AVI to MPEG?????????????

[EvilMP]

OK, folks I am new to this so please bare with me. I have a movie in AVI format that I want to convert so I can play it on a DVD player. My DVD player says it plays mpeg and vcd's, what is the best program I can use to convert it and what format would be best to convert it to for this purpose?

[setarip]

TMPGEnc (Other posters will undoubtedly favor other solutions), set for "MPEG1-VideoCD"...

[EvilMP]

I tried that

See, I tried that but there is no sound and I have tried a couple things that were posted on the site under conversion and nothing still. The problem is that it reads the file and then the sound is at 56k and for some reason it won't give me the sound when I encode the stupid thing.

[setarip]

Load the .AVI into VirtualDub

From under the "File" dropdown menu, select "File Information"

Post (here) EVERYTHING (audio and video) that is listed, or post a screen capture .jpg of the information box

[EvilMP]

Ok it Says

OK Virtual Dub says the following:
Frame size 352X240 14.985 FPS (66733 us)
Frames time: 48940 (54:25)
Decompressor: Divx Pro 5.0 Codec
Number of Key Frames: 327
Min/avg/max/total key frame size: 1863/6532/14941 (2086K)
Min/avg/max/total Delta frame size:159/2516/24118)119479K)

Audio Stream
Sampling rate:24000Hz
Channels:2 (Stereo)
Sample precision:0-bit
Compression:Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec
Preload Skew:3181 samples (0.13s)
# of Frames:48932
Min/avg/max/total frame size: 280/467/3181 (22326K)

This is all the info that virtual dub gave me.

[setarip]

If in fact you've gotten TMPGEnc to generate video from a DivX v.5.0-compressed file, I believe you are the first (and thusfar only) one. Every other posting at these forums regarding TMPGEnc and DivX v.5.0 encoded files has indicated that they were able to generate audio but NO video. It's not that I doubt you - but I do ;>}

Be that as it may, first I would ask you if you've successfully played the original .AVI file from beginning to end. If so, I'd suggest that (assuming, in addition to the DivX 5,0 codec, you have either v.3.11alpha or 4.xx installed on your system) you load the .AVI into VirtualDub and resave it, using one of the other DivX codecs. While you're at it, you should change the audio to 44,100Hz.

TMPGEnc, in the MPEG1-Video CD mode, should then be happy to process both video and audio for you.

[EvilMP]

Barney Style

Can you please break down the process Barney Style for me because I have tried a couple of different things. First I got movie and no sound, then I got sound and no movie these AVI's are pissing me off already. I just want to play the same movie from the computer on my DVD ughhhhhh!

[setarip]

Here's the "purple" prose:

1) Load the .AVI into VirtualDub

2) Set both "Video" and "Audio" to "Full Processing Mode"

3) From under the "Video" dropdown menu, select "Compression" and choose either the DivX 3.11 or 4.xx codec (whichever you may have installed)

4) From under the "Audio" menu, select "Conversion and change the sampling rate to 44,100

5) From under the "Audio" menu, select "Compression" and choose an MP3 STEREO (NOT monaural) 44,100 setting

6) From the "File" dropdown menu, select "Save as AVI" and save your file with a new filename

7) Use this new file with TMPGEnc

[EvilMP]

You are

You are truely the Jedi master I will try it tonight and inform you of the outcome! Now when I convert it to play on a DVD Player non computer type, which would be the better format for it to work. MPEG or VCD?

[setarip]

VCD...

By the way, many standalone players are very finicky about which brands (if any) of CD-R or R/W CD they will recognize.

Go here to check the capabilities of your specific standalone player:

http://www.vcdhelp.com/

[EvilMP]

Another Problem

I did everything you said to do and I ran into a snag I got sound but no picture with the Divx 5 codec. Is their a certain one I have to use for that AVI?

[setarip]

From my previous posts:

If so, I'd suggest that (assuming, in addition to the DivX 5,0 codec, you have either v.3.11alpha or 4.xx installed on your system) you load the .AVI into VirtualDub and resave it, using one of the other DivX codecs.

3) From under the "Video" dropdown menu, select "Compression" and choose either the DivX 3.11 or 4.xx codec (whichever you may have installed).

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The DivX 5.0 codec is the source of your problems! If you don't have either the DivX v.3.11alpha codec or one of the DivX 4.xx codecs installed, download and install one of them - and then follow the instructions for using VirtualDub (including line 3) )...

[EvilMP]

So then

So I have to un-install the Divx 5 codec or can I run them inconjunction with the 4 series?

Originally posted by setarip

From my previous posts:

If so, I'd suggest that (assuming, in addition to the DivX 5,0 codec, you have either v.3.11alpha or 4.xx installed on your system) you load the .AVI into VirtualDub and resave it, using one of the other DivX codecs.

3) From under the "Video" dropdown menu, select "Compression" and choose either the DivX 3.11 or 4.xx codec (whichever you may have installed).

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The DivX 5.0 codec is the source of your problems! If you don't have either the DivX v.3.11alpha codec or one of the DivX 4.xx codecs installed, download and install one of them - and then follow the instructions for using VirtualDub (including line 3) )...