dv to dvdr - what do i do next?

[cowboysfan]

ok i had a basic guide for maestro that i was using that i lost and it's not one on this site for dvd authoring, but i don't know what to do at this point.. i used premier and frameserved the avi file to cce that i took from my dv camcorder and have a mpeg 2 720 x 480 file. i finally got a software that would make a ac3 file from the original avi. i originally used premiere to extract a wav file but it was 600mb but i couldn't get besweet to make an ac3 out of it.. so i finally found something that worked oss media converter pro and extracted another wav but it was like 46mb this time and then the ac3 file was 8.6mb do these numbers sound right from a 2 gig avi file. i'm not sure on the avi file size b/c im at work typing this... so what do i basically need to do in maestro or even some other proggy to just take the video and audio of the dv tape and burn to dvdr compatible in all players. i don't need any chapters stills or anything. just for now all i want is audio and video that is in sync to be burned on a dvdr. later on i can learn all the fancy stuff. this is for some footage of an ex-gfriend baby that we had when we were together and i'm looking to get it done and over with so i ain't gotta speak to her anymore. sorry to repeat any threads if so but search wouldn't let me use the word dv b/c it's only 3 character..

[atreides93]

if you don't have time to learn how to use maestro (by reading the cool maestro guide on here), then why not download IFOedit and use it to mux your m2v and ac3 files into VOB's? The newer IFOEdit will create a simple (no menu) DVD VIDEO_TS folder with your m2v and ac3 files.

I'm not sure about that AC3 file size, it seems kind of small. Do you have a software dvd player like PowerDVD XP? Try playing that ac3 file in that. It should sound fine and contain all your audio.

I'm not sure if IFOEDIT uses mp2 files, but an alternative is to convert your WAV file into mp2. there are a lot more programs out there that will convert wav to mp2

DVD's can use MP2 for audio, not just ac3.

though some players may not play back mp2 audio, i think all the newer ones do.

[cowboysfan]

well i was trying to use maestro before but never could get the audio extracted right until now and the guide i was using was nothing like the one here. it had nothing to do with all the extras basically told me how to add video,audio tracks and setup to burn. but any other suggestions will surely be looked into.