What format are files used by DVD player

[Trevor Lawrence]

I have used Free Video Converter (by softdepo.com) to convert an AVI file to
MPEG

I did this because when I use normal video editing software to write to a
DVD, it doesn't play on the DVD player, only on the PC. So my guess was to
convert it to MPEG first and then write to DVD

But with Free Video Converter, I had several choices of output. Two looked
likely - MPG and MPEG

Aren't DVDs coded in MPEG-2?
But what file format is that?
And is there something more subtle I need to know?

In Video Settings, I have a choice of
Container
PS TS mpeg1 (default PS)
Codec
mp1v mp2v mp4v (default mp1v)
Bit Rate
16 to 3072 (default 1024)
Scale
0.25 to 2.0 (default 1.0)

BTW,
I used .mpg and the default Video Settings and the file plays OK on the PC.
The file size reduces from 9.95GB to 44.6MB. it is 47mins 46secs in duration
I then used .mpeg, with the same result, so maybe it is the other settings
that matter

 

[p.jayant]

When a file is played with a DVD Player, it has to be in VOB format. That
conversion from mpeg-2 or mpeg-1 to VOB is done by the authoring software
like NeroVision.

Depending on the capture card one is using and the software associated with
it, one can capture videos directly in mpeg-1 or mpeg-2 format; not
necessary to capture in avi format and then convert to the mpeg format.

I have captured videos in mpeg format using VideoMate card and ComproPVR
software which came along with the card, and authored and burned DVDs with
NeroVision 4. These DVDs can be played both on the PC and the stand-alone
Pioneer DVD Player. Earlier I was using ATI's Hercules 3D Prophet
All-in-wonder 8500 DV card and the Multimedia Center software which came
along with the card.

P. Jayant

 

[Trevor Lawrence]

When a file is played with a DVD Player, it has to be in VOB format. That
conversion from mpeg-2 or mpeg-1 to VOB is done by the authoring software
like NeroVision.

Depending on the capture card one is using and the software associated
with it, one can capture videos directly in mpeg-1 or mpeg-2 format; not
necessary to capture in avi format and then convert to the mpeg format.

OK but Panasconic software captures in AVI format

So would I use codec mpg2v to convert to mpeg2 before writing to disk in VOB
format with the authoring software, which is Ulead Movie Factory?

Or is there some other reason that my DVD won't play on the DVD player?
The medium I am using is DVD+RW, and the DVD player has accepted this before

 

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Hello,

Have you tried importing the video directly into Ulead DVD Factory and
creating a DVD from there?

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[David Moerike]

I have used Free Video Converter (by softdepo.com) to convert an AVI file to
MPEG

I did this because when I use normal video editing software to write to a
DVD, it doesn't play on the DVD player, only on the PC. So my guess was to
convert it to MPEG first and then write to DVD

But with Free Video Converter, I had several choices of output. Two looked
likely - MPG and MPEG

Aren't DVDs coded in MPEG-2?

....

Yes they are, but as far as I know, after creating the MPEG-2 file, you
must run a so called DVD Authoring Program on it. The result is a
directory structure with a dir "AUDIO_TS" which is normally empty, and a
dir VIDEO_TS in which are the video files.

David

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Not free but an excellent program:
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/convert_x_to_dvd/

 

[Trevor Lawrence]

Hello,

Have you tried importing the video directly into Ulead DVD Factory and
creating a DVD from there?

No.

I could try that but I want to edit the video first, to get rid of footage
that was badly taken

 

[Trevor Lawrence]

...

Yes they are, but as far as I know, after creating the MPEG-2 file, you
must run a so called DVD Authoring Program on it. The result is a
directory structure with a dir "AUDIO_TS" which is normally empty, and a
dir VIDEO_TS in which are the video files.

That is what I thought, and what has happened. But I have used an AVI file
as input so I think that this may be why the resulting DVD does not play

 

[Trevor Lawrence]

Not free but an excellent program:
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/convert_x_to_dvd/

Thank you but I still wonder about my original questions

What annoys and frustrates me is that I have created several DVDs using the
same software, but now I can't create a DVD which plays on the DVD player -
they only play on the PC

I may have forgotten something, so I am looking for answers

1. Do I need to convert AVI to MPEG first ?

2. If so, with the software I have, what settings do I use.
(And Free Video Converter was NOT software that I used before to create the
DVDs that worked)

3. Is the media that I am using the problem?
(I have used DVD+RW before and it worked)
(Does the DVD+RW have to be "virgin", i.e.does it have to be straight out of
the box, or can I re-use one which has been erased After all, that is the
point of RW !!)

4. What is the guff about closing DVDs.?
(I have had some advice to say the DVD must be "closed" before it can be
used on a DVD player. The term may not be "closed' - it may be "finalised"
but it is a word something like that )

We have got to the stage where we want to sell the video camera.
Only 2 things prevent us
1. We would get about $2 - certainly not the $1000 it cost
2. We can still copy the video direct to VHS tape