Avi -> Dvd

[7crystal7]

hi,

I encoded an avi file with tempgenc plus. Now I have a large m2v file and a wav file.

What do I have to do now or what software do I need to make a playable DVD out of it?

Thx
Babsi

[Mac Sidewinder]

You need a DVD authoring program, such as scenarist or reauthorist or dvdmaestro, etc. Look at the Guides section under dvd authoring for some guidance.

Mac

[richard.moreno]

Try TMPGENCD DVD AUTHOR

[pepipocpoc]

ifoedit is my favourite

[Matthew]

Wave is very large, you may wish to re-encode the audio to mp2 using besweet (free) or ac3 using softencode (not free).

[pepipocpoc]

that's why many uses besweet (free).

[2COOL]

Originally posted by Matthew
Wave is very large, you may wish to re-encode the audio to mp2 using besweet (free) or ac3 using softencode (not free). You can convert .wav to .ac3 using BeSweet too. ;)

[Matthew]

Originally posted by 2COOL
You can convert .wav to .ac3 using BeSweet too. ;)

Not the latest version...

That aside, I wouldn't use besweet for ac3 encoding for the same reason DSPguru removed support - it's crappy quality and not fully compliant.

[hendrix]

Originally posted by Matthew
Wave is very large, you may wish to re-encode the audio to mp2 using besweet (free) or ac3 using softencode (not free).

unless you live in a NTSC region - mp2 is more compatible with PAL DVD players....although i've heard that some NTSC players support mp2...i say encode to ac3 for maximum compatiblity

[Arky]

Originally posted by hendrix
unless you live in a NTSC region - mp2 is more compatible with PAL DVD players....although i've heard that some NTSC players support mp2...i say encode to ac3 for maximum compatiblity


I agree wholeheartedly. .m2p/.m2a is an unwise choice, if you need maximum compatibility, and Hendrix is correct that the format is absolutely not officially suported by the NTSC DVD spec.

With regard to .wav files, BTW, disc capacity is not the only reason why .ac3 is a better choice. If you use .wav audio tracks, then you are increasing the data rate. I mean this from the point of view that the DVD player will have to read more data off the disk per-second than if you were using .ac3. Although, in principle, this should not matter either way, many people argue that DVDR/RW, being a less reflective format than silver replicated disks, are sometimes inadequate for high data rates, with the player's laser struggling to read very high data rates from the only-moderately reflective surface of the disk. Not an absolute rule of thumb, then, but definitely something worth bearing in mind if you are having player-compaitibility issues with projects using .wav audio tracks, and written to DVDR/RW.

.AC3 everytime, and you're maximising your chances of success every way.


Arky ;o)