divx avi to .avi

[amd]

Hi all -- I'm very new to this conversion world of VCD's

was curious if you could help me as I'm desparately needing to get some divx avi's off my hard drive.

Do Any of you know by chance how to take a divx avi and change it to an avi?

Then how to change that avi to mpg or vcd? Whatever is first to make them into a vcd? Thanks for any help and your time responding to this post...please help.
Any program's needed? I would like to know how to do this


amd

[setarip]

"Do Any of you know by chance how to take a divx avi and change it to an avi?"

There is no such distinction. If the file has been given an extender of ".divx", just change that to .AVI".

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"Then how to change that avi to mpg or vcd? Whatever is first to make them into a vcd?"

To create a VCD:

1) Load .AVI file into TMPGEnc
2) Set to "System Video and Audio" (lower right side)
3) Click on "Setting" radio button
4) Click on "System" tab, change mode to "MPEG1-VideoCD" (from default of "MPEG1")
5) Click on "Advanced" tab, change "Video arrange method" to "Center (Custom Size"), change dimensions to 352x288 or 352x240
6) Change "Source aspect ratio" to either "4:3 525 line (NTSC 704x480)", "4:3 525 line (NTSC)", or "16:9 525 line (NTSC)" - If you're in the PAL world choose either of the two similar PAL settings instead
7) Under the "Video" tab, change the dimensions to 352x288 or 352x240 (Note: "Video" tab mode of "MPEG1" is okay) - for highest quality set "Motion Search Precision" to "Highest Quality". Change the "Aspect Ratio" to match, as closely as possible, the "Source Aspect Ratio" you set under the "Advanced" tab.
8) Change "Rate Control Mode" to "Automatic VBR (CQ_VBR)
9) Under the "Audio" tab, set to 44,100 224Kbps
10) Press "Start"


Note that if your video runs longer than 60 minutes, you'll have to subsequently split your VCD-MPG file in two. This too can be easily and precisely accomplished using TMPGEnc. Under the "Files" dropdown menu, click on "MPEG Tools" and select the "Merge & Cut" tab. Once again, make sure to change the mode to "MPEG1-Video CD". Load your file and enter a new (.MPG) name in the "Output file" box. Then doubleclick on the ORIGINAL file's name in the window, which will bring you to the cutting area. Select your desired start and end points for the first half, click on "Okay" which will bring you back to the first window and generate (in a sequence of three automated steps) the first new file. To create the second new file, repeat the steps starting with "Then doubleclick on the ORIGINAL..." (be extra patient with the second half, as the program has to do more seeking to establish the beginning of the new file).

Use NERO, or similar, to merely burn as VCD (NOT format as VCD, since you've already done this).

Use a burning program, such as NERO to burn your CD-R or R/W CD as a VCD (DON'T ask NERO to format the file as a VCD, since you've already accomplished this!)

[Glassguy]

divx avi to .avi

(this is my first time on the forum, so please bear with me if it 'ain't right')

Setarip said (Quote)"Do Any of you know by chance how to take a divx avi and change it to an avi?"

There is no such distinction. If the file has been given an extender of ".divx", just change that to .AVI". (end quote)

My question is: Do you just re-name the file, delete .divx and add .AVI or how do you change the extension?

Thanks

[Enchanter]

Here's an example. You have the file movie.divx. To rename its extension to AVI, you rename the file to movie.avi. I trust you know how to rename files in Windows...

[Glassguy]

Enchanter: Thanks for the reply. I know how to rename in windows--just had to check as I have been trying to do a cd for 2 days and get "not valid cd" in my cd player. Trying to find out what I am doing wrong. (I had Nero set to "pal" maybe one problem??? Anyway, long reply to say 'thank you, it was probably a dumb question but it somehow seemed too simple with what I've been through the last couple of days!!
Have a good day.