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Convert Any Format to DVD-Video; AVI, Mobile.
MOST of the software in this guide is commercial. There may be free variants of SOME of the used programs, but not all. Everything other than the Nero HD plug-in is trialware, shareware, crippleware, nagware, et all.
NONE OF IT INCLUDES GREYWARE, SPYWARE, TROJANS ... IF YOU DOWNLOAD FROM THE SITES I LIST.
I both support and advocate free software; and also champion shareware/trialware. I believe in PAYING for what I'm using, if it's worth using. Until we're all in a utopia with no money and free everything, pay for things you use. Don't steal, don't pirate, use my (not finished) post on copyrights as a guide to what is legal.
This guide is NOT about shrinking size, rather it's for CONVERTING from source format to DVD; and then to AVI or Mobile. Once you have your DVD file; CloneDVDMobile can create the mobile format you require. For those that go straight to AVI, follow the "continue on" instructions to get to DVD, then use CloneDVDMobile.
YOU NEED SPACE, LOTS OF SPACE. Generally if done straight through you will need (S*4)+1/2S (source size: times 4; plus half-again)
If you want subtitles in the end, simply demux the files along with the audio and video. Check the end notes about adding them to your mobile files or into your DVD.
Target:
This guide is aimed at those who are serious users. That is; those who consume enough videos to warrant the expense of the programs involved.
Tips:
Remember every "hand" that touches a file degrades it.
2-prong! The higher the bit-rate and/or the higher the resolution the source the better the final result.
That is; the end result of converting Java Disc or VCD to DVD is about the equivalent at best, to the source. HD looks a little better than standard DVD. AVI to X can vary.
Goals:
Convert various formats to DVD, with as few programs and as little hands-on as possible.
Secondary level; converting to semi-standard AVI.
Tools:
AnyDVD-HD
CloneCD
CloneDVD-Mobile
VirtualCloneDrive
(slysoft.com) All trialware
Nero 8 Suite (shareware)
Nero HD plug-in (commercial only)
(nero.com)
Ultra Video Converter (aka UVC+ or UVC-Pro) (shareware)
EVODemux
tsMuxeR and tsMuxeR GUI 1.8.4 (MUST be this version to work correctly)
(use the tools section of videohelp.com to download secure versions of the programs) (both FREE)
Java Disc and Flash require FireFox and a video downloader plugin such as RealPlayer 10 PRO or FlashGet. (should be free, RP is crippleware)
VCD, Video Disc, AV Disc, EVD, CVD, REQUIRE ISOBuster. I know of NO other program that does the same thing equally well. It works 100% of the time; and the extract function is part of the free portion of the software. Pay for it and it can recover even the worst damaged discs as well (cracks, holes, scratches)! (nagware, with free functions and blocked functions after trial)
IMGBurn to burn DVDs. Its burns are more reliable than Nero's. (FREE)
Notes:
This guide is about Windows. I currently do most of my conversions on Vista x64; this will work for XP and Vista x32, x64 (some software will work on IA32/64) and Server 2003 and 2008
I'll add a step by step for Linux users later to this guide or as it's own.
For BD and HD/CHD users: at this point, DTS-HD can not be properly converted 100% of the time by any program. You may just be SOL if that's the only track. 2 points to note: first, when converting DTS-HD check your output at the beginning of the converted DVD to make sure you actually have sound on the converted output, and the end of the disc, to make sure your audio is in sync.
If you really MUST have a DTS-HD file converted that didn't work in the standard conversion: there is software out there that can extract the DTS track's core. Keep the DTS-HD track on your drive after the initial demux just in case. On failure; use the program of your choice to extract the DTS core. Then take the new DTS file and convert it in this order to preserve it's sync; first to FLAC wit EzFlac with a -.1ms offset; FLAC to AC3-M OR to RAW, no changes. You could also use a re-recorder if you can play back the -HD file. For NTSC video, pad the DVD's video at the beginning by -5 seconds; for Pal, by -3 seconds with a delayed black matt. You'll then need to convert the compliant DVD into a non-compliant UDF 2.X DVD with a no-split VOB video track. You can use DVD Decrypter for this, under options chose no splitting. Then mux the new single audio into the DVD. I've only done this once, I don't remember the programs used, and I'm not going to track them down. It DOES work; but you're doing things that aren't common, nor even claimed possible, by the required software. I do remember having to modify an INI file when I padded, or in this case reverse padded, the first VOB of the DVD, to make it ignore the error. You're telling the player that the DVD starts at X when it really starts at -Y. Your result is a non-compliant DVD. It will play on MOST computers, but very few standalone players. you CAN convert the resultant DVD with CDM.
MOST of the software in this guide is commercial. There may be free variants of SOME of the used programs, but not all. Everything other than the Nero HD plug-in is trialware, shareware, crippleware, nagware, et all.
NONE OF IT INCLUDES GREYWARE, SPYWARE, TROJANS ... IF YOU DOWNLOAD FROM THE SITES I LIST.
I both support and advocate free software; and also champion shareware/trialware. I believe in PAYING for what I'm using, if it's worth using. Until we're all in a utopia with no money and free everything, pay for things you use. Don't steal, don't pirate, use my (not finished) post on copyrights as a guide to what is legal.
This guide is NOT about shrinking size, rather it's for CONVERTING from source format to DVD; and then to AVI or Mobile. Once you have your DVD file; CloneDVDMobile can create the mobile format you require. For those that go straight to AVI, follow the "continue on" instructions to get to DVD, then use CloneDVDMobile.
YOU NEED SPACE, LOTS OF SPACE. Generally if done straight through you will need (S*4)+1/2S (source size: times 4; plus half-again)
If you want subtitles in the end, simply demux the files along with the audio and video. Check the end notes about adding them to your mobile files or into your DVD.
Target:
This guide is aimed at those who are serious users. That is; those who consume enough videos to warrant the expense of the programs involved.
Tips:
Remember every "hand" that touches a file degrades it.
2-prong! The higher the bit-rate and/or the higher the resolution the source the better the final result.
That is; the end result of converting Java Disc or VCD to DVD is about the equivalent at best, to the source. HD looks a little better than standard DVD. AVI to X can vary.
Goals:
Convert various formats to DVD, with as few programs and as little hands-on as possible.
Secondary level; converting to semi-standard AVI.
Tools:
AnyDVD-HD
CloneCD
CloneDVD-Mobile
VirtualCloneDrive
(slysoft.com) All trialware
Nero 8 Suite (shareware)
Nero HD plug-in (commercial only)
(nero.com)
Ultra Video Converter (aka UVC+ or UVC-Pro) (shareware)
EVODemux
tsMuxeR and tsMuxeR GUI 1.8.4 (MUST be this version to work correctly)
(use the tools section of videohelp.com to download secure versions of the programs) (both FREE)
Java Disc and Flash require FireFox and a video downloader plugin such as RealPlayer 10 PRO or FlashGet. (should be free, RP is crippleware)
VCD, Video Disc, AV Disc, EVD, CVD, REQUIRE ISOBuster. I know of NO other program that does the same thing equally well. It works 100% of the time; and the extract function is part of the free portion of the software. Pay for it and it can recover even the worst damaged discs as well (cracks, holes, scratches)! (nagware, with free functions and blocked functions after trial)
IMGBurn to burn DVDs. Its burns are more reliable than Nero's. (FREE)
Notes:
This guide is about Windows. I currently do most of my conversions on Vista x64; this will work for XP and Vista x32, x64 (some software will work on IA32/64) and Server 2003 and 2008
I'll add a step by step for Linux users later to this guide or as it's own.
For BD and HD/CHD users: at this point, DTS-HD can not be properly converted 100% of the time by any program. You may just be SOL if that's the only track. 2 points to note: first, when converting DTS-HD check your output at the beginning of the converted DVD to make sure you actually have sound on the converted output, and the end of the disc, to make sure your audio is in sync.
If you really MUST have a DTS-HD file converted that didn't work in the standard conversion: there is software out there that can extract the DTS track's core. Keep the DTS-HD track on your drive after the initial demux just in case. On failure; use the program of your choice to extract the DTS core. Then take the new DTS file and convert it in this order to preserve it's sync; first to FLAC wit EzFlac with a -.1ms offset; FLAC to AC3-M OR to RAW, no changes. You could also use a re-recorder if you can play back the -HD file. For NTSC video, pad the DVD's video at the beginning by -5 seconds; for Pal, by -3 seconds with a delayed black matt. You'll then need to convert the compliant DVD into a non-compliant UDF 2.X DVD with a no-split VOB video track. You can use DVD Decrypter for this, under options chose no splitting. Then mux the new single audio into the DVD. I've only done this once, I don't remember the programs used, and I'm not going to track them down. It DOES work; but you're doing things that aren't common, nor even claimed possible, by the required software. I do remember having to modify an INI file when I padded, or in this case reverse padded, the first VOB of the DVD, to make it ignore the error. You're telling the player that the DVD starts at X when it really starts at -Y. Your result is a non-compliant DVD. It will play on MOST computers, but very few standalone players. you CAN convert the resultant DVD with CDM.