ah shame that dv tool wn't convert avi files? or will it? On 12 May 2009, at 19:41, Josh de Lioncourt wrote:
> > The program Small DVD will do most of what you ask accessibly. > There's a link to it in the software picks at www.Lioncourt.com. It > is what I use to make simple DVD's, including chapter breaks and a > main menu. :) > > Josh de Lioncourt > > ...my other mail provider is an owl... > > > > On May 12, 2009, at 8:46 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > >> Hi, I've never tried on an AVI file, but I have tried on mpeg2 >> files and Imovie won't use them. I've googled to see if I can find >> an importer, and some very inelegant solutions exist. You have to >> be a bit careful though because some of the videos like low bit >> mpeg2's or avi files are lossie compressed video. It's somewhat >> analagous to making cd's out of mp3 files. Possibly necessary bbut >> not totally advisable if there's a posibility of avoiding it. I >> really don't see though why it should be so hard to find a program >> that will >> *import video files using existing or open source codeks, >> *Accessibly allow for title and chapter points to be added b time >> or by frame, >> *Accessibly allow for the insertion of an image, sound, or flash >> movie to use as a menu background, >> *And then nicely encode the dvd to a video_ts folder, preferably >> mangling the video as little as possible. >> >> Best, >> >> erik burggraaf >> A+ sertified technician and user support consultant. >> Phone: 888-255-5194 >> Email: [email protected] >> >> On 12-May-09, at 10:42 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: >> >>> Ditto. This might be a non-trivial process. DVDs are usually >>> playing MPEG2 format video and AVI is a Microsoft Video for >>> Windows format which they came out with in 1992. It is just a >>> container which can hold mpeg2 and other content types but DVDs >>> are not typically formatted that way. DVDs in addition to being a >>> specific physical media also has an entire spec about how the >>> hierarchy of files is organized and how those files are formatted. >>> So you can't just throw any old file on a DVD disc and expect it >>> to work in a DVD player. That said, I wonder if iMovie could >>> import the AVIs and make a DVD out of them. Or maybe QT Pro could >>> export the AVIs in something iMovie can import. >>> >>> CB >>> >>> erik burggraaf wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Will, >>>> >>>> If you copy a set of avi files into the untitled dvd folder and >>>> burn >>>> them, you will get a disc full of avi files in whatever folder >>>> structure you set them up in. >>>> >>>> If you want titles and chapters you need to re-author the avi files >>>> into .vob dvd files. I haven't yet found a nice accessible >>>> program to >>>> do that but I'm all ears if anybody has. >>>> >>>> Your dvd player may play .avi files or it may not, or it may only >>>> play >>>> avi files on the root of the disc. Some experimentation is in >>>> order >>>> here. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> erik burggraaf >>>> A+ sertified technician and user support consultant. >>>> Phone: 888-255-5194 >>>> Email: [email protected] >>>> >>>> On 12-May-09, at 6:10 AM, william lomas wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> hi all I have a set of folders of files in AVI format. Can I >>>>> asume >>>>> that when I burn these to a dvd disc, that each folder will be a >>>>> separate title on the disc? >>>>> When I copy the folder with the files inside it to the untitled >>>>> dvd >>>>> burn folder, can i make the disc a DVD disc, not a VCD one, so >>>>> that it >>>>> can be played in a standard DVD player hooked up to a tv? >>>>> WIll >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
