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I'm trying to burn a series to dvd. At the moment I'm using WinAvi All in One converter. The problem I have with this software is that when I say put 3 or 4 episodes on the disk I start getting problems. For instance the 3 or 4th episode will not begin at the beginning of the episode but a few minutes into the episode. The software is quick but frustrating when having this kind of problems.

Any ideas ? Or maybe a better program.
 
Hi. i use Cyberlink Power Producer. Works fast and does a decent job, especially with multiple video files like series.
 
Hi,

Best conversion software i have ever used (when i use it).

Grab the trial version (only adds a watermark to video & menu) but retains quality excellently.

ConvertXtoDVD

I will leave the other members to suggest any free alternatives but this one is hands down the best in the business :).

Give it a try and then you can "source" it out or buy it :D

Edit: some benchmark results

on my Quadcore 2.4 with 2GB ram it takes about 40Min for a 90min movie.

ProTIP: Also pop in a blank disc to let it burn as soon as it finishes the conversion.
 
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Yuu said:
Hi,

Best conversion software i have ever used (when i use it).

Grab the trial version (only adds a watermark to video & menu) but retains quality excellently.

ConvertXtoDVD

I will leave the other members to suggest any free alternatives but this one is hands down the best in the business :).

Give it a try and then you can "source" it out or buy it :D

Edit: some benchmark results

on my Quadcore 2.4 with 2GB ram it takes about 40Min for a 90min movie.

ProTIP: Also pop in a blank disc to let it burn as soon as it finishes the conversion.
Click to expand...

ConvertXtoDVD is indeed the best commercial option. Free alternatives below:

http://www.dvdstyler.org/en/
http://www.majorsilence.com/devede
 
Yuu said:
Hi,
Best conversion software i have ever used (when i use it).
Grab the trial version (only adds a watermark to video & menu) but retains quality excellently.
ConvertXtoDVD
I will leave the other members to suggest any free alternatives but this one is hands down the best in the business :).
Give it a try and then you can "source" it out or buy it :D
Edit: some benchmark results
on my Quadcore 2.4 with 2GB ram it takes about 40Min for a 90min movie.
ProTIP: Also pop in a blank disc to let it burn as soon as it finishes the conversion.
Click to expand...

+1 for ConvertXtoDVD
I've used it for a number of years now and never had issues with the formats I burn to DVD
 
Thank you for the advise I will check out the links. Have tried ConvertXtoDVD before but it is not very fast. Maybe its true that faster isn't always better. The fact that WinAvi is very fast is maybe why I get the problems.
 
Well if you tried ConvertXtoDVD perhaps a few months to a year ago, the devs have come a long way since then. Do you have a multicore processor running?

I have been following their progress since a fews ago, so give their new version ago.

Also recommended to have atleast 1GB of ram and no other process running.

However do let us know if you do eventually come right.

About WinAVi, if it uses a 1-pass method , then it will convert the video very fast but also cause sync issues with audio and big loss of quality.
As an eg. the videos you see available on the internet (TV Series) , they use a 2-pass encoding system (this is beyond what we are talking about here) however to put it simply, the software you use may have a setting for Good quality, average quality and best quality with speed effecting it respectively.

To better find what you need, you have to go through a trial and error process to find what works.

Ultimately if you don't come right, there are media players going very cheap that will make the process much less painful wrt watching on the TV (i personally think converting to dvd is not worth it) unless it is for a family / friend who just wants to watch something.

For media player suggestions, please look at the following topics discussed not long ago :)

Media Player Wifi suggestions

Which HD Multimedia player PI

Which HD Multimedia player PII

Good luck :)

SlowInternet said:
Thank you for the advise I will check out the links. Have tried ConvertXtoDVD before but it is not very fast. Maybe its true that faster isn't always better. The fact that WinAvi is very fast is maybe why I get the problems.
Click to expand...

Edit: one last thing to add, if purchasing a sub R700 multimedia player is a no no, then also look at the recent DVD Players (R200-R400) that have the divx logo. YOu simply burn 12 episodes per DVD (350MB per file) and watch it as you normally would. This being a cost effect (cheap) solution :). This was suggested by forumites in the past so just putting it out there. You do have alot of options :p
 
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Yuu said:
Well if you tried ConvertXtoDVD perhaps a few months to a year ago, the devs have come a long way since then. Do you have a multicore processor running?

I have been following their progress since a fews ago, so give their new version ago.

Also recommended to have atleast 1GB of ram and no other process running.

However do let us know if you do eventually come right.

About WinAVi, if it uses a 1-pass method , then it will convert the video very fast but also cause sync issues with audio and big loss of quality.
As an eg. the videos you see available on the internet (TV Series) , they use a 2-pass encoding system (this is beyond what we are talking about here) however to put it simply, the software you use may have a setting for Good quality, average quality and best quality with speed effecting it respectively.

To better find what you need, you have to go through a trial and error process to find what works.

Ultimately if you don't come right, there are media players going very cheap that will make the process much less painful wrt watching on the TV (i personally think converting to dvd is not worth it) unless it is for a family / friend who just wants to watch something.

For media player suggestions, please look at the following topics discussed not long ago :)

Media Player Wifi suggestions

Which HD Multimedia player PI

Which HD Multimedia player PII

Good luck :)



Edit: one last thing to add, if purchasing a sub R700 multimedia player is a no no, then also look at the recent DVD Players (R200-R400) that have the divx logo. YOu simply burn 12 episodes per DVD (350MB per file) and watch it as you normally would. This being a cost effect (cheap) solution :). This was suggested by forumites in the past so just putting it out there. You do have alot of options :p
Click to expand...

Thank you for the detailed advise. Much appreciated
 
With video conversion you have to choose between quality and speed, and personally I'd much rather have quality.

ConvertXtoDVD is the best I've tried for putting a bunch of videos onto a DVD in DVD format and I've heard only good things about DVDFlick. Though that said I don't put things onto DVD in DVD format anymore, the quality is just to poor and the size it requires for that poor quality is ridiculous.

So the best advice by the sound of it is to stop putting things onto DVD in DVD video format and instead get a media player that can play a modern format such as x264/mkv or at least divx/xvid, though divx/xvid doesn't do as well for HD video.

Handbrake is good for going from DVD to mkv (not what the OP wants) but that's about it, RipBot is a better option in all over areas but only because RipBot doesn't handle going from DVD with all it's small files/chapter as well as Handbrake.
 
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