Goya

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I am trying to put some video files I have onto dvd and cd video disks. My files are in .avi format and need to be transcoded by the programs when burning. Does anyone know what format its transcoding to? It might be different for DVDs and CD Video disks. Im using Nero for the CD Video and DVDit! for the DVDs. My goal is to try to format all my videos so it dosnt need to be transcoded when I go to make my project. I dont even know if this is possible though. Thanks for any help.

tubaman

It's Mpeg2 or Mpeg4. I'm about 75% sure it's Mpeg2. if you have a program that will re-encode it as it writes it, it should be displayed as to what it is encoding it too.

Goya

The program didnt say, but ill try converting on my own and see if it works that way.

Do you actually play tuba? Im a trombone player.

tubaman

Yeah, I played in high school, and still play during the summer in a community band.

jessicaq

Go to doom9.org all your DVD (backup'ing) needs. :-)
My two favorites: DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink.

Goya

Cool, I tech music right now.

That doom link didnt work though, I even added www in front.

jessicaq

It works. And yes, you do need the www in front, so www.doom9.org
It is one of the most comprehensive sites in the realm of DVD backup information.

VTUrge311

Video CDs use MPEG-1; SVCDs and DVDs use MPEG-2. Here's a link to convert an AVI file to MPEG to burn as a VCD:

http://vladd44.com/vcd.html

And the http://www.doom9.org link does work for me, too.

Goya

cool, thanks for the info. I did get the doom9 link to work, not sure what I was doing wrong. Thanks!