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| Thread ID: 83873 | 2007-10-16 01:16:00 | Mpeg to DVD software | John W (523) | Press F1 |
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| 601957 | 2007-10-16 01:16:00 | Hi there Im in the process of converting 16hrs of precious home video, from Video Tapes on to my PC, then converting the Mpeg file into a DVD. Ive about 2hrs recorded taking 4.2Gb on my hard drive, but Im stuck as to how I go about converting this to a DVD. Ive burned the mpeg file onto a DVD disk, but the DVD player doesnt recognise the DVD, so I guess I need to convert it into a format suitable for replaying. Suggestions welcome, preferably from someone whos been there before. Thanks John in Mosgiel. |
John W (523) | ||
| 601958 | 2007-10-16 01:27:00 | You need something like Nerovision (http://www.nero.com) BUT, the plugin for DVD isnt free. Or this (http://www.cdburnerxp.se) Which is free. I dont know how good this is, never used it. Or if a program came with the burner you've got, use that. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 601959 | 2007-10-16 02:03:00 | You may have to convert to AVI, then to DVD or VOB files. There are many free converting software from AVI to DVD, and MPEG to AVI... Check out the many free software converters at video help com (www.videohelp.com). Also click on the convert list on the left to select format to format choices somewhere. However many of them are a bit comprehensive, but good to learn about frame rates, sizes, 1-2nd passes, etc... |
kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 601960 | 2007-10-16 02:41:00 | I wouldn't go AVI personally, capturing directly to MPEG2 with a good encoder and reasonably high settings is the best option for VHS - DVD in my opinion. The 2hr DVD setting is about right - equates to a bitrate of around 4000 I think from memory. This is higher quality than the VHS original and so won't degrade the quality noticably and is the right format for DVD. Then you can burn with Authoring software such as Nerovision mentioned by speedy. In Nerovision you can go into the advanced options and turn off re-encoding of compliant MPEG-2 streams which will greatly speed things up, and avoid unecessary encoding. Of course as speedy pointed out the OEM version of nero doesn't include the MPEG2 plug-in, so you either need to purchase the plug-in, use the full version, or find something else. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 601961 | 2007-10-24 20:09:00 | I have used Nerovision but I got a lot of lip-synch problems (audio and video don't match). I now use Cyberlink Power Producer, which came with one of my burners, and it works fine. | andy (473) | ||
| 601962 | 2007-10-25 05:25:00 | I've found dvdflick (http://www.dvdflick.net/) the best to convert .avi, mpeg etc to DVD. When I tried to do the same thing with nerovision, the audio went out of sync. Everything came out perfect with dvdflick | 4bes (2848) | ||
| 601963 | 2007-10-25 05:28:00 | Were the files out of sync BEFORE you burned them?? If they were, then they'll be out of sync when you burn them. I think this may also depend on the amount of ram you've got and the speed of the CPU. And what programs are running when you burn whatever to DVD. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 601964 | 2007-10-25 09:55:00 | NeroVision or WinAVI Video Convertor (I like the Pre-version 8 WinAVI) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 601965 | 2007-10-26 02:14:00 | I second DVDflick Works fine even when combining multiple formats ;) Ravage |
Ravage (6815) | ||
| 601966 | 2007-10-26 03:07:00 | Yet another free and simple program just in from snapiles freeware is Koyote Free Movies To DVD (www.snapfiles.com). | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
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