Too bad you didn't note what DVD creation software you have, I might had replied with the word Handbrake.
Bob
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Hi,
I would like to put some .avi files onto a DVD so that they can be watched by putting them into a normal DVD player, can anyone please recommend me a freeware or open source software to do this?
Thanks very much in advance!
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but if you drag the AVI onto iMovie project then use iDVD, then you will be able to put that burned DVD into a "normal DVD player" and watch it... and iMovie and iDVD are bundled with new Macs, hence, "free". We don't know which Mac you are using...
So do I simply need to import my files into it, arrange them in the right order and export them to a DVD? Does it read mpegs and avis?
Are there any useful guides you know of for doing all this?
I have a new MacBook btw.
A little catchup on what an AVI is first. An .AVI is a container system. It can contain some MS encoding, DIVX, or any number of encodings. This area of "CODECs" is something I'll note and leave you to discover.
Look to HANDBRAKE or VLCPLAYER to transcode content if your software doesn't handle the .AVI
Bob
You need a transcoder before it gets to iDVD... Handbrake is one... or just use iMovie. Please re-read my post.
Every time I try to import a file greater than around 300MB, iMovie crashes! Does anyone else encounter this problem? And how do I get around it?
Thanks
Your crash is typical for downloaded content which is encoded "oddly."
Bob
When I managed to get a smaller file in, there was no sound! So I am having quite a few problems here! What do you advise I do?
To dissect this further I'd have to see the file in question. Then I would see how it was encoded and if VLCPLAYER or Handbrake can transcode it.
Without seeing the file, I can't offer more. Remember that Doom9 link? Here's what is important. Don't encode your stuff in oddball codecs.
Bob
and not in iMovie, which I have seen s few posts of on another forum. Unfortunately there were no answers to the posts!
How can I check what encoding was used e.g. DivX, as when I open it in QuickTime and go to Show Details it does not list any information about encoding. If it is a DivX, can I add the codec to iMovie? Would that fix the problem?
Did you use VLCPLAYER to transcode it?
You never told. Also since I can't see that file I can't dissect it or tell you have to transcode it.
-> But first, if it's copyrighted material, don't tell me about it but just say so and I can unsubscribe from this conversation.
Bob
I have not transcoded it, just played it to watch it. It is not copyrighted material btw.
How do i find out how it has been encoded?
Sorry if I don't tell you how to use VLCPLAYER to discover the encoding but it doesn't matter. If VLCPLAYER plays it, then it will likely transcode it. Pick a nice neutral encoding.
Why don't I tell? Simple, it's in the docs or easy to find web pages.
Bob
It says Stream 0 is mpgv and Stream 1 is mpga
So what do I do about getting these avis to DVD??
The information on how to do this is all in this discussion. It appears you need a click by click instruction?
Bob
I do need a step by step guide. I appreciate all your help, but I have no idea what I am supposed to be doing! If I need to transcode the avi files, I have just had a look on VLC's site and it looks complicated, as I need to put some information into console...
Do you know of any guides that will help me, and am I right in saying that I need to transcode the files so they import into iMovie correctly (with sound and without crashing)?
I mean, under the transcode step, which codecs do I use for video and audio?
It offers me MPEG-1,2 & 3, DIVX 1,2 & 3 etc for Video, and MPEG, MP3, MPEG 4 etc for Audio.
iMovie does not work with muxed MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 clips (and that's what you're trying to do)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42996
You'll need:
MPEG Streamclip 1.5.1 (free) and the MPEG-2 Playback Component ($20 from Apple).
http://www.alfanet.it/squared5/mpegstreamclip.html
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/