Avi to dvd burn frustration

Hi there, my question is how to burn an avi file to dvd? Have read Toast converts to this format, however file sizes always too big for Toast and no compression options are available (only video_ts comp.). Quicktime conversion is a no go as it won't recognise AVI format. Popcorn also no use. There must be a straight forward option to do this - I've spent hours reading/sampling/trialling/downloading programs and completely frustrated! Any help would be appreciated.

Sounds like you solved your problem. I am taking fairly long high quality video clips with my new Casio Exilim EX S600 digital camera which uses the AVI format to take mpeg4 clips. Once I got the right codec to put in the Quicktime Library folder, my Mac reads the clips using Quicktime. I then exported them into DV format which then allowed me to import them into iMovie and from there into iDVD where they are compressed as needed.
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Fastest Avi to Dvd burner?

Hi all, first of all I'm a first timer here and I apologize if this is the wrong area for this topic (So many categories and I don't know where to post this, so I went for a place which has the most recent post activity)
I'm a new mac user and have been researching for the best, most importantly, fastest avi to dvd movie burner. I have a new mac pro 3.0ghz and would really love to take advantage of this by using the best software available. As I'm typing this, I'm testing Xilisoft DVD Creator trial (yes, I dl'd the intelmac version) and it's been running for 45minutes now with 68% done so far. Now, I'm not completely sure if this is slow, average, or fast for my system. This is where (hopefully) some of you guys can help me out with suggestions, advice, etc. So many software out there that I'd rather hear from you guys.
Also, the avi that's currently burning is only 2000mb.
Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks a bunch.

Visualhub (google it) is a nice converter app to get from avi to dvd structure. Then you can burn w/Disc Utility or Toast or... (Converting via Toast is a bit slower -at least on my machine.) Toast is a nice burner app (I use it consistantly, and never use my internal for anything other than copying disc to disc w/ Toast or doing reinstalls of the OS itself), and it will convert files, but Visualhub will do more in the conversion area. As far as the fastest burner, any Mac built-in is speed-controlled. I use a flashed external Pioneer which will run at a much higher speed than my internal, and also is able to read/work with discs from any zone. The Pioneer 111 needs a pc to flash it, but is a very good and fast burner, and fairly cheap to buy w/an enclosure. Also, use good media (I use Taiyo Yuden, but any high-end media should do) to avoid making coasters.

G4 and burning .avi to DVD No Can Do HELP Before Christmas

I have a G4/500mhz and I bought a OWC Mercury 1.2ghz processor upgrade and also bought 2x's 512 ram = 1gig(maxed out)
I'm a Virgin @ making movies from .avi files need help bad!
Now I tried to burn a .avi using Toast it would start to Encode and everytime the encoding would get towards the end Toast would crash, when I put the .avi into iDVD it said it was to large to fit onto a DVD as I stated above this is all new to me.
I even made a seperate Account for burning the .avi to DVD thinking that it was using a lot of Ram and Processor and if anything came up example: Software Update, System Optimizer, any tool my Mac would give me a kernal panic and I would let my Mac run overnight so no one would try to use the Mac,
my main question is what can I do or is there anything that I can I do so I can burn .avi's to DVD using my system?
I talked to a friend of mine he has a PB G4-133mhz and does this all the time
G4/1.2ghz Mac OS X (10.4.3) Pioneer DVR108 Super Drive
G4/1.2ghz Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Hi
iDVD will not work with PC-based .avi media; you would need to convert it to dv I(f that is possible) in order for iDVD to work with it.
You may want to post in the iDVD forum; I could not begin to tell you whether or what you would need to convert it, or if indeed to is possible without substantial loss of quality.
If you can open the file in iMovie, you may be able to export it to iDVD.
If you friend does exactly this, I would suggest you ask him/her the precise software/procedure being used.
"..there is also an application AVI->QuickTime that can convert AVI files to QuickTime .MooV files on the Macintosh. .." I found this HERE, doing a quick google for ".avi format"

Burning avi to dvd

I'm not sure where this question belongs..anyway, I've downloaded a 460MB avi file that has video but no audio. I downloaded the codec VLC and got sound. I'd like to burn this file to a dvd but when I do I get no sound. How can I get this avi file to burn to a dvd with sound? I'm using toast titanium to burn.

Hi Jeff,
follow FShippey's advise and download Visual Hub, it is indeed very cheap and the capabilities of this program are great. I have managed to get 5 hours of very good quality film burned to one DVD which plays on a standard DVD player and TV.
As well as conversions from and to AVI, MP2, MP4, iPod, PSP, DV, DVD, WMV, Flash. The work is done quickly and sofar I have not had any failures.
This application is definitely one for every video workers toolbox!

ITunes Seem to Have Suddenly Stopped Communicating With the CD/DVD Burner

Hello, I wonder if anybody can help - my itunes application seems to have suddenly stopped communicating with my laptop's cd/dvd burner
(Generic Name (E: H - T-S D D A S - 20N ATA Device)).
About 2 years ago, I have experienced a similar problem, but was able to resolve it by downloading 64-bit compatible GEAR drivers to my system. However, the problem has re-appeared when I have updated to iTunes Version 10.1. Funny enough, the cd/dvd burner started getting recognized again when I updated to iTunes Version 10.2, but halfway through me burning a large playlist to multiple cds has suddenly stopped recognizing the cd/dvd burner again, and has never "resolved itself" ever since.
I have tried multiple approaches to solving this issue, including completely re-installing itunes software and completely re-installing GEAR drivers, but nothing works. I have even tried uninstalling GEAR drivers completely, as I read that it worked for someone on one of the similar forums, but that didn't work either.
My itunes diagnostics runs all the points of the cd/dvd drive check successfully, except for the last point (Can Not Read Audio CD). Here's what the diagnostics summary looks like:
Microsoft Windows Vista x64 x64 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 6002)
Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC
iTunes 10.2.1.1
QuickTime 7.6.9
FairPlay 1.11.16
Apple Application Support 1.5
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 3.4.0.25
Apple Mobile Device Driver not found.
Bonjour 2.0.4.0 (214.3)
Gracenote SDK 1.8.2.457
Gracenote MusicID 1.8.2.89
Gracenote Submit 1.8.2.123
Gracenote DSP 1.8.2.34
iTunes Serial Number 0016AB580A7B0C28
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2011-04-14 17:52:25.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is not supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
NVIDIA, NVIDIA GeForce 7150M / nForce 630M
** External Plug-ins Information **
No external plug-ins installed.
The drive F: Motorola MB810 Rev 0001 is a USB 2 device.
iPodService 10.2.1.1 (x64) is currently running.
iTunesHelper 10.2.1.1 is currently running.
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No drivers in LowerFilters.
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.0.1),
E: H-T-S DDA
S_-20N, Rev W_05
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Track 1, start time 00:02:00
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The drive CDRW speeds are: 3.
The drive DVDR speeds are: 3.
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I have noticed that the diagnostics summary containes a suggestion to update firmware of my laptop's cd/dvd drive, but currently there are no such firmware updates available.
Another frustrating issue that I ran into was trying to convey this issue to Apple Technical Support via e-mail using the Express Lane for the troubleshooting issues. I really fail to understand why I am being asked for the "hardware serial number" when I'm clearly choosing the categories for "iTunes/CD-DVD Import Issues" which are software, not hardware, categories! This prevents me from being able to simply send the description of my problem to the correct Apple Support department, and does not let me do that even when I enter my itunes' Serial Number, which can be found in the diagnostics summary provided above.
Much Thanks to anyone who can provide any kind of helpful advice, even if it's just on how to be able to convey this problem to Apple Support via e-mail!

Okay ... checking something else:
Current user is not an administrator
Is that true? Or do you in fact have a Windows user account with full administrative rights?
(It's possible that a permission may have gone astray in your usual user account, which might be causing the burning issues.)

IMac won't recognize external CD/DVD burner

I have an iMac, Intel Core 2 Duo, OS 10.4.11. Five months ago, I purchased an external CD/DVD burner (Pioneer DVR-218L) in a multiple interface case from OtherWorldComputing. Everything worked flawlessly... I could burn iTunes CDs on that drive, using Toast I could copy DVDs from my internal drive to the external... life was good.
No longer. The computer simply doesn't recognize that there is an external burner attached.
I'm running it through with Firewire 400 cables, but I also tried Firewire 800 and USB2, with no luck. I've tried resetting the PRAM, and for one brief moment, thought I had licked the problem. I had a blank disk in the external drive and got a message saying that there was an unreadable disk, so I ejected it. Hooray! I put in a CD, which was recognized, momentarily. But when I went to copy those files to the computer, it was no longer recognized. And now I'm back where I was.
Very frustrating, because it had worked so smoothly and now it's not. I've spent much of today reading various message boards seeking an answer. Any suggestions?
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Something sporadic like that sounds more like a problem with the drive than with the computer or interface. You've tried several interfaces (FW, USB) which means it isn't just a bad port on the computer. If it was a bad bit of software I wouldn't expect the drive to briefly reappear like that.
When the drive is plugged in, what does Apple System Profiler say about Firewire or USB devices? It could be the enclosure is working but the drive itself is bad.
Have you phoned OWC about this? They have pretty good technical support and one reason for going with them is their reputation for standing behind their goods.

AVI to DVD

Issue: No tool seems to convert the
Tina avi-file in the right way.
My goal is to soon cool down and burn
that avi to a DVD and watch it
smoothly on the telly. Yes, the
Philips DVP5500S-player deals with
MPEG2, MPEG1 and MPEG4. The footage is
done in real 16:3 with a 3CCD cam.
Plan A is to use Adobe Premiere CS3
(AP) and export Tina to Adobe Encore
(EN) for rendering/conversion and
DVD-burning. There are no menus in
the edited film. During the build
process EN gives up and leaves a PGC
error message well known and mentioned
in several posts in Adobe´s forums.
Plan B must be to convert one or two
files and burn them to a dvd disk.
Well, AP/EN produces two files
Tina.M2V (mpeg)560 MB and Tina.WAV 215
MB. Question 1: Can those two files be
of any help in achieving my goal?
In AP I export Tina as Movie with DV
PAL compressor, Microsoft DV AVI, Bit
Depth: Using project setting, Optimize
Stills, Uncompressed audio.
After rendering this brought forth
19:36 minutes and 3,68 GB Tina.AVI,
1536 kbit/sec, compression MC_DVD,
video sampling 24 bits. I simply
burned this file to a 4,7 GB DVD,
naively hoping it should play, but it
did not. Question 2: Why?
During the last week I have tested
Tina.AVI together with more than a
dussin AVI to DVD tools, Avi2DvD, AVS,
Cucusoft, Debut, DVD Flick, DVDforger,
FormatFActory, X2DVD, Win AVI, you name
them.
The worst result is when nothing at
all happens when I insert the disk,
not even a loading sign appears on the
t eve screen. The best is with WinAVI
when Tina loads and starts playing but
slows down and freezes after 20
seconds.
I have also (in AP) exported Tina to
Adobe Media Encoder using those
settings
No filters, Video codec: MainConcept
MPEG Video, PAL, 720*576, 25 fps,
Field order: Lower, Quality 3, Wide
16:9
VBR, 1 pass, Min 1,50, Target 4,00,
Max 7,00 Mbps
Audio: 48 kHz, 16 bit, Codec: PCM
Audio Multiplexor: None
This generates four new Tina files
XMP, M2V.XMPSES, WAV and M2V, the
first two are some Adobe metadata.
Question 3: Can those files be of any
use for me?
In previous versions of AP one could
rather easily produce working dvd:s
The file structure on those is the one
with video_ts and audio_ts under the
root and then bup, iso and vob-files.
Question 4: How does this nice working
_ts structure relates to the type of
conversion and settings made in
different converters?
Thanks in advace for any explanation,
hint or theory why Tina doesn´t show
up on the telly?

>Can those two files be of any help in achieving my goal?
Yes.
>...naively hoping it should play, but it did not. Why?
Don't know. It should have. Try a different player.
>Question 3: Can those files be of any use for me?
Yes.

Dvd burn interrupted

I can't get my video to burn to a DVD. It keeps giving me the message that the DVD Burn has been interrupted. This is getting very frustrating.
I am using a HP computer, Windows 8, Core i7, Adobe Premier Elements 13. I download QUICKTIME 7 onto my computer. Still same problem.

Jackie
Please look at the burn to disc (assumed DVD-VIDEO on DVD) with and without the Intel HD Graphics 2000 and Higher preference disabled in preferences (Edit Menu/Preferences/General).
If that does not impact the issue, the let us know if the Publish+Share/Disc DVD with burn to Folder (4.7 GB) works for you. The saved folder's VIDEO_TS Folder can be taken to DVD-VIDEO on DVD disc with the 3rd party ImgBurn program. More information on ImgBurn next. But, for now, do you get a successful burn to folder whereas you cannot for burn to disc?
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Rate SONY 820 UL/T DVD burner for burning iMovies-what's better?

I have an iMac G5 with internal CD burner, but not DVD burner. I do have the iDVD and iMovie software--so I installed this external driver to burn iMovie projects and after hours of messing around with my blessed iMac G5 and mystified SONY support techs finally learned it won't burn iMovie or Quicktime movies with Mac software bundle it comes with (Roxio Toast Lite 6..) Should I send back driver and get something else, or stick with it and upgrade to Toast 7? I am frustrated since the Sony/Mac software bundle leads you to believe you CAN burn your videos.

Hello Artcart,
the main difference between iDVD and Toast is, that iDVD is primarily an authoring software (it authors the structure of the DVD with possibility of multiple menus, movies/slideshows) while Toast is a disc burning app ( with the possibility of encoding movies for DVD).
If you look through the iDVD discussion board you'll find that most users adopt the "divide and conquer" method:
1. Author the DVD in iDVD because it gives you more choices for menus etc.
2. Create a disk image (a file that behaves like a DVD, but is stored on your HDD)
3. Burn the image file to DVD with Toast (more reliable for burning)
I should be able to select/drag my (NTSC formatted) iMovie project into Toast and the SONY drive will indeed burn a nice DVD for me?
Absolutely. Toast does the encoding, but offers you only a very simple menu (start-up screen). if that is sufficient for you, you can do without iDVD.
To add this: I've been using an external LaCie burner for the last 2 years to create DVDs for a living, and have had a very low failure rate .... no worries
I am not sure what "menu" selection you mean--the "play" title menues offered in iDVD?
Yep.
hope this helps
mish

Avi to dvd converter

Hi all,
any suggestions as to a good .avi to dvd converter? I only have a couple to do so preferably free.
Thanks
Basiccook

Gman1080 wrote:
... or am I really going to be forced to pay 50$ just to burn a DVD?
what makes you thinking that?
avi is just a media-container, a 'wrapper', no format, no codec.
depending on what codec(s) are in use, iDVD or other DVD-creator-apps can transcode 'out of the box'.
teaching the Quicktime-engine new codecs is done by the free tool www.perian.org
if your files need conversion, the free tool Mpeg Streamclip is highly recommended.
paying licences is only needed, when wmv is in use - Microsoft likes to get paid, if you use its proprietary codecs outside Windows (flip4mac is a MS-owned company).
most $$ converters on the market are based upon the free ffmpeg-library, so you pay for a nice GUI, some one-click-convenience. but the free tools, mentioned above, do same ...

DVD burner recommendations

Hi. I have a dual G5 Mac running 10.4, and I'm looking for DVD burning software (besides iDVD). I need it to be able to:
- burn 2-4 hours of video
- source from avis or mpegs
- build simple menus
- (most importantly) burn a disk that will play correctly in a PAL/region 4 (Australian) DVD player; I have no way of testing this, so it's important that this be a reliable, well-tested feature.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

Not sure of the extent project needs could be met by a freeware opensource
disc burning utility; but even if it should not meet one project's expectations,
this is handy and works well for many items. There is additional info on site.
http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net
{Of course, there are pro utilities such as Toast; and others out there which
should be capable of producing a recorded DVD within your parameters.}
Good luck & happy computing!

.avi to dvd using QT pro??

I know it is possible to convert an .avi file to dvd using quicktime pro, but I can’t remember what you convert it to?? I want to take a bunch of .avi files and put them on a dvd I can watch in my home player.

QuickTime Pro doesn't export to the MPEG-2 format so it doesn't make DVD's
Your profile says you're using a Mac.
Export your .avi to DV Stream (.dv) format (make sure you can play them with QT first).
Use iDVD to burn your DVD. It will convert your .dv file into the MPEG-2 format used on DVD's.
If you don't have a built in DVD burner you may be able to use a Firewire external. Check before you buy to be sure it is compatible with iDVD software.

Is there a dvd that recognize a dvd burner on a windows pc in order to burn a dvd directly from my mac to pc ?

Hi the question is in the title, i need to know if there is a software that allow me to burn a dvd from my my mac to a dvd burner located on a windows 7 PC ?
I have avi files on my mac and i want a software for my mac that allow me to burn these avi files directly from my mac to a DVD burner in a PC.
For info my mac recognise the PC DVD, i a m able to read from my mac a dvd located in the pc dvd, but now i need a mac burning software thar recognize this PC dvd burner.
tks

You don't need third party software..
Create a folder in your Finder. Drag the .avi files to the folder. From the menu bar click File > Burn "folder" to Disc...

Premiere doesnt play my m2v file and how do i export videos correctly to burn to dvd. also any suggestions on dvd burning software

exactly as i stated above:
i tried exporting my video project via mpeg2-dvd option which put my video in the m2v. file format. the file format is showing blank when i go to put it in any dvd burning software. also when i put the file back into premiere it shows no media but has the entire duration of the video project on it with 3.5 gb. what is going on and can anyone help assist me with this frustrating issue

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Things and Software to AVOID when authoring/burning a disc
Start --> http://forums.adobe.com/thread/608660
#2 has WHY Explained http://forums.adobe.com/thread/607390
Plus http://forums.adobe.com/thread/562941
Create a DVD output ISO file and then use the FREE Imgburn to write files or folders or ISO to disc for DVD or BluRay (send the author a PayPal donation if you like his program)
Read http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1322583 for notes on installing Imgburn WITHOUT any toolbar add-ons

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