hey everyone. Okay so I have 13 AVI files that I want to burn onto a single DVD. Each AVI file is about 200 mb each (ranging from 193 mb to 216 mb) and each is about 23 minutes long. MY goal is to able to get them on a single dvd with a menu to naviagate through each episode...too much to ask on a single dvd? So how would i go about doing thatm thanks?
Nero Vision and ConvertxToDVD will alow you to do that.There are numerous guides here on the site. Some reading that will help you: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/387564
If I were you I would use DVDFlick. It might not have a menu option but it has much better compression ratios and it will easily fit all those episodes onto a single DVD with just about the same quality you get on your PC. Here's a link: http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/dvd_tools/dvd_flick.cfm/v1_2_2_1 Instead of a menu you can just skip thru the episodes like chapters, it's easy enough; plus DVDFlick can also do your burning for you. I would give it a try first, as it's free and it does pretty much everything Nero and ConvertX do.
I don't agree with that. I can't see any encoder creating a 5 hour DVD with "about the same quality you get on your PC". The encoder used by DVD Flick, FFMPEG is probably the same one used by ConvertX, either way it's no better. At 5 hours a high quality encoder like CCE or HCenc might produce watchable results on a low action source watched on a very small TV.
I never used CCE , but if it can provide an encoding quality "almost" as the original avi, and fit 5 hr. of video to a DVD5, then it must be worth the money- over $1000. When you have a DVD that is maybe 2 hr long lets say, and requires more than 40% compression or so, with the regular encoders, the output quality is greatly reduced, noticeable. Now you try to compress 5 hrs of already compressed video. I doubt you will enjoy the quality. I agree with MysticE, there is no way the quality would be preserved. If you really want to have all episodes on one disc, get a DL(if your burner supports it), or burn onto 2 discs. After all, they're only like $0.25 or so.
Well... we can't really tell because we don't know the bit rate and compression settings, but I have myself burnt more than 6hrs of AVI onto a DVD at around 996Kp/s and it surely looked better on my TV than it does on my PC. Either way, I do agree with you guys. You can't expect too much when your converting over 3hrs of footage onto DVD with most freeware/commercial software available. Btw, MysticE: Have you used CCE yourself? I never heard of it before..
CCE is a speed demon compared to HCenc. But for those who like a little more quality (and either will provide it) a few hours is no big deal.
Like I mentioned, I never used CCE or HCenc. I am assuming people use it to get the best quality, which sometimes comes with increase in time processing, but like you say, that shouldn't matter, when "best possible" quality is the goal.
