[opensuse] burning avi files to dvd
Who does one burn .avi files to dvd so they play on dvd player connected to a tv? thanks -- Chris clarge@shaw.ca http://clarge.bc.ca -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
clarge wrote:
Who does one burn .avi files to dvd so they play on dvd player connected to a tv?
Just like any other file - provided your DVD player understands the ISO9660 filesystem and AVI files. IOW - check what your DVD player will support, then ask again. /Per Jessen, Zürich -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Friday 13 June 2008 12:42:59 pm clarge wrote:
Who does one burn .avi files to dvd so they play on dvd player connected to a tv?
Typically I do a few things. This tutorial is great... http://www.linux.com/feature/53702 Essentially the steps are: 1. Convert .avi file to MPEG2 format with correct audio codec. 2. Create DVD with correct formatting. I do step one using the above-listed article. Here's teh command line I use mencoder -oac lavc -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd -vf scale=720:480,harddup -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=9800:vbitrate=5000:keyint=18:aspect=16/9:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192 -ofps 30000/1001 -o file_out.mpg file_in_original.avi (I'm in the US, so I'm on NTSC.) I then create a DVD out of my file(s) using KDE DVD Authoring Wizard. http://dvdauthorwizard.sourceforge.net/view.php/page/Voorpagina HTH! -- kai www.filesite.org || www.4thedadz.com || www.perfectreign.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 14 June 2008 00:41:55 Kai Ponte wrote:
On Friday 13 June 2008 12:42:59 pm clarge wrote:
Who does one burn .avi files to dvd so they play on dvd player connected to a tv?
Typically I do a few things.
This tutorial is great...
http://www.linux.com/feature/53702
Essentially the steps are:
1. Convert .avi file to MPEG2 format with correct audio codec.
2. Create DVD with correct formatting.
I do step one using the above-listed article.
Here's teh command line I use
mencoder -oac lavc -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd -vf scale=720:480,harddup -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=9800:vbitrate=5000:keyint=1 8:aspect=16/9:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192 -ofps 30000/1001 -o file_out.mpg file_in_original.avi
(I'm in the US, so I'm on NTSC.)
I then create a DVD out of my file(s) using KDE DVD Authoring Wizard.
http://dvdauthorwizard.sourceforge.net/view.php/page/Voorpagina
HTH!
Hi Phew. That sounds complicated. I just burn the .avi as a data dvd. It plays fine on my dvd player. Does the method above get better quality? Confused because I think I may be missing out on something! Love from Lynn x -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Saturday 2008-06-14 at 08:02 +0200, primm wrote:
On Saturday 14 June 2008 00:41:55 Kai Ponte wrote:
Essentially the steps are: ...
Phew. That sounds complicated. I just burn the .avi as a data dvd. It plays fine on my dvd player. Does the method above get better quality?
Confused because I think I may be missing out on something!
I think some players can't read avi directly, or perhaps some types of avi. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn0 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIU5yYtTMYHG2NR9URAkGBAJ9X3qlgSRFm/mq2nKBVmBUjJ5LbMgCeL70o ln6m6oJp8Ejd0qNIn3XSpTA= =q/Dm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 14 June 2008 12:25:15 Carlos E. R. wrote:
The Saturday 2008-06-14 at 08:02 +0200, primm wrote:
On Saturday 14 June 2008 00:41:55 Kai Ponte wrote:
Essentially the steps are:
...
Phew. That sounds complicated. I just burn the .avi as a data dvd. It plays fine on my dvd player. Does the method above get better quality?
Confused because I think I may be missing out on something!
I think some players can't read avi directly, or perhaps some types of avi.
My player was 25 Euros 'stack em high sell em cheap' from Carrefour. If mine can then surely his can! Are there differnt types of avi? Which is the best? Love Lynn -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Saturday 2008-06-14 at 13:20 +0200, primm wrote:
I think some players can't read avi directly, or perhaps some types of avi.
My player was 25 Euros 'stack em high sell em cheap' from Carrefour. If mine can then surely his can! Are there differnt types of avi? Which is the best?
Heh, I know those gadgets :-) If yours is modern, even on the cheap side, it probably can handle a fair bunch of formats. But there are some that the only known thing is that they play "standard" dvd. Maybe some other formats, maybe not. Avi is a container format, the real codec used can be very different. You can read some more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVI If you run the command "file avifile" it will tell you some info. Also, konkeror has a view mode in which it shows a lot of info on the avi file, that activates when the majority of files on a directory are of the same type (avi, in this case): the columns show duration, pixels, codecs, etc. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn0 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIU7bVtTMYHG2NR9URApeZAJ9gpxdQWH7bbdQdedaMpm71yxCQKgCcDVEh 7x7OVMFVRcdYeHCw7NoaCdQ= =DPO2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
primm schreef:
My player was 25 Euros 'stack em high sell em cheap' from Carrefour. If mine can then surely his can! Are there differnt types of avi? Which is the best?
avi is a wrapper. It can hold files coded by various kind of video/audio codecs (various divx's, mpeg4, ac3, mp3, mp4). What's best depends on what you're aiming for (best quality -- highest compression are at both ends of the spectrum). Regards, -- Jos van Kan registered Linux user #152704 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sat, 14 Jun 2008, primm wrote:- <snip>
Phew. That sounds complicated. I just burn the .avi as a data dvd. It plays fine on my dvd player. Does the method above get better quality?
Some DVD players may not be able to handle some of the codecs used when creating some AVIs while they do handle the standard video DVDs. By writing them as a proper video DVD format, you ensure they can be played on the maximum number of players available. Regards, David Bolt -- Team Acorn: http://www.distributed.net/ OGR-P2 @ ~100Mnodes RC5-72 @ ~15Mkeys SUSE 10.1 32bit | | openSUSE 10.3 32bit | openSUSE 11.0RC1 SUSE 10.1 64bit | openSUSE 10.2 64bit | openSUSE 10.3 64bit RISC OS 3.6 | TOS 4.02 | openSUSE 10.3 PPC | RISC OS 3.11 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Fri, 13 Jun 2008, Kai Ponte wrote:- <snip>
1. Convert .avi file to MPEG2 format with correct audio codec.
2. Create DVD with correct formatting.
I do step one using the above-listed article.
Here's teh command line I use
mencoder -oac lavc -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd -vf scale=720:480,harddup -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=9800:vbitrate=5000:keyi nt=18:aspect=16/9:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192 -ofps 30000/1001 -o file_out.mpg file_in_original.avi
(I'm in the US, so I'm on NTSC.)
I much prefer ffmpeg to do my video transcoding as it's a lot faster and, as far as I can tell, the quality is as good or better. For this sort of job, I'd use this command: ffmpeg -i "file_in_original.avi" -target ntsc-dvd -y "file_out.mpg" or: ffmpeg -i "file_in_original.avi" -target pal-dvd -y "file_out.mpg" depending on the frame rate of the original source. These set the defaults to an average video bitrate of 6000kbps, stereo audio at 224kbps encoded as an AC3 stream, and either 29.97 (ntsc) or 25 (pal) frames/sec. As for the aspect ratio, that's worked out from the input file but you could always change it by using the -aspect option. E.g. -aspect 4:3 -aspect 16:9 -aspect 235:100 will give the 4:3, 16:9 or the 2.35:1 aspect ratios.
I then create a DVD out of my file(s) using KDE DVD Authoring Wizard.
http://dvdauthorwizard.sourceforge.net/view.php/page/Voorpagina
If I'm making a video DVD to give to someone else, I use that too. Regards, David Bolt -- Team Acorn: http://www.distributed.net/ OGR-P2 @ ~100Mnodes RC5-72 @ ~15Mkeys SUSE 10.1 32bit | | openSUSE 10.3 32bit | openSUSE 11.0RC1 SUSE 10.1 64bit | openSUSE 10.2 64bit | openSUSE 10.3 64bit RISC OS 3.6 | TOS 4.02 | openSUSE 10.3 PPC | RISC OS 3.11 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 14 June 2008 04:22:33 am David Bolt wrote:
I much prefer ffmpeg to do my video transcoding as it's a lot faster and, as far as I can tell, the quality is as good or better. For this sort of job, I'd use this command:
ffmpeg -i "file_in_original.avi" -target ntsc-dvd -y "file_out.mpg"
saved! I only did what I had found on the net. I've never tried putting an avi file on a dvd and putting it in my player. I do have a DVD-R, so maybe it would work. -- kai www.filesite.org || www.4thedadz.com || www.perfectreign.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 06/15/2008 01:29 AM, Kai Ponte wrote:
On Saturday 14 June 2008 04:22:33 am David Bolt wrote:
I much prefer ffmpeg to do my video transcoding as it's a lot faster and, as far as I can tell, the quality is as good or better. For this sort of job, I'd use this command:
ffmpeg -i "file_in_original.avi" -target ntsc-dvd -y "file_out.mpg"
saved!
I only did what I had found on the net.
I've never tried putting an avi file on a dvd and putting it in my player. I do have a DVD-R, so maybe it would work.
ManDVD is a nice gui tool to make a dvd from an avi as well. Get it from packman. -- Joe Morris Registered Linux user 231871 running openSUSE 10.3 x86_64 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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