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RE: AVI to MPG to DVD - Best tools

OK, encoded and then used TMPGenc DVD Authoring (excellent software for anyone who has stumbled on this thread without knowing about it) but when it is changed to MPEG the audio suffers. Now it spliltis into the video and a seperate wave file - has anyone put this file through audio cleaners and then used it with the original video file? In theory I don`t see why it wouldn`t work, but has anyone had any experience?

Mike

PS Although understanding the rationale behind decompressing the avi, would not the `damage` have been done in the primary encoding to DivX - surely this is not something that can be changed by uncompressing and recompressing?

PPS Appreciate all input - thanks.

RE: AVI to MPG to DVD - Best tools

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Don`t encode direct from the AVI file. Get Virtualdub and process the files through that to get an uncompressed AVI file (you can also apply various processing filters). Then recompress to MPEG2 via TMPGenc. Remember to demux the file to video and audio so you don`t risk losing sound sync.

Only problem with that is the avi file bloats to ridiculous proportion. On a 15GB HD (Partitioned) the space vanished. have a 250GB HD but is USB2.0 and FAT32 (I.e. Partition Magic does not likw it because it cannot see it during boot-up sequence - needs to be in Windows). Obviously FAT32 will not deal with files >4GB(?) so it looks as if the TMPEnc is going to have to be the first attempt.

Mike

PS Converting to MPG is obviously do-able, but what about burning it to DVD-5 so people can watch it on standalone DVD players (all units are compatible with playing DVD+R)?

RE: AVI to MPG to DVD - Best tools

About 700MB, but this is not a problem as I can leave it to encode while I am at work. Currently using TMPGEnc-2.524.63.181 to encode direct from AVI (think it is DivX compression) and then (hopefully) will burn to disc. Crazy, because it seems that this should be such an easy thing to do. Hate dealing with footage that other people have messed with first and then expect DVD-quality, Oscar winning material :)

Mike

This item was edited on Wednesday, 8th June 2005, 20:41

AVI to MPG to DVD - Best tools

Evening all,

Recently acquired some footage from family getogether which people want burned onto disc but it is in AVI format. Have tried to encode it straight to DVD but the quiality has suffered to the point of becoming unwatchable. Obviously each re-encoding is compromising the quality of the finished article, so the question is has anyone any recommendations for software that can be used to put avi`s into an apprporiate format while retaining the quality of the original DV? or am I doomed to create blocky artefacts whenever encoding?

Mike

RE: X3: Beast, Gambit and Angel?

May have missed out on the news here, but I heard that Gambit would not be in any X-Men films as long as Wolverine was in it as it was seen as unworkable due to both of them being too charasmatic and dominating screen time.

RE: George Lucas is at it again.... *sigh*

First post, so apologies for butting in, but I do not think the `Saga` set (2007?) can really be as good as it will no doubt be hyped as. A CGI Yoda I think everyone can agree would be a bad thing and there doesn`t seem to be much else he can do. Probably the only changes will be a longer duel scene in Episode 4 (Alec Guiness hooded and David Prowse masked makes this a strong possibility) and as someone else remarked on another board maybe an eye colour change for Luke in ROTJ when is is skirting on the dark side in his duel. Is this really going to convince anyone to shell out for this set. IMO it was criminal that Lucas did not give the option to play the original originals in the box set and I will probably just purchase discount TPM, AOTC and ROTS and that will be it, instead of buying another box set.