ALL PROBLEMS SOLVED FOR NEWBIES w/ dvd burners!!!

Leprechawn...

I would suggest VirtualDub - http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/

It’s one of the best AVI processors available. It does more than join/split AVIs. You can also frameserve your videos and convert them to DVD or VCD.

It’s free software but there’s a slight learning curve. But once you get the hang of it, you’ll not want to go back.

can anyone please help everytime i try to use nero or divx to dvd to convert a downloaded movie both programs lock up my xp.all my other programs work ok please help

I just got a dvd burner and i was wondering is there anyway to override the block from a “protected dvd” so that i can copy my movies I already have?

I have a dvd camera and when I finalize the dvd I end up with three files with the following endings: BUP, VOB and IFO. what kind of video editor and where can i get it to be able to edit this files. Thank you

@kati

You can use SlySoft’s AnyDVD.

@MM

Use IfoEdit.

@ kati : try the following soft. is not free but will do the job.

Anydvd = nice on the fly decrypting soft.
(css,macrovision,sony arcos)etc..

http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvd.html

@sweetdreamz8186:

try not to do any other job while u rip or copy your dvds..
those lil pauses might be cos of LOW BANDWIDTH and RAM..
also on dvdshrink..uncheck the preview window

I have a DVD I want to import into a Final Cut movie. When I open the file I see 7 documents that I cannot open and cannot convert to avi with my Graphic Converter (VIDEO_TS.BUP, VIDEO_TS.IFO, VIDEO_TS.VOB, VTS_01_0.BUP, VTS_01_0.IFO, VTS_01_1.VOB, VTS_01_2.VO Any ideas as to what I would use to make these into an avi file? Thank you!

I’m having problems using nero to burn a iso to dvd
I first open up nero burning rom
then i go file, open and select the cue
then from the drop down menu i select image files
then I click on open then the problem happens
I can’t select DVD from the drop down menu.
It already has CD selected but I want DVD
Can someone out there please help me. I’m in jeopardy

@ Stuman179

1. Open Nero Burning ROM
2. In the “New Compilation” window, select “DVD” in the upper left dropdown menu.
3. Select “DVD-Video” in the left menu frame.
4. Click on the “Open” button at the bottom right.
5. Select “DVD Image” in the left menu frame.
6. Browse for your image file and click “Open”.
7. Select your burn speed.
8. Click on “Burn”.

And you should be set. Let us know how it goes.

When watching some movies on the computer the sound is fine but when playing them in the dvd player the sound is all messed up and you can’t understand a word they are saying. This has only happened to two movies so far so can someone please tell me what I need to do. Your help is greatly appreciated.

@ Brenda

A little more info would be helpful. For starters...

- In what format are the movies in when you watch them on your computer? AVI (DivX/XviD)? DVD? Other?
- What format are they in when you watch them on your DVD-player? DivX? DVD?

After determining these, can we move forward to some sort of solution.

to qball

the same problem happened i did what you said but i still can’t select dvd from the drop down menu in burn compilation
thanks for your help

They are downloaded from shareware on the computer and then I put them in the divx to dvd converter and then in dvd shrink and then on to a dvd.I have been very sucessful doing this except with two movies. Once they are put on the dvd they will play back fine on the computer but not in a dvd player and all the others do. It just doesn’t make any sense.Thanks for your help

@ Stuman179

I noticed in your first post that you mentioned selecting a “cue” file. If so, then this is a VCD that you’re trying to burn. You can only burn it onto a CD and that’s what Nero’s recognizing it as - a VCD.

If I’m wrong and it really is a .ISO file for a DVD, then something is definitely wrong with your copy of Nero 6.6. I would suggest that you update it.


@ Brenda

Load your AVI (I’m assuming it’s an AVI file here) into GSpot ( http://www.headbands.com/gspot/ ) and see what type of audio codec is used for the film’s audio stream. Also check and make sure that it says that it was encoded at 48000 Hz.
Look under the “Audio” section for all that info.

We want to make sure that the source AVI is kosher under its hood.

It says it is 44100 HZ. It says that it is [buster encode]tx.xvid Irc

@ Brenda

That could be the cause of your troubles then. The audio must be encoded at 48000 Hz in order for it to be DVD-compliant.

Thanks for your help. Is there any thing that can be done about movies that the audio is slower than the movies? I really appreciate your time. You have been very helpful.

Not a problem, Brenda.

As for fixing films with out of synch audio, I usually do the following:

1. Using VirtualDubMod, save the audio stream as a WAV file.
2. Use Sound Forge to edit the WAV to match its timing with the video.
3. Then use VirtualDubMod to join the video with the newly edited audio.

This is just a summary, of course. But if you’re truly interested in this method, I can give you a more detailed instruction on what to do.

First, you would have to download VirtualDubMod:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/virtualdubmod/VirtualDubMod_1_5_10_2_All_inclusive.zip?download

Then, you would need Sony Sound Forge* or any other good audio editing software.
http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/products/soundforgefamily.asp


* Sound Forge costs $300, so it’s okay if you want to use something that costs less.