Hey all

could someone recommend a good free burning programme, or maybe i can download one from Utorrent,
i had a good one with nero but when i upgraded the software it did'nt have the same features,

anyway.. is there an easy way to convert files so i can burn them to dvd? any file type AVI is ok to burn straight to disk, is'nt it? or is any file other than avi not going to be best quaility for watch on my tv?

also, could i connect my computer to my dvd player if i had a USB with the same connection on both ends?
just looking for a handy way to watch stuff ive downloaded on my tv, i'll probably just buy a external hardrive or something.

CJ

I use CCE 2.70 (Cinema Craft Encoder) with AviSynth, but its not easy to use starting off... but is the best.

I suggest you use a GUI for CCE, something like DVD2SVCD, DIKO or TheFilmMachine. There are others encoders that use their own engine to encode the files, but if you want the best results... CCE is the way to go.

Other than that, the only decent and simple encoder I know of, is WinAvi.

good luck mate

edit... You can burn AVI files directly to CDR/DVDR no problem, however your DVD player must support AVI.

I said this another thread, I am using the TV-Out option on my video card (nVidia 7800GT), its the most appreciated thing I have ever owned, I love it

I downloaded a decent program called 'ConvertXtoDVD' which is pretty good, it burns converts and burns all types of files like AVI, Divx, Xvid, WMV....etc

The easiest is the DivX encoder package. Drag and drop your DVD files onto the convertor, select your output format, press Convert and wait.

DVD Shrink (if its still around) is a handy utility as it allows you to easily reauthor DVDs. For those that are wondering why then imagine a DVD with a TV series on it. Now you can just drag and drop all the DVD files on the convertor but that'll leave you with one large avi with all the episodes on it which will require splitting. Splitting it is easy enough but its tedious. Better to use DVD Shrink to extract each episode and then drop the lot on the convertor which will output avi files for each episode.

Edit - wrong end of the stick, sorry . Converting MPEG-4 to MPEG-2 is a tad on the pointless side IMHO. It takes ages and the quality is generally worse than the MPEG-4 video once its done. A better idea (been here and got the T-shirt ) is to buy a player that can play MPEG-4 video.

anyone know why the audio slips out of sync while converting??
its a proper pain in the ass !!

peppi

The short answer Peppi is that in an avi the audio isn't actually synchronised with the video. avi = audio/video interleaved. The longer answer has to do with variable bit rates on the audio.

Must go eat

for total ease of use -- nero vision ....it dont get easier really...does take a bit of a while though

some decent programs worth having when messing with conversion or just videos in general are...

Divx Encoder....for re encodin files to divx standards

Divx2DVD....will convert avi files to vob files {used in proper dvds}

DVDShrink....will allow u to shrink/copy/strip dvds

VirtualDub....uses are endless, very handy for burning subtitles into the actual avi files, also good for fixin sync problems, direct stream copies all sorts, i dont leave home without it

TMPGEnc....again has million and one amazin uses inside various TMPGEnc suite, various programs, ideal fer messing with mpeg files

Gspot..... get video files u aint sure how to work, have missin codecs or just require detailed information on the file Gspot will tell u it and what u need to render the file

ISOBuster.... handy for extracting files out of images, to convert for other formats

all em be available with cracks to make work fully on torrent sites.

virtual dub can work wonders here strip the videos back to 2 raw streams one for video one for audio then sync them yourself

so can take the video out an avi make it an mpeg and then take the audio out make it a more compact neater audio file....sync them up and overall result be better in sync smaller file willl play directly on dvd players support mpg files

yep your not jokin mate

i converted and wrote a film (avi) the other day about 45 mins into the film its well out of sync

any idea how to sort this out ??

peppi

thanks dr green thumb !!!

peppi

if u got an out sync avi just want keep it as an avi can fix it in secs in virtual dub just adjust time delay of audio interleaving, loads tutorials on how use virtualdub on web

ive noticed on my divx player that the sound sometimes goes out of sync, but if i pause it and then hit play again it goes back into sync immediately.

perhaps you might wanna buy a cheap divx player and dont bother converting the .avi's to dvd format.

That's the cpu MU. Reencode the offending file with CBR audio (128kbps max) and I bet its fine. For the cheapo players stick to DivX v5 where possible. Custom-encoded XviD files are the ones that typically bugger up the cheap players. For example I haven't had a single DivX encoded file which causes a problem on a DP-1500 (its old) for maybe a year now. XviD encodes are haphazard to say the least - it's always a gamble as to whether the person who encoded :

1. Knew what he was doing;
2. Hasn't forgotten that he encoded it years ago for a specific bit of h/w

DivX has at least managed to make a set of encoding profiles pretty standard. It helps me loads as when the usenet connection is running flat out (1GB every 8 minutes) there's no way I could keep re-encoding video. That's why I like DivX