The gig length of the AVI's is amost irrelevent, that is dependant primarily on the bitrate used to encode them. Their length in time is whats important. So I assume each is about 320meg long and about 45 min ? If so, then I would put 4 per DVD. Encode each separately into its own folder as per the tute but set the CD size to 1/4 of whats mentioned, so set to 1110. You can setup batch mode to encode all 4 in one night as well. Then when you author them each into its own Track in TMPGEnc DVD Author, setup the menu to link to each Episode and set Chapter points as well. I tend to put one in at 5min intervals. Compile, test play and burn.

Hello, when I choose other encoder than CCE (Quenc or TMPGEnc), DVD2SVCD (or better to say d2sroba v3.60) gives me an error right from the start "You must use CCE as Encoder ... Exiting". Please tell me what am I doing wrong? thanks

Yes I pointed DVD2SVCD to the right directories for the alternate encoders and I've been following the tut closely...

Sorry, your right, DVD2RoBa ONLY works with CCE, I have left that statement out of the Tute by mistake. You must run DVD2SVCD without the RoBa plugin if you wish to use TMPGEnc, Procoder or QuEnc as the encoder.

So what are the consequences of not running it w/d2sroba? My intent is to be able to squeeze 2 avis onto one DVD... thanks

I followed all the instructions as in divx to dvd tutorial

I converted the whole movie but at last dvd authoring failed for unknown reasons that what it says in the log file.

But anyhow i followed how to do the dvd authoring manually as in http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=61142

But the problem now comes it my file is 6.5 gig and TMPGEnc says it has it be 4.7 in the order to author the dvd.

Does this means i have to put on two dvd rather than one if so how can i do this. Also is there anyway i can shrink the dvd in size so it can fit onto the one dvd +r

do i need the EclCCE in the CCE (cctsp.exe) folder even if i have retail version of cinema craft encoder, also the audio i ripped isn't working when i puts into the tmp for dvd authoring i tried fixing it but it just does accept that file but there is another file with extention of *.mp2 that one works does it make any difference in there

I heard about the superdvd is it any good

Or Have i messed up somewhere in the setting and if so you have any clue where it might be
The movie is Black Hawk Down and it is 2:30 long file size the one with Ntsc 6.5 gig
thanks


11. Click the Audio Tab. The Audio 1 downsample 48 -> 44.1 option will be greyed out (or absent). Again, 99% of DivX's have 48khz audio, however if it was only 44.1khz, then see NOTE 3 below as it MUST be manually converted to 48khz later. For Audio 1 Bitrate, select 384 if the Audio was 5ch AC3 and 224 if 2ch AC3 or MP3. The box for Autodetect Azid Gain (2 pass) should be ticked as this with Normalize the MP3 audio sound level. If your AVI containes 48khz AC3 audio, then and ONLY then select the Do Not Convert Audio option. Read the warning that pops up and use at your own risk.

None really other than it just takes longer to encode thats all. Just select QuEnc as your encoder and leave its settings at default.

Chicken man i have question
First time encoded the avi file to dvd it made two files one ntsc and pal
Second time i encoded another movie it just created Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL and MPlex_Muxed_File00 why is that and how i can correct this?

Can MPlex_Muxed_File00 be burned into a dvd when i use TMPGEnc DVD Author to author this MPlex_Muxed_File00 file it selects the audio itself if burn this file after authoring it will it play in my dvd and is there audio difference in this MPlex_Muxed_File00 and Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL ?

What is different btw these two files

Also i have celeron 2.4 it take about 12 hours to encode whole thing am i doing something wrong or it is normal ?

What has this got to do with the Tutorial being updated? Next time, please start a new thread to ask your question.

"First time encoded the avi file to dvd it made two files one ntsc and pal "

That is simply not possible with DVD2SVCD.

"is there audio difference in this MPlex_Muxed_File00 and Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL ?
What is different btw these two files "

If you have the MPlex_Muxed_File00.mpg file and no VIDEO_TS folder full of VOB files, etc, then you have selected No Image in the DVD Image Tab. Then just load the Encoded_Video_CCE_PAL.mpv and the Encoded_audio_1.mp2 file into TMPGenc DVD Author (or convert the *.mp2 file to *.ac3 as I say in the Tute) and author them to a DVD compliant set of VOB files ready to burn.

I have joined two divx files into one ~1.3G avi file. Following your guide, only using Quenc 0.55 instead of cce, the result is a lot of freezing now and then in the film. Watching the avi on the PC dont show any of this.

What is most likely the cause?:
-Some settings in DVD2SVCD/D2SROBA
-the Quenc encoding
-the small resioze I had to do with DVD Shrink afterwards
-something else?
Thanks!

O.K there are 3 possible reasons
1 - as good as Quenc is, it is still fairly new and all the bugs have still to be squashed out of it (that's why it's still a point release), try another encoder and see if it gives better results.

2 - Did you use VirtualDub to join the 2 AVI files together? try loading that back into VirtualDub and select Video > Scan video stream for errors. It might take a while, but it will tell you if there are any unreadable / corrupted frames. That might be making it freeze Quenc might not progress until it finds another readable frame.

3- Are you converting a 23.9 fps avi to 25fps? make sure you have pulldown selected, otherwise it might be stalling to get the audio sync back into place.

"...the result is a lot of freezing now and then in the film." Is this from playing the produced files on the PC or playing the burnt DVDR on your DVD Player ? Or both ?

Thank You Petera and Chickenman for quick response.
Unfortunately I dont have time today to check out your suggestions. I will do it as soon as I get time.
Thank You!

It seems that the freezing doesnt occur when the final files are played with WinDVD on the PC. So it must be either the disc, the burningapp or the standalone player. I will try burning with different app.

Then most likely it will be your DVD Media causing the problem, this is not uncommon for cheap media. Also try -R if your using +R media or vise versa.

I first tried with 8x +RW disc

Now I tried this one, wich have the same problem on the standalone, but plays fine on my computer (WinDVD 6)
*********
Disc Type DVD+R
Book Type DVD-ROM
Manufacturer Taiyo Yuden Company Limited
Media ID YUDEN000T02
Protection System None
Region 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Capacity 4,38 GB
Free Size 0,00 GB
Free Blocks 0
Number of Layers 1
Linear Density 0.267 um/bit
Track Density 0.74 um/track
Maximum Read Speed 8,0x
Maximum Write Speed 8,0x
Current Write Speed 8,0x CLV
Write Speed Performance Descriptor 1 8,0x CLV
Write Speed Performance Descriptor 2 6,0x CLV
Write Speed Performance Descriptor 3 4,0x CLV
Write Speed Performance Descriptor 4 2,4x CLV
*******
I will try a -R disc

Now I tried the -R disc:
******
Disc Type DVD-R
Book Type DVD-R
Manufacturer Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Media ID MCC 01RG20
Protection System None
Region 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Capacity 4,36 GB
Free Size 0,00 GB
Free Blocks 0
Number of Layers 1
Linear Density 0.267 um/bit
Track Density 0.74 um/track
Maximum Read Speed 8,0x
Maximum Write Speed 4,0x
Current Write Speed 4,0x CLV
Write Speed Performance Descriptor 1 4,0x CLV
Write Speed Performance Descriptor 2 2,0x CLV
*******
The same result.

The disc plays fine on my computer, but has frequent freezes on my standalone.

This leads me to believe there is something in the filestructure theat is not as it should. I guess the drives in the computer, and the software somehow accept more.

I have been using all the same discs earlier on different film-backups without problems.

I will try to run it all anew, wit CCE instead of Quenc.

divxtodvd has been updated ( www.vso-software.fr )

Thanks for that heads-up. I've blown ~10 DVDs trying to author my cousin's wedding to DVD using the new DVD2SVCD--it's a 4:3 encoded XviD. I'm going to try finding an older version to accomplish it.

Just an update for Your information:
I redid it all using Cinema Craft Encoder 2.50, and it seems the problems are gone.
My conclusion is that QuEnc 0.55 do something to the files or the filestructure that is not compatible with my standalone DVD-player.
The new CCE-encoded film plays flawlessly with both +R and +RW disc.
Neither worked with the QuEnc encoded film. (The film played, but froze for a second every 15-60 seconds.)
My standalone is a Pioneer 656.
Maybe You want to mention this in Your guide, Chickenman?
Thanks for your help, anyway! Great guide!

Hi!

I usually use your tutorial to pass divx to dvd, and I recently noticed that there is an update to it, and it's very nice!!!

With this update to your tutorial, I've tried only with 4:3 divx, and I've already ssen your post about problems converting 4:3 divx (we need to use the 16:9(encoded as 4:3 option)). But that's not the problem.

Sometimes, when D2sroba is calculating the Q, it tries a lot of them, and finally uses Q=1. When he uses this Q, the final .mpv (and the .mpg) is a black screen with red stripes on the bottom, and the size is much smaller than the one that I choose on d2sroba.

For example:

What's weird is that I tried with the same .avi, and the first time I had no problems, but in the second time, the result was this...

Do you know what's causing this?

Thanks!

ChickenMan awesome tutorial. I do have a few questions though, Im trying to put Episodes 45-46min Long Encoded in XVID to DVD. I've noticed u say just cut the CD Size 1/4 but what about the Bitrate, do i need to make any changes there? Also under Audio should AVI Audio Extraction be set to "Internally"? Thanks for the time and effort u put into this, quite easy to follow. Much appreciated.

I'd suggest upgrading to D2SRoBa ver 3.77, thats what I'm using and dont get those problems anymore.

Most TV episode DVD's that are 41-45min long (1 hr on TV ) have 4 episodes per dvd with no extras. Extras are normally dumped on the last DVD or as an extra. Thats what it like with Star Trek Next Gen/DS9/Voyager, Farscape, etc. For those that have captured ST Enterprise off TV then again putting 4 of those to a DVD works VERY well indead.

As I've said, just set the CD size to 1/4 of a DVD ( I use 1115 ) and DVD2SVCD will work out the best Bitrate to fill the encode to that size. Also dont make any images as its only the audio and encoded mpv file we want. The mpg file is good to check the encode with though.

As for Audio, really I've found little difference between Internal and VFW. But if extracting the audio didnt happen properly with one, then change to the other. I use the Internal setting and very rarely have audio extraction problems. When I do, neither will extract it properly and I have to do it manually via Nandub/VirtualDUB/Goldwave/etc.

Hi again!
I have a problem again that I am not able to figure out.
A different Xvid-fil I have, (~1.4 GB) is giving me a little different headache.
If I create a disc using this guide (files on HDD only), the film plays with sound but only a black screen with reddish/pink noise in the bottom. The D2SRoBa (3.77 also) set the bitrate to ~800b/s.
I tried vso's divx2dvd. These files works perfect on the computer, but the disc gives the same freezes that QuEnc made on the other file I had.
If I try CCE directly, without DVD2SVCD, I get a funny picture with black sideframes and pink, "alive" borders over and under the picture.

The data of the .avi file are:
Size-1*453*887*488 byte
Length 3:16:09
384x288 pixles
224kb/s audio
29fps
120kb/s video datastream
12bit video
Xvid

I checked the .avi file with virtualdub, without finding faults.

Can somebody help me?
Thanks!

Sorry the delay, but I found a solution instead upgrading D2SRoBa. If I increase the size of the CD or increase the Q factor, those problems disapear. In this case, I increased the Q to 50, and D2SRoBa found a Q of 45 to do the pass.
But I'll upgrade it also!

Thanks!