convert .avi to DVD/TV

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Have a couple of movie files in .avi format on DVD's that will not play on
some older DVD/TV players. Is it possible to convert these files so that I
can watch them on a big screen? What type of programs am I looking for?
Thanks, Steve T.
 
Steve T said:
Have a couple of movie files in .avi format on DVD's that will not play on
some older DVD/TV players. Is it possible to convert these files so that I
can watch them on a big screen? What type of programs am I looking for?
Thanks, Steve T.
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| Have a couple of movie files in .avi format on DVD's that will
not play on
| some older DVD/TV players. Is it possible to convert these files
so that I
| can watch them on a big screen? What type of programs am I
looking for?
| Thanks, Steve T.

One of the easiest programs is ConvertXtoDVD. The drawback is you
don't have much control over the creation of the DVD.

Tutorial
http://www.bitburners.com/Guides/DVD_Movie_Backups/ConvertXtoDVD/

I would suggest snooping around in videohelp.com and take a look at
the programs that are available because there's a lot of different
ways to do it. I use "Super" (freeware) to convert to DVD-compliant
files and then DVDLab Pro for authoring. DVDLab Pro has a bit of a
learning curve and a bit pricey ($250) but it gives the finish
product a professional look. It's all in how much time and money
are you are willing to invest.

Doom9.org is another great source for learning about anything
pertaining to videos. Both of them have forums to offer you more
indepth help than a NG can offer.

Sam
 
Steve said:
Have a couple of movie files in .avi format on DVD's that will not play on
some older DVD/TV players. Is it possible to convert these files so that I
can watch them on a big screen? What type of programs am I looking for?
Thanks, Steve T.
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Try winavi.It's can convert an avi movie to DVD just in an hour and
have trial version.
http://www.winavi.com/avi-to-dvd.htm
 
You have to convert it to MPEG2. DVD players only accept MPEG2. Then author
the video with author software which creates ifo file, menu, etc. and turns
MPEG2 files into VOB files. You will lose some quality converting to MPEG2.
TMPGEnc is the best MPEG encoding software.
 
Rob said:
You have to convert it to MPEG2. DVD players only accept MPEG2. Then
author
the video with author software which creates ifo file, menu, etc. and
turns
MPEG2 files into VOB files. You will lose some quality converting to
MPEG2.
TMPGEnc is the best MPEG encoding software.
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I am not sure to whom this reply is addressed.

But I did have a problem with avi files. I didn't know whether using them as
input to an authoring program (ULead Movie Factory) would create a DVD which
will play on a DVD player.

When I have done this lately, it has created a DVD with the VOB files, but
it would only play on the PC, not on the DVD player. So I thought that it
may be necessary to convert the files from avi to MPEG2 BEFORE using the
authoring software, i.e. that I need to use files in MPEG2 format (*.mpg) as
input to ULead.

But after much trial and reading some information, I am thinking that if the
authoring software writes the VOB files, then these must be DVD player
compatible, regardless of whether the input is avi or mpg. That is, that all
VOB files contain video in MPEG2 format.

Is this true?
Or do some VOB files actually contain video in avi format?

If the latter, then I can understand why such a DVD would not play on a DVD
player
 
An extra question

I assume that TMPGEnc is not free, so I would be better off using what video
editing software I have to convert to MPEG2 (if necessary)

I thought about Windows Media Encoder, but it seems to convert ONLY to .wmv
 
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