Hi Is there a method of converting an AVI to a format that can be burnt and later played on a DVD-R? I want to be able to make something like a SVCD but without all the discs, and use my DVD Burner and blank DVD instead. No luck finding any info on this so far. Thanks brent
You can use TMPGEnc to re encode a divx (.avi) into an MPEG 1 or 2 file. the problem is that these files were created compressed in the first place for easy transfer and playing on your PC. When you re encode them the quality worsens, so the result can be quite poor. Paul.
Thanks for you response. Isn't re encoding what has to be done to make an SVCD also? From what I am reading the best way to make an SVCD is with Virtual Dub and TMPGEnc. My freind is using this method and has made SVCD's from AVI's that are excellent quality. The only problem with them is the number of discs they require. Do I have something wrong?
SVCD uses another form of MPEG to encode, but yes, they use more discs. Converting divx to VCD instead of SVCD will make little, or no difference. If the divx was really good, then the result will be watchable with either. Paul.
Thanks again Paul. The AVI's I am working with are all high quality Xvid. Are you saying then that I can use VCD instead of SVCD and actually burn to one DVD instead of all these cd's? And that it will play in my universal DVD player? Thanks! brent
You can burn converted xvid into VCD and burn onto a DVD and the DVD will certainly not need changing during the process. As 'normal' DVD quality is also MPEG 2, just like SVCD, although at a higher resolution, you could even, if the xvid converted really well, make an SVCD onto the DVD (although I have never tested this) or do between 120 and 160 minutes in DVD resolution - all recording on DVD media, if that makes sense. I would be surprised if it would make any difference, though, to the resulting output, as I have said already that the conversion of an already encoded video into another format, will reduce quality, often dramatically. To get you started you could try playing with the wizard on TMPGEnc, although some people do not like this! Compatibility of the VCD format (whether on DVD media or not) should be the same as normal VCD on CDR compatibility on your standalone.
