trying AVI to DVD with the Dvd2Svcd bundle

[cinta]

hi all,
I'm starting reencoding AVIs to DVDs, using the so called Dvd2Svcd bundle (1.2.1-3 with CCE 2.5) so far with the given default values. I have a couple of questions on this "bundled" procedure for which I could certainly use some skilful advice:

1.- Is there some better/faster AVI to DVD procedure than leaving default encoding values at Multipass VBR -3 passes- (Max bitrate: 9000, Min: 2000, Max Avg: 7200)? On SVCDs there was a certain very useful guide, posted by kraven morehead "a quicker way to encode svcds with great quality", which nicely dealt with it and more than halved the duration for SVCDs. Any speed/quality hints for avis2DVDs?

2.- When the Dvd2Svcd bundle process gets to "make images", it opens and uses Scenarist (I got 2.7) as assumed by default. Sometime works and you get the images, sometime hangs over layout problems or mixes the chapters. I'm left then with alot of time lost and an mpv video file plus an mp2 audio file. After some wondering I found out TMPGEnc Author could finish the job and I'd like to ask whether it's the best to get to an end the mpv+mp2 stage where I'm left. Or might be better to uncheck "make image" on the DVD2SVCD bundle and author and burn the BBMPEG file with i.e. Nero6?

3.- And last: Can you burn the vob files or is it necessary/better or advisable to make the image prior to burning.

I know that's a lot and ask for forgiveness, but I couldn't make it shorter since english is not my best language.
Thanks in advance,
cinta

ps.- hope this is the right forum...

[Manngo]

Hello!

1: The D2SRoBa plugin can speed up encoding, comparing to 3 pass VBR the process can be done even in 1/3 time. Download (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=64825)

2: BBMPEG wont be used during DVD creation. The created m2v (mpeg2 video only) and mp2 (mpeg2 audio only) files can be inported by all the DVD authoring programs. Can find guides how to do it easy on Doom9 Guides (http://www.doom9.org). If scenarist does not fail it is the fastest, so you should not check 'dont make images'.

[cinta]

thanks Manngo,

1.- I got D2SRoBa plugin, installed it and is now seating in a Tylo subfolder of DVD2SVCD. I don't know yet what I shuold do with it to speed the process or just leave it alone and let it do its job...

2.- even if bbMPEG was not need it, I have tried a couple of times to not making images on AVIs to DVDs (always with DVD2SVCD) and put then the multiplexed bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg file in Nero Express. It was accepted and transcoded and I ended up with the vob files to burn. So, given again the DVD2SVCD bundled process, BBMPEG is just not necessary or is it better to operate just with the mpv+mp2?

3.- concerning vobs v. images to burn, anybody has yet a hint for a newbie?

thanks again,
cinta

[Manngo]

Hi!

See this (http://home.tiscali.no/tylohome/overview.php) link, how to use d2sroba.

Manngo