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Originally posted by Bowmannif you download Divx codec its not difficult.. the hard part is trying to find an MS high speed MPEG4 VFW codec that will allow my TMPGenc program to decompress the AVI so that I can convert it to mpg2 and put it on a dvd! Been struggling with this for 2 weeks now.
AVI videos not playing correctly. And even system crashes.
edit: any video converting (AVI with MPEG4 codec to DVD) specialists on RHP?
09 Nov 05
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Originally posted by BowmannI have downloaded the complete series of an animated show (X-men, Evolution) for my son.. about 60-70 episodes.. I convert them to mpg2 (mp2, and mpa files) which is an acceptable format that DVD Lab Pro accepts so that I can put them on a DVD, with a nice menu, special features (I create slide shows for the special features), etc All the files are AVI.. Problem is, some have MPG1 codec, which I can handle, but some have MS MPEG4 codec.. which TMPGenc doesn't recognize.. I have the codecs, as I can play it on my system, but.. I cannot convert it to mpeg2. I have other programs that can convert the file, but they create the .BUP and IFO files, which I cannot use to merge several episodes together.. I would need to put that one episode on a DVD all by itself (21 minute episode on a full DVD is kind of a waste). In addition.. usually when these files convert to the BUP and IFO files, there is a lag on the audio.. ie.. guy bangs a wall, 3 seconds later the sound plays of him banging a wall.
Why would you want to do this?
Its driving me crazy.. I've been trolling the videohelp forum, and all the suggestions they say don't work for me., and.. for those that have the problem as far as I have (ie.. suggestions don't work for them either), the thread just suddenly ends, without any further help.
EDIT: I've tried AVItoDVD, DIVXtoDVD, DVDSanta, TMPGenc 2.5 and TMPGenc 3.0
09 Nov 05
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Originally posted by MIODudeI'd simply convert each episode then stick a few on each disc. I don't see your problem.
I have downloaded the complete series of an animated show (X-men, Evolution) for my son.. about 60-70 episodes.. I convert them to mpg2 (mp2, and mpa files) which is an acceptable format that DVD Lab Pro accepts so that I can put them on a DVD, with a nice menu, special features (I create slide shows for the special features), etc All the files are AVI.. Pr ...[text shortened]... ny further help.
EDIT: I've tried AVItoDVD, DIVXtoDVD, DVDSanta, TMPGenc 2.5 and TMPGenc 3.0
Have you tried "WinAvi"?
09 Nov 05
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Originally posted by BowmannI haven't tried WinAVI yet , no.. is it any good? I heard others have issues with it, but I myself didn't try it (usually audio lag I've heard complaints on, so I never downloaded it)
I'd simply convert each episode then stick a few on each disc. I don't see your problem.
Have you tried "WinAvi"?
I can't convert them, then stick them on the DVD though, as the filenames are all the same when it converts to the BUP, and IFO files.. I didn't think I could just rename them to something else.. (I never tried it though to be honest though.. can you just rename them?).
edit: for example.. if the file name is called Xtarget.mpg.. and I convert it, it doesn't become Xtarget.bup, and xtarget.ifo.. its something else ,., which I forget off the top of my head...and they get stored in the VIDEO_TS folder.. which gets copied to the DVD
09 Nov 05
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Originally posted by MIODudeDon't convert them to VOBs. I thought most DVD players could play MPEG files too.
I can't convert them, then stick them on the DVD though, as the filenames are all the same when it converts to the BUP, and IFO files.. I didn't think I could just rename them to something else.. (I never tried it though to be honest though.. can you just rename them?).
Alternatively, why not join a few episodes at a time into a single AVI. Then convert each larger AVI to native DVD format and use an authoring tool from there...
09 Nov 05
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Originally posted by Bowmannthe only problem is.. I can't convert them to MPEG files (they are avi with MPEG4 codec)... if I had MPG files, I'd be set...
Don't convert them to VOBs. I thought most DVD players could play MPEG files too.
Alternatively, why not join a few episodes at a time into a single AVI. Then convert each larger AVI to native DVD format and use an authoring tool from there...
I could combine.. but.. I'm a perfectionist.. I have the animated menu with the different episodes to select.., but.. if it comes down to either having it ugly, or not having it, I would go the combining way.. see.. some other episodes were done this way too, but I skipped them, figuring its only for my son.. (and he's only 5).. but.. this is part 1 of the final episode.. I can't skip that one!
I'll give the winAVI A whirl tomorrow and see how it goes..