How to convert an AVI or MPEG into a playable DVD
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Many of the movies you download from torrents, usenet, P2P, etc are in AVI format. While this is fine for watching them on your computer, it’s crap if you want to sit back in your comfy chair and watch them on your big-ass tv. We have found a damn good tutorial on how to convert these AVI files into a format that can burned onto a DVD for playing on your home DVD player. Enjoy.
How to convert an AVI or MPEG into a playable DVD
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Needed Apps:
Virtual Dub
TMPGEnc Plus
TMPG DVD Author:
NERO Burning ROM or Nero Express.
For AVI start here, if you have an MPG or MPEG file skip to step 5
Because most downloaded avi video have improper VBR audio encoding
you need to do a quick audio header rewrite with this app. (ETA 1
min)
1. Open your .avi file in Virtual Dub
2. If you get a message saying “VirtualDub has detected an improper
VBR audio encoding in the source AVI and will rewrite…..etc” then
hit OK and continue to step 3, if you did not recieve this message,
you can close VirtualDub and procede to step 5
3. Under the Video Menu choose “Direct Stream Copy”.
4. Under File choose “Save as AVI…” and save the fixed file back to
your hard drive. When finished close Virtual Dub.
Next we need to encode the video into a suitable format for playing
on your DVD Player. This takes time, but there is no way around it.
(ETA 2-5 hours of encoding time)
5. Open TMPGEnc Plus
6. In the Project Wizard Menu select DVD – NTSC in the left panel and
“CBR Linear PCM Audio” from the drop-down menu and hit NEXT.
7. Choose the Video File and use the default values under Expert
Setting for Source. Hit NEXT.
8. Check “Clip Frame”. The Clip Frame window will open. Hit the
“Arrange Setting” button and choose “Full screen (keep aspect ratio)”
from the Arrange Method menu. (this keeps the video from stretching
out disproportionately. Hit OK. Hit NEXT.
9. The video will default to the highest possible bitrate, if you are
planning on fitting more than one video on a DVD you will need to
adjust the “Estimated File Size” or “Makes file size” percentage to an
amount that will fit your needs. (leave a little room for any DVD menu
graphics you may want.) Hit NEXT.
10. Choose where you would like the encoded file outputted. You can
then select whether you want to encode now or create another project
and run batch mode. Hit OK. Your video will encode now (if your not
batching). This takes time, depending on your system about 2-4 hours
for a full length movie. I suggest running it overnight.
Once your movie is encoded, you will need to AUTHOR your DVD. This
creates those fancy VOB files that the retail DVD’s use. (ETA 5-45
min.)
11. Open TMPGEnc DVD Author and create a new project.
12. Click Add File and select your newly encoded .m2v or .mpg file
you created with TMPGEnc Plus.
13. OPTIONAL: Click “Chapter cut edit” and scroll through to various
points of the movie and click the “Add current frame to chapter”
button at various points so that you can navigate in the movie better
on your DVD player. (Much faster than having to FF through the whole
movie cuz the power went out 3/4 of the way through). Click OK when
finished.
14. Now click “Create Menu” at the top. Use one of the presets or
choose new from the drop down and make your own. Also hit the “Menu
display settings” button to select whether you want the menu to
display or the movie to start automatically.
15. Once your satisfied with your menu, hit “Output” from the top.
16. Choose where you want the final DVD files to output (you’ll need
4GB+ of free space for a full DVD. Click Begin Output.
17. If you have Nero installed on your computer you can then use DVD
Author’s built in DVD Writing Tool and create the disc right after
encoding. Otherwise use your regular DVD burning software to burn the
files as a DVD-Video. (Consult your manual for this)
18. Once burned you’re all set. Test it out in your set-top DVD player!
