big to fit on a 4.7 gb dvd r?

[toys42000]

ok so i got nero and it says to make a dvd it needs vob, ifo, and bup files to create a dvd so how do u do that from a divx file?

[kitty]

You do this:
Convert the divx to MPEG2 (see Convert Section)
Author the MPEG to DVD (see Author Section)
Burn the VOBs to DVD (see Burn Section)

All this good info is selected on the bar to the
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[toys42000]

i can't find convert divx to mpeg2

[djbenz]

http://www.vcdhelp.com/tmpgencdvd.htm

[toys42000]

so i tried Convert the divx to MPEG2 (see Convert Section)
Author the MPEG to DVD (see Author Section)
Burn the VOBs to DVD (see Burn Section)


and i tryed to play it on my dvd player and it didn't work? is there a way to burn a vcd on a dvd r?

[greig2000_uk]

Maybe your standalone wont play DVD-R (is it compatible?), and I thought it was a DivX(AVI) file you had, not a VCD(MPEG1)!
If it's DivX, >convert to MPEG2 with TMP>author with Ulead DVD Workshop> burn with Nero....but the MPEG1>MPEG2 will be crap.

[vhelp]

morning all.

dude, ...toys42000,
don't get too excited over your divX to dvdr issue because most
likly, it is a low res divX in the first place, and trying to
transfer this clip to dvdr may be a complete waist of energies
* your costs
* dvdr processing time
* YOUR time
* and, dissapointment most likely, due to the low qual. of divX
clip you most likly have.

Sorry, wasn't trying to be a pain. Just that first, maybe WE
(and YOU) should have ask what:
* 1, resolution your divX clip is in, and
* 2, what is your final resolution target for your dvdr encode

Then, we can TELL YOU, RIGHT AWAY, that's its gonna be crap and
a waist of time, not to mention your dissapointment in trying
out your video transfer endeavors w/ your new system.

divX:
-----
Alhtough I've only had a small level of experience w/ it, I've
found that the majority of them are all very low quality and/or
low resolution. But, there is a key issue w/ the resolution
thing I wont go into here.
I've seen many different resolutions... ie,
* 640x298 (I like these, and I do some of them, but am still experimenting with)
* 704x...
* 512x384 (look for these, as these will size to your monitor,
if you are planning on watching on your PC.
* 320x240 (transfer to VCD only, but these will undoublely be in
poor quality - don't expect too much out of your transfers from
these)

Ok, of all the above, currently, I like the 512x384 and
640x298, as I'm still playing/messingAroundWith/Experimenting
and so far, these are one's I'd recommend for D/L'ing, if you
can find any (by the way, I have a sample if you want to see it
<HERE> that you can try and mess around
with in addition to. It's just an example of the varous sizes
that people put out there on the web.
Also remember, that quality is key, if you are planning on tranfering
those into VCD, SVCD, or even DVD (dvd which you can forget about)
And, again, remember, that these divX will be geard at size, and
not so much as quality. So, right away, you should not expect to
obtain good quality from such. However (even though I haven't
D/L'd any) those so called "2 disk" divX D/L may prove otherwise
better. So, bare that in mind.

Also, just in case you get an itch to do so. Don't capture to
divX. even at highest bitrate, ie 10,000 for v5.0.2, you'll get
lots of blocks, and you re-encode will pick it up SOOO easily.
I know this, because I've tried, and w/ various what-if's.
Basiclaly, it's like capturing to MPEG-2, in real-time like those
other software real-timers ie, ATI's MMC for one. Anyways, those
are more optimized for the job, but eventhey don't approach the
level of quality that a straight AVI capture would produce

Oh, so the question sitll remains...
* What is the resoluiton of the divX clip you are working on ??
* and, what is YOUR final resolution you wanna make ??

Have a good day.
-vhelp

[musher70]

Do not advocate warez

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[toys42000]

ok the resolution is 640x352 and it is the movie super troopers a dvd rip the quailty is good i have the first half of the movie on a vcd and it looks great and sounds great but every time i tried to do the second half the audio was so messed up and i did it the same way i did the first half and it still was bad? why? so i bought a new computer with a dvd burner thinking i could use that and instead of splitting the movie in 2 parts i woud just change the divx file into an avi like i did to make the vcds and then burn the whole movie onto a dvd but i don't know if u can burn a vcd onto a dvd disc ? so i hope i made this understandable to u thanks for all of your help

[djbenz]

Toys, I've done exactly what you want to do several times. Forget VCD, it doesn't come into the equation. You need to :

1. Extract the uncompressed WAV audio from the DiVX with Virtualdub.
2. Encode with TMPGEnc using the DiVX as the video source, and the WAV created in step 1 as the audio source.
3. Steps 1 & 2 will produce a DVD compliant MPEG2 file, which must then be authored (add chapters/menu) with an authoring tool of your choice.
4. Burn the results of step 3 to a DVDr (assuming your player is compatible) with the burning tool of your choice.

These steps are all described in detail in the guides mentioned elsewhere in this thread.

As for quality, all of the DiVX's I've converted to DVDr have been excellent quality on a 32" TV.

DJ

[toys42000]

djbenz, do u have to have chapters/menus? and basically u want me to

Convert the divx to MPEG2 use virtual dub
Author the MPEG to DVD use tmp
Burn the VOBs to DVD use what?
and how do u find out if your standalone is compatible?

[rodonoghue]

toys - basically the way i do it is to convert the audio to 48 khz using vitualdub (full processing mode - convert to 48khz - save wav) convert video using tmpge adding the sound you have just converted to the correct standard of your country (in my case PAL 4:3 or 16:9 25fps and a screen resolution of 352 x 288) this is then put into spruce up added to a menu and chapters (if you want) and then converted to a title set to my HD then burned with nero as a DVD Video. Ok so the quality may be cut down but you get 3 good quality films to 1 dvdr

[djbenz]

djbenz, do u have to have chapters/menus? and basically u want me to

Convert the divx to MPEG2 use virtual dub

Nope, extract the uncompressed audio with Vdub.

Author the MPEG to DVD use tmp

Nope, encode the DiVX & uncompressed audio to DVD MPEG2 with TMPGEnc.

Burn the VOBs to DVD use what?

You need to author to get the VOB's

Read the guides recommended earlier, they contain all the info you need.

[toys42000]

can i just put vcds on a dvd i know how to do that kinda and how do u find out if your standalone is comatible?

[toys42000]

hey rodonoghue do u have an email where i could just talk to u about this stuff