MPEG conversion???

[Trina]

I am also very new at this, and really have no idea where to go to ask questions; so here we go.
I have recently converted an AVI file to MPEG using avi2vcd ver 1.4.2. The movie played perfectly fine as an AVI, and also after I decompressed it.
Once I have done the conversion, every movie freezes frame after exaclty 1 minute. What am I doing wrong. The audio still plays fine, but the screen stays put.

[Batman]

Did the original *.avi file play properly? Does the mpeg-1 or vcd file you create freeze on both your standalone dvd player and PC?

If so you may want to use TMPGEnc instead.

[Trina]

Originally posted by Batman
Did the original *.avi file play properly? Does the mpeg-1 or vcd file you create freeze on both your standalone dvd player and PC?

If so you may want to use TMPGEnc instead.

The answer is Yes to both.
What is TMPGEnc?? I what do I need to do? Like I say, I'm very new to this.
Thanks for your help!!

[Batman]

TMPGEnc (www.tmpgenc.net) is a program for mpeg-1/2 authoring.

This guide should walk you through the process of converting the avi file to and mpeg-1 file:

http://www.vcdhelp.com/tmpgenc.htm

After you have created the mpeg-1 file with TMPGENc, you might find this guide useful which explains how to burn it:

http://www.vcdhelp.com/nero.htm

Hope this helps

[Trina]

Originally posted by Batman
TMPGEnc (www.tmpgenc.net) is a program for mpeg-1/2 authoring.

This guide should walk you through the process of converting the avi file to and mpeg-1 file:

http://www.vcdhelp.com/tmpgenc.htm

After you have created the mpeg-1 file with TMPGENc, you might find this guide useful which explains how to burn it:

http://www.vcdhelp.com/nero.htm

Hope this helps

Thank you. I'll give it a try