After converting an AVI file (created by Windows Movie Maker) to MPEG2 using Blaze Media Pro converter to get the fil in the PAL format to burn on a DVD using TMPGEnc DVD Author I get an message that the combined bitrate is to high (9992 kbps instead of the maximum 9848 kbps). Any suggestion what might be wrong since I can't find any options to reduce the bitrate enogh to get below 9848 without totaly destroying the videoquality. Perhaps Blaze Media Pro isn't a suitable program to convert to MPEG2 or I should start of in Windows Movie Maker with another format instead of AVI...?

You always want to import a dv-avi file into your dvd authoring app.
How long is your movie? If you don't have ac-3 audio encoding it needs to be
max 1 1/2 hours. closer to one hour is better. I have not heard of the app
you have used, so don't know how to comment on it's result. If you set the
bitrates yourself, remember to add the audio and video together to get the
max, also bear in mind, most home dvd players will play ones over 8000k.
See here and maybe use tmpgenc to get your mpeg2, it does a great job, but
slow.
http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=7704
Graham

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"hedins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> After converting an AVI file (created by Windows Movie Maker) to MPEG2
using Blaze Media Pro converter to get the fil in the PAL format to burn on
a DVD using TMPGEnc DVD Author I get an message that the combined bitrate is
to high (9992 kbps instead of the maximum 9848 kbps). Any suggestion what
might be wrong since I can't find any options to reduce the bitrate enogh to
get below 9848 without totaly destroying the videoquality. Perhaps Blaze
Media Pro isn't a suitable program to convert to MPEG2 or I should start of
in Windows Movie Maker with another format instead of AVI...?

No problem

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Graham Hughes
MVP
www.simplydv.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
"hedins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> tmpgenc did a great work and customization options was far better then
anything I had tested so far. Thanx a lot!!!
>
> "Graham Hughes, MVP Digital Media" wrote:
>
> > You always want to import a dv-avi file into your dvd authoring app.
> > How long is your movie? If you don't have ac-3 audio encoding it needs
to be
> > max 1 1/2 hours. closer to one hour is better. I have not heard of the
app
> > you have used, so don't know how to comment on it's result. If you set
the
> > bitrates yourself, remember to add the audio and video together to get
the
> > max, also bear in mind, most home dvd players will play ones over 8000k.
> > See here and maybe use tmpgenc to get your mpeg2, it does a great job,
but
> > slow.
> > http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=7704
> > Graham
> >
> > --
> > Graham Hughes
> > MVP
> > www.simplydv.co.uk
> > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > "hedins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:AA5376F6-3D19-4B26-8404-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > After converting an AVI file (created by Windows Movie Maker) to MPEG2
> > using Blaze Media Pro converter to get the fil in the PAL format to burn
on
> > a DVD using TMPGEnc DVD Author I get an message that the combined
bitrate is
> > to high (9992 kbps instead of the maximum 9848 kbps). Any suggestion
what
> > might be wrong since I can't find any options to reduce the bitrate
enogh to
> > get below 9848 without totaly destroying the videoquality. Perhaps Blaze
> > Media Pro isn't a suitable program to convert to MPEG2 or I should start
of
> > in Windows Movie Maker with another format instead of AVI...?
> >
> >
> >