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- gahal, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20From the article:
"If you want to create a National Television System Committee (NTSC) DVD, which is the North American video standard, replace scale=720:576 with scale=720:480, keyint=15 with keyint=18, and -ofps 25 with -ofps 30000/1001. If you don't have a wide-screen TV, you should encode your file with an aspect ratio of 4:3 by replacing aspect=16/9 with aspect=4/3." - yushi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19I've been doing this with mplayer and ffmpeg for years. One thing that needs to be pointed out though, is the instructions on that page are for creating DVDs in PAL format. If you follow these instructions verbatim and you live in the US, the video will most likely not play properly in your DVD player. To make it work correctly on a NTSC DVD player, you need to change -ofps 25 option to -ofps 29.97 .
- magister, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11Any *Video* file.
- haystacker, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6or spend the abysmal amount of $50 for a philips dvp642 that plays everything..
- cubbieco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Mplayer has a windows port and most of the command line options should apply. Yes you would use the command line.
Otherwise for windows go to http://videohelp.com . They have tutorials with screen shots and links to the tools. You can do it with free (beer) software although they also have tutorials for some of the commercial software. Software reviews, DVD player reviews, most everything you need to do this in the windows world.
Personally I've had better luck doing this in Linux because of dvdauthor doing a better job. It's nice to have a straight forward guide. I'll try this next time. I expect my dvd video quality will probably be better. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Because some of us want to share our media with friends that have no clue what divx is?
- vertigoblue, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I love my xvid dvd player! i got one for my mom and my sister so i can send them full seasons of tv shows on one dvd, and it actually looks better then going from mpeg2 -> mpeg4 -> mpeg2
- tavisjohn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I love my DiVx DVR!!!! I can record onto a DVD (Normal DVD Format) OR I can watch the ENTIRE first season of Dr. Who in DiVx!
- JerryWoody, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3ffmpeg can indeed handle flash video (flv) format.
- yushi, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Good catch, I just skimmed over the article this morning and I missed that part. I guess that I should pay closer attention next time.
- BxBoy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5yes, i got that, it's awesome.. too bad it doesn't play RM & QuickTime.
- diggAddict, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Why is my original comment buried and followups that agree with me dugg - what the?
Please DIGG my original post as I think its just as relevant as the replies that agree with my original statements.
For the guys who dont like these players - they are not that bad, lip sync problems are mainly the fault of the person who encodes - dont blame the players. There are default profile settings in XVID that IF USED ensure good compatability with standalone players. If you decide to break out of the default profiles you have now encoded - XVID may not play properly on XVID standalone players.
If you want something more flexible - get something like an Altech MG-35 mediagate - a very handy DivX/XVID player that plays movies from an internal harddisk (that you can expand), attached USB drives or network streamed from a CIFS share via ethernet. (SAMBA or WINDOWS).
Its an awesome box to allow for easy viewing of downloadable content (XVID/DIVX) rather than those unplayable H.264 formats that cannot be played outside of a PC / MAC or ipud.
H.264 is NOT the best format NOW as there are next to none H.264 standalone players on the market. H.264 standalone players are at least a year away until they are widely available. H.264 is extremely hard to compress and requires masses of CPU to play. The quality is good but it is not ready for mass use as is XVID and DIVX.
Currently XVID/DIVX is king - the best format for downloadable compressed movies - it works everywhere on PCs, portable devices, and standalone players.
More of my 2c worth.
Summary - dont waste your time converting - just buy a decent DIVX/XVID/CD player.
If you really want it all have a look at the Zensonic Z500 media center - pretty awesome!
A h.264 version is due next year sometime. - NJank, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2pr0n, man. it's all about pr0n.
(now you know what to do with all those DivX 'short clips' you've been hiding in your system folder) - liquidindian, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Probably lots of reasons for converting to DVD. My own personal reason is so I can show video to the kids I teach, without hauling my earthquake-damaged laptop and attached monitor into school. They'd just laugh at me.
- Kethinov, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3"Or just use DVDSanta and it does everything for you..."
I think I'd rather do it with free software, but thanks. - IndigoMontoya, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think this is a stupid question, but here goes....
Is it possible to burn a cd-r to play on a dvd player if you convert it to this format and keep the file under 700mb? I have a DVD player that plays CDs with JPEG on it (and normal DVDs). Will this method work? I want to burn some small home movies for my parents to watch. Thanks for any tips!! - gahal, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1My personal experience with it is limited, but it sounds like you want to make a VCD.
Look into VCDs some and see it that fits your need. the gentoo-wiki link just above your post, combined with info from this main link can get you started. - FunkyGuy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1yeah you can, its called a VCD, I used to do it with movies, it was terrible quality but it worked, you could watch a movie on a VCD it just wont be good quality. just look up how to burn a VCD and you will be set, and im sure some one else might post more information then me.
- jessejoedotcom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Devede - http://www.rastersoft.com/programas/devede.html
- salmonmoose, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yes and no...
I don't beleive it's in the specifications for DVDs - So as a result you'll have mixed results, players that have a strict interpretaton of the specification might not play it, other players will - I've had mixed results, and with the price of DVD burners and blank discs, it's not worth spending your time playing around with something that may, or may not work, just bight the bullet, join the 21st century, and buy a DVD burner. - raindog469, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Here's a Linux AVI to DVD guide that uses only GUI tools. The only problem I encountered is that the version of AVIDemux (sort of like Virtualdub only for Linux) they use in the article is older than the current one, and some options have moved around.
http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=242455
But it still uses 3 different programs, so maybe the procedure outlined above can be helpful to someone who'd like to write an all-in-one tool or would like to add AVI support to an existing Linux DVD authoring tool like DVDStyler. (I haven't tried DeVeDe, the program someone linked above, but it's possible that might also be what you're looking for.) - Yuffie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Does this include flash videos? Cuz I always wanted to make a DVD filled with my favorite flash videos/animations.
- pigonthewing, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Cool stuff, and I'm all for innovating, but why deal with the extra step of burning a DVD, losing some image quality in the lossy conversion process, and having to keep track of burned disc after burned disc?
I'm in a dorm right now... I have my laptop with a Creative Audigy 2 ZS notebook PCMCIA card feeding the audio, and the S-video connection feeding video, into my receiver/amp and right back out to the TV.
Since there's no transcoding, everything looks great on the TV (even better than on the laptop screen... gotta love the way CRTs fool your eyes)
And because the S-video connection forwards to the TV (in fullscreen) any video overlay, I usually have VLC player minimized so I can get in some other computing while my buddies and I watch Family Guy or Lost or whatever else.
Another plus of the S-video hookup....Battlefield2 and F.E.A.R. on the bigscreen so we can all kick back and watch while someone else is playing. - mdshort, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_DVD_to_VCD
Naturally just change some parameters and you've got the same thing. - jonnyeh, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2It can't deal with a LOT of divx/xvid files. Many won't play, and many will have problems, like out of sync audio.
The only sure fire way to play any video file on a TV is to use a computer attached to a TV, or a hacked xbox with XBMC. - mindriot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0If you want a streamlined way to do this in Windows, try "DVD slideshow GUI". It uses win32 builds of the same tools in the article. It gets the jobs done, if you have enough memory and drive space.
http://www.videohelp.com/~tin2tin/ - Jaymoon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1XBMC is working out fine for me.... =D
- evangelion01, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1the question is, why? the quality will just be horrible, even if you get a very nice done dvdrip.
- Daiver, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Superb guide.
- MikeVx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0A response on the original article site mentions ToVid, change the -pal to -ntsc on the command given, and all the fiddly bits about the conversion are handled for you.
Example: tovid -dvd -ntsc -wide -in myvideo.avi -out mydvd - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1who wants to copy and paste a bunch of commands to get the job done? Please give me a GUI so I can just load up my xvid, .avi, .wmv or whatever, point to the folder that i want it saved to, and hit the convert button. this is why alot of people are scare of linux. Trivial matters on other platforms become copy and paste fests on linux. Creating XML files to convert a xvid? Give me a break...
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Here are some of the tools i downloaded for free at http://sourceforge.net
The first basic Audio coder (for playing Dolby Digital sound in your DVD movies)
http://ac3filter.sourceforge.net
The first basic tool for converting DVD to avi files
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dvdx/
Enjoy open source - AbsoluteMSTR, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Cool, I'm still a linux noob, I'll sure put this to good use. :)
- evilgod69, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2great, i've been looking for a guide for this
- ockabewis, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Good article for those running Linux and not sure how to do this, but for me - I'll stick with my Media Center. No video conversion necessary!
- Chakz, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2Well then download it, don't tell me you don't know where to get free software. People and their morals these days. All software is free, period, if you can't physically touch it you can get it for free.
- Chakz, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2Or just use DVDSanta and it does everything for you...
- mindriot, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0[deleted]
- andrewp, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1If we can figure out how to do this with VLC, we all win!
- cliffzdude, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1I usually hate it when somebody says "Or just...", but maybe this time it fits?
Ok, I won't say "Or just"... But maybe one could use Windows? Download VSO's Divx to DVD.
Install the program. Run the program. Point to the file you wish to convert (doesn't have to be divx, it converts many formats), decide if you want to create a menu or not, re-size automatically, etc., etc., etc. This thing can take a HDTV divx rip found on Usenet and make a beautiful DVD. Beautiful on my biggie screen HDTV? Yup... - LegendarySock, on 10/12/2007, -9/+3Might anyone have a link on how to do this in windows?
or am I just being stupid and the newest version of nero digital does it.... - elfn, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1In Windows, DVD Santa does a good job with almost any media format, and its simple interface really appeals to my laziness.
- EGOvoruhk, on 10/12/2007, -7/+0An Xbox with XBMC for the win!
- diggAddict, on 10/12/2007, -10/+3Good idea, but why not ditch that old DVD player and get one that plays DVDs, DivX and XVIDs and save yourself all the trouble.
Who wants to bother with all that re-encoding when you can buy DivX/XVID/DVD combo players for under $US 100 - NO DIGG
Just buy a new player and forget about the hassles for good.
What frustrates me is VIDCASTS that are encoded for bloody iPUDS which are in H.261 which is not playable on any home theatre NON PC platforms!
Go XVID Go DIVX the proper format for distribution and watching on your TVs.
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