desperate help w/burning avi to dvd

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  1. kuroemon

    kuroemon Member

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    hi So um I have an .avi file that I want to as a result have it on a dvd and be able to play it on a stand alone dvd player
    So far I have taken the avi file and using tmpgEnc coverted to mpeg-2, as I heard i needed to do this first but Im not sure So now am I supposed to convert that to a vob file and burn that to a dvd? I tried to burn the mpeg2 file with Nero to a dvd, but when i played it on a dvd player I only get the audio thankyou in advance I ve tried so many things and i still need help sry im a noob
     
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    Convert the AVI file with vsoDivxToDVD and save to a folder.

    http://dl.afterdawn.com/vsoDivxToDVD_setup_v0.5.2b.exe
    Import the file(s) (AVI, WMV,MPEG, VOB)
    Output (standard DVD file format) to a folder on the HDD.
    Set 'Aspect' to 4:3 (if you have a regular tv)
    Set 'Standard' to NTSC (if you live in North America)


    Burn the DVD with 'ImgBurn' using the output from VSO.
    (The download button, top-left.)
    http://www.imgburn.com/

    Run ImgBurn
    Mode > 'Build'
    Output > 'Device'
    File > 'Browse for Folder', highlight on the 'VIDEO_TS' folder, > 'OK'
    Set burning speed to 4x, click the green write button.
     
    attar, Jul 22, 2007
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    With every converting app I've ever used the aspect ratio is based on the source material, not the TV it's played on.
     
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  4. attar

    attar Senior member

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    ConvertXtoDVD (the paid version of the above) explicitly asks for the 'TV Format' and the choices are 4:3 and 16:9.

    My limited understanding states that the DVD video contains a flag which tells the standalone player to either output the video 'as-is' or in a letterbox.
    The flag (I presume) reflects the response to 'Aspect'.

    Only insofar as vsoDivxToDVD, if you set 'Aspect' to 16:9 (because you know the source is a wide screen movie)then, when displayed on a standard 4:3 TV, the image will be 'Zoomed'.
     
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    I'm not familiar with vsoDivxToDVD, but do know it to be a program that's best left to die. There are many newer free alternatives available that produce outstanding results.

    With ConvertX if a WS source is used and FS is chosen for the output it will produce a DVD with the correct AR for a normal FS TV, but the same DVD in a 16:9 set will be off, it will have to be zoomed/pillared/stretched etc. Leaving ConvertX to 'Automatic' with the same source it will produce a 16:9 (WS) DVD. This DVD will play correctly in both a FS or WS TV, just like WS commercial DVDs do.

    With NeroVision 3 the same also applies. A WS source to 16:9 out, produces a DVD that plays correctly on both TVs.
     
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    Denigrating that which I am not familiar with holds no appeal for me.

    To kuroemon I hope you find an answer that serves your needs.
    Good luck.

     
    attar, Jul 22, 2007
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