Freeware AVI to DVD program
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From: John Corliss on 24 May 2010 16:56 M.L. wrote: > > >>>>> Hi, I'm a newbie to trying this and I was hoping someone could >>>>> recommend and good AVI to DVD program so I could play AVI's on my DVD >>>>> player/TV, Thanks so much in advance. >>>> >>>> AVI2DVD is a quite good alternative to DVDFlick: >>>> http://www.trustfm.net/divx/SoftwareAvi2Dvd.php?b2=1 >>> >>> AVI2DVD has the advantage of using the highly respected HCenc mpeg2 >>> encoder. In addition, it can encode using Variable Bitrate instead of >>> DVD Flick's Constant Bitrate. VBR creates higher quality with a >>> smaller file size. AVI2DVD works best for those with knowledge of >>> Avisynth. >> >> Variable bit rate also makes it impossible to used VirtualDub on the >> resulting file IME. > > Not true. The annoying and unnecessary VBR notification can be turned > off in VDub. Even if not turned off VDub will still process the file. > >>> Both apps can upmix from AC3 stereo to AC3 5.1 surround sound audio, >>> but are picky about the input audio. Unfortunately both apps have a >>> busy and somewhat confusing interface that discourages newbies from >>> setting the most favorable options for their conversion. Hmmm. Well, I'll give that a try the next time I run into the problem. Thanks for the tip. -- John Corliss BS206. Because of all the Googlespam, I block all posts sent through Google Groups. I also block as many posts from anonymous remailers (like x-privat.org for eg.) as possible due to forgeries posted through them. No ad, CD, commercial, cripple, demo, nag, share, spy, time-limited, trial or web wares OR warez for me, please. Adobe Flash sucks, DivX rules.
From: Muse Gruppes on 25 May 2010 14:12 On 5/22/2010 6:47 PM, John Corliss wrote: > alvey wrote: >> s|b wrote: >>> Muse Gruppes wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, I'm a newbie to trying this and I was hoping someone could >>>> recommend >>>> and good AVI to DVD program so I could play AVI's on my DVD player/TV, >>> >>> I sometimes use(d) (I have a DVD/HD-recorder that supports DivX) this >>> one: >>> >>> DVD Flick >>> <http://www.dvdflick.net/download.php> >>> >>> Mind you, it takes about 1 to 2 hours to convert the whole thing. >> >> Is that based on an average sized avi of 700mb? > > The amount of time it takes to convert a movie depends on your processor > and memory. > I'm running a dual-core 3gig compaq with Win 7 64 bit most would be around 700mb although I wonder if it's possible to do the same thing to a blu ray movie I downloaded and then burn it to DVD (around 4gigs)
From: Muse Gruppes on 25 May 2010 14:31 On 5/22/2010 6:47 PM, John Corliss wrote: > alvey wrote: >> s|b wrote: >>> Muse Gruppes wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, I'm a newbie to trying this and I was hoping someone could >>>> recommend >>>> and good AVI to DVD program so I could play AVI's on my DVD player/TV, >>> >>> I sometimes use(d) (I have a DVD/HD-recorder that supports DivX) this >>> one: >>> >>> DVD Flick >>> <http://www.dvdflick.net/download.php> >>> >>> Mind you, it takes about 1 to 2 hours to convert the whole thing. >> >> Is that based on an average sized avi of 700mb? > > The amount of time it takes to convert a movie depends on your processor > and memory. > I'm running a dual-core 3gig compaq with Win 7 64 bit most would be around 700mb although I wonder if it's possible to do the same thing to a blu ray movie I downloaded and then burn it to DVD (around 4gigs)
From: Muse Gruppes on 25 May 2010 15:08 On 5/24/2010 <snip> Thanks everyone for their advice, I'll try both programs :)
From: John Corliss on 25 May 2010 18:07
Muse Gruppes wrote: > On 5/22/2010 6:47 PM, John Corliss wrote: >> alvey wrote: >>> s|b wrote: >>>> Muse Gruppes wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, I'm a newbie to trying this and I was hoping someone could >>>>> recommend >>>>> and good AVI to DVD program so I could play AVI's on my DVD player/TV, >>>> >>>> I sometimes use(d) (I have a DVD/HD-recorder that supports DivX) this >>>> one: >>>> >>>> DVD Flick >>>> <http://www.dvdflick.net/download.php> >>>> >>>> Mind you, it takes about 1 to 2 hours to convert the whole thing. >>> >>> Is that based on an average sized avi of 700mb? >> >> The amount of time it takes to convert a movie depends on your processor >> and memory. >> > > I'm running a dual-core 3gig compaq with Win 7 64 bit > > most would be around 700mb although I wonder if it's possible to do the > same thing to a blu ray movie I downloaded and then burn it to DVD > (around 4gigs) If you don't mind the loss in quality, I'm sure there's a program out there somewhere that will convert a blueray 1080p movie to a lowly .divx version. -- John Corliss BS206. Because of all the Googlespam, I block all posts sent through Google Groups. I also block as many posts from anonymous remailers (like x-privat.org for eg.) as possible due to forgeries posted through them. No ad, CD, commercial, cripple, demo, nag, share, spy, time-limited, trial or web wares OR warez for me, please. Adobe Flash sucks, DivX rules. |