Basic Guide How to Convert AVI Files to DVD with Avi2DVD

[soup]

Program files / ImgBurn / log. If it was saved. What type of media are you using? Dvd+R or Dvd-R?

[solarz]

i am using dvd-r...

[burcs]

Also, what do you mean by "won't play".

Do you get an error?

Does it just sit there doing nothing?

Or is the screen black and white and scrolling over and over?

[blutach]

Where did you get these files? Why no IFOs?

Regards

[solarz]

burcs - when i say it won't play..i mean when i put the DVD in the player...it will auto play...but it just sits at the same image (of the DVD manufacturer's name and logo) and that is it. If i press fast forward it will illustrate it on the screen...but the actual picture goes no where.

Blutach - i got the files from converting them from an .AVI file. I used the guide in this thread using avi2dvd...and i had the iso check box checked. I followed the guide step by step..but apparently i went wrong somewhere.

[kingaaa]

I've also had a problem with playing.The file converts ok and plays on my pc, and the Philips TV/DVD combi I have in the bedroom.But it wont play on my "chipped" region free Sony dvd player, and most suprisingly wont play on my Sunfly Karaoke/dvd player, which according to the manual will play just about anything!

[brownbox]

Thanks Muchly. I got it to work now.

one more question. I was just curious. What if the file doesn't show any thing for the "Choose Audio Stream"?



Does it mean that my file will have no sound when I burn it? Is there a way I can put sound on it? The file is a concert. Let me know. Thanks.

EDIT
I cant burn the file since I can't choose an audio. Can someone help?

I tried to do many times but the same still happens which is nothing.

[benbryant]

I tried to do many times but the same still happens which is nothing.

Can you open your original .avi file with VirtualDubMod, go to File -> File Information and check to see what kind of audio your file has. Please let us know what you find

Regards

[brownbox]

Can you open your original .avi file with VirtualDubMod, go to File -> File Information and check to see what kind of audio your file has. Please let us know what you find

Regards

This is what it showed.

[benbryant]

OK, with the original file still loaded with VirtualDubMod, please press Streams and select Stream list. When the Available streams dialog opens, right-click the source file and select "Full processing mode", right-click the file again and choose "Compression", select "No compression (PCM)", and then click OK. Please save the file and try with Avi2dvd again

Regards

[futurex]

make sure you set video to "direct stream copy" as well

[benbryant]

Much and much mahalo, futurex, for reminding the very important step that I totally forgot to mention. My bad

PS: @brownbox. Please go to Video and make sure the option "Direct stream copy" is selected

Regards

[brownbox]

okay. i did all of that and then I tried to burn once again. this time i got this message:



is there something i forgot to do or do i have to do something else?

[futurex]

either demux audio and load separately, or try downloading matroska (haali's) splitter http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/

[triky40]

Quote: "Avi2DVD is a GUI that uses freeware tools and various freeware encoders (QuEnc/FreeEnc/NuEnc) or CCE to perform conversions such as AVI, OGM, MKV, and WMV to DVD, SVCD, or VCD."
This is probably a stupid question but please direct me so I can understand. What is AVI, OGM, MKV, and WMV files?

Thanks,
Tri