BURNING AVI & MPG PROBLEMS

So I finally figured out how to convert avi and mpeg files using into a format that iDVD can recognize. By using the program X-Ray 4, I am able to burn avi and mpg. However, in order to remove the logo, I have to register the program with a serial number. When I try to do that, the website says the company is no longer in business...
Does anyone know of another program or another way to do this?
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks

For the output you could just choose .dv
or you could try this freeware app and choose .dv as the output format:
JES Deinterlacer
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12546

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I have recently upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate and I wanted to organize my videos by adding tags such as title, genre, etc.
I have read other posts on this and nothing has been helpful. It seems that the moderators keep making the same suggestion to go to Properties>Details, but once they are told
it doesn't work, they do not respond again.
I have tried right clicking on a video and going to Properties> Details and while I can see any information that is there, it is not editable.
I have tried editing it through Windows Media Player. I can edit it there, but when I try to update the file by going to Organize> Apply Media Information Changes (as suggested
in these forums) the files still do not update (i.e. if I go to properties>details, I will not see the information updated there).
I can edit the sample video (.wmv) but as I said I cannot edit properties of my own videos (.avi, .mpg). I have windows 7 at work as well and I seem to be able to edit the properties
of a couple of M4V and Quicktime Movie Files, can’t find any .avi files to test.
I am getting really frustrated with this issue. It seems like it should be an extremely simple thing, and yet it doesn't work. I don't understand why it works for some video files
and not others.
Are there specific video file formats for which you can't edit the properties?
Is there a way these files could have become "locked"? We have tried to make sure that we have full permissions set, and it appears that we do, but are there particular permissions
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The files in question are stored on an External Drive and accessed through the Video Library in Windows Explorer, although copying them to any other location doesn't make the properties
editable.
The only way I have been able to edit these properties and see the changes in window explorer (see them by going back to properties>details) is by using a 3rd party program called
abcavi but while it works sometimes, it corrupts the files other times, so it's not a good solution.
Basically, I know HOW it's supposed to work, but it DOESN'T, so please give me some advice on how to make it work or explain why it doesn't. This is VERY frustrating.

Windows Explorer and WMP probably don't write tags to files in AVI and MPEG format, because these formats don't properly support tagging. I think that it's advisable to instead use new formats, that have proper tagging support, like WMV or MPEG-4.
To edit the tags of AVI and MPEG files,
you could also give ExifTool a try. ExifTool is a command-line application, but you can download
ExifTool GUI to get a nice interface. I haven't tried these programs myself, but it looks like they will do the job.
Tim De Baets
http://www.bm-productions.tk

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
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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 files to DVD

Can someone please recommend a freeware or open source program to burn AVI files to DVD?
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Credit BGreg for:
There are a number of ways to turn an avi into a DVD viewable on a normal DVD player. You need to convert, or render, the avi file to a DVD image and then burn it onto the DVD. Here are a few ways to do that:
Using included Apple iLife apps, you can import an avi file into iMovie, passing it on to iDVD for making the DVD, which includes menu's.
Commercial programs Popcorn 2 and Toast 7 from Roxio are good for converting different file types to DVD, and give you more options than the included Apple iLife programs.
You can use programs like MPEG streamclip, truly the video Swiss army knife for video stream conversion, and DVD imager to burn the image. Both are available through http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx
When you burn your DVD, using quality DVD's will maximize the chances that your DVD player will play them (I tend to use TDK when available on sale). Unless you have a pretty new external DVD player, you should probably stick with DVD-R or DVD+R disks. DVD-RW probably won't work in older DVD players. I've used both -R and +R's successfully.
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Hi,
PLEASE HELP!!
I have just bought a Nokia N95 & I am loving it!! the only let downs for me is the Flash (there are some much better qualitiy camera phones/flashes out there), & the Video Formats.
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question:
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2: How to convert .Mod and .Tod video to AVI, MPG, WMV, MPEG?
Answer:
1: .Mod and .Tod videos are mainly produced by digital harddisk camcorder such as JVC camcorder and so on. It is not common video formats and can only be played on some special players.
2: Now there is one professional Mod Converter that can convert .Mod and .Tod video to AVI, MPG, WMV, MPEG now. Aiseesoft Mod Video Converter has super conversion speed and excellent image/sound quality.
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.mods are (somekind of) mpegs ...
At first I though he was talking about the ancient audio .mod files:
"The first version of the format was created by Karsten Obarski for use in the Soundtracker tracker released for the Amiga computer in 1987".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOD%28fileformat%29
Oh, nostalgia ain't what it used to be!

Burning .avi files

I have an iBook G4 with a that will burn CDs and view DVDs. I've been burning .avi files onto regular CDs, but have a few .avi files that are too big for such discs. Can I burn them on the blank DVDs I see for sale alongside the blank CDs? Or do the discs come formatted in such a way that I can't use them that way, even though I don't want to burn DVD files?

Or you can use the terminal split command. Here are the instructions I COPIED from some other guy on it's site. I've tried it, it works and it's not complicated.
Say you just used forty two to rip a DVD to a 1.1GB AVI file and want to split it up so you can fit it on two CD's. Just fire up the terminal and run split. Here's what it would look like if you wanted to make it fill the first 700mb CD completely and then have a 400mb file for the second CD. % split -b 690m bigsupertroopers.avi supertroopers
The -b option is for bytes and the 690m tells split to break the files into no larger than 690mb files.
This will create two files called supertroopersaa and supertroopersab. If you didn't add the supertroopers on the end of the command you'd have two files named xaa and xab.
To join the files back together, just use the cat command. To join the files in this example, type % cat supertroopersaa supertroopersab > supertroopers.avi
This joins the two files with the > output and creates a filename that follows the > . If you have more than two files or you just don't want to type each split file then you can use wild cards to make it easier. For example, you could just type % cat supertroopers?? > supertroopers.avi and it will join the files just like the above cat command.
You'll then have a file identical to the original bigsupertroopers.avi only now it's called supertroopers.avi or whatever you called it.
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How best to burn avi movie file to a DVD?

I am the owner of a new 20" iMac and would like to burn an avi movie file to a DVD. I am informed by an Apple tech rep that the avi file has to be converted to a DV or MPEG-4 file before the iDVD program can burn it to a DVD. To make the conversion a Roxio program called Popcorn has been suggested, but the cost is $50.
I will appreciate any advice as to alternative lower cost programs that will accomplish the conversion.
I am also open to any other approaches that will enable me to burn the avi file to a DVD. (Before switching from a Windows computer to the iMac I used to burn avi movie files to DVDs with no sweat via NeroVision Express which was part of the Nero 6 software package that was supplied with an external DVD burner).
Bob
20" iMac Mac OS X (10.4.8)

I’m not conversant with the technical aspects of the information on the other two websites to which you refer. I really can’t tell whether these programs would meet the demands of this particular situation. I do not want to download programs, even if they are freeware, if I don’t know what I am getting. This movie stuff is certainly a much more complex issue to deal with than mp3 song files!
I am too new to the world of Mac to know whether QuickTime Pro would be of advantage. I’ll have to look into it.
I think QT Pro is like another editing app in and of itself and much more. It is very much worth every cent that apple is asking for this software. In fact, in some situations it's actually vital in the creation of several projects.
I'm guessing you too will find this out on your own when it comes to combining two QT movies together as one project or triming and existing QT movie rather than reworking both separate projects from scratch.
Bottom line is that it's significant time saver. And for me time = $$$. (Hence this QT software is worth every cent of $29).
Btw... and nobody pays me to say this about apple software. I'm just stating what works best for me.
Speaking of which .... I also happen to be my own beta tester.
I think you're going to have to get used to the idea of testing your own software / plugins that will work best for you and in your own situation. You might want to consider investing in an ext. HD if you don't already own one.
The way I approach this is to clone my exisiting HD using CCC and then running the latest apple update /software on the cloned HD rather than attempting to alter my existing HD (which to me is essentially my bread and butter).
Hope this helps.
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Yes, I've used AVI files just fine. iTunes will take uncompressed AVI files perfectly well. But if the AVI is using a weird codec like DivX or XviD, then iTunes probably can't read it.
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Avi. & mpg. problems , IVE BEEN USING MACS SINCE ONLY SATURDAY lol

Hello everyone, i am new to macs and therefore do not know much about how to solve these problems. I have some videos that are in either avi. or mpg. format and when i open them i either get a blank screen and a pop up that sends me to this quicktime site saying i might be missing something to play these videos OR the video plays but there is no sound. How can i resolve this issue? Thanks

A blank screen (white) or a redirect to the third party downloads means you're missing the codec used in the file you're trying to view.
Spend a few minutes using the search feature (upper right). You'll find the answer.

How to burn AVI on a DVD using iDVD

Hello folks,
I have a number of old movies in AVI format. I can play these without any problems in QT on my Mac - I have Perian installed and Flip4Mac.
I open iDVD, then create a new project, add the AVI file, then iDVD starts crunching the file for a while (about one hour or so, depending on how long the movie is), then, when it's about to start burning it on the disk it quits with an error message saying something about 'error at multiplexing'.
I even tried to convert my AVI file into MOV (with this: http://www.macxdvd.com/mac-video-converter-pro/?run.mxconverter ) but I still have the same issue.
I know that I can burn it directly to a DVD using other programs (like Toast) but I am not willing to spend some more money for it. Ont he other hand, I want to add chapters and a simple menu, so that I can skip back and forth when needed.
To be noted that other projects coming from my camcorder are OK.
Any idea on how can this be acomplished?
Many thanks in advance for your help.
L

Assuming the movie is not copy protected, you might have better luck with this free download from apple's web site before adding the file to iDvd:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
An AVI is a container, not a format; no single component or method will work for all AVIs
If you need help using mpegstream clip then simply use the search field on the upper right corner of this page.
Hope it helps but if not just come on back.
Message was edited by: SDMacuser

Burning .avi with no audio

I am attempting to burn a dvd of .avi movie files using idvd. Quicktime will not play the audio, but the VCL player will. What is the best way to burn this and keep the sound so it will play on a dvd player?

I was having the same problem (video but no audio) trying to burn some .avi files to DVD, using Toast.
I read somewhere on this site (can't remember where) that it might help to add the A52Codec to the /Library/Quicktime folder of my home directory. I simply added the file, and presto, have had sound on every .avi file I've burned.
I have no idea how it works, but it did the trick for me. Maybe worth a try for you, too.
Here's the site I downloaded it from:
http://trac.cod3r.com/a52codec/
Good luck.
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Burning Avi's To DVD

I just bought my new 27" iMac. And I wanted to burn some avi movies I downloaded to dvd. I thought I could get iDVD to work. But it wouldn't show the preview of it. So I downloaded the DivX codec. And the avi's will open up in the program now. But I really wanna know is will it still be able to burn to dvd and is there a way I can add subtitles if needed.
And any suggestions on what program would work to do what I want. I used to use ConvertXtoDVD on my pc. But they don't make that for Mac. So all help will be appreciated.
NOTE: New Mac User Here - aka "Mac Noob"

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
To determine where this problem is occurring, I suggest that, while in iDVD, you save your project as a disk image. Go to File>Save as disk image. This will create a file that can be viewed on your computer's DVD player. You will be able to see just how your project will work when viewed on a regular DVD player. You will be able to catch errors and correct them before burning and possibly wasting a disk. If the disk image plays correctly, then you know that the encoding is being done correctly. This would point to problems with the burn process. If there are problems with the disk image, then the issue is with encoding.
I tried burning the .avi files to DVD with my wife's laptop and they came out fine.
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Playing ".avi" , ".mpg" videos

Please help. I`m not sure if this is the right part of the discussion , but maybe someone can help me out.
All I`m trying to do is to get my new mac to play "http://files..........avi", "http://files......mpg" , "http://files......rar" (with the only exception being".....wmv". That still works fine) and the like links by simply clicking on them. Right now I have to go through a process of copying , pasting , downloading,"opening with...", selecting procedure. A real pain in the you-know-what. On my old Vaio all i had to do is click and the window would open to maximum size by itself, the thing loaded-up by itself and started playing by itself. I `ve downloaded every single player imaginable - the"flip4mac" ,divix, real, VLC but to no avail.
Please help.
JimL

Check your QuickTime MIME Settings preferences to make sure they are all enabled.
Quicktime>Quicktime Player Preferences>Advanced
Click on the MIME Settings button.
In the next window that opens up make sure that Streaming-Streaming movies is enabled (checked).
While you’re at it make sure all the boxes are enabled by clicking on the corresponding triangles so that they are pointed down.
This will show the “hidden” boxes especially the Video box. This box will enable you to play .avi files.
Click the OK button.
Now click Streaming
Your settings you should be (as starters):
Streaming Speed: Automatic
Make sure Enable Instant-On is enabled (checked).
Now click on Browser
Make sure:
Play movies automatically
Save movies in disk cache
Are both enabled.
Movie download Cache Size: Slider set all the way to the left.
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Safari/QT MIME Plug-in Problems
Courtesy of user: andybal_uk - cheers!
If you've used the "installed plug-ins" command from Safari's Help menu & see no mention of QT, then No, of course that isn't normal.
You should see a section headed-
QuickTime Plug-in 7.x.x
The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site. — from file “QuickTime Plugin.plugin”.
then a long list of mime types that the plugin handles.
So - assuming you don't see that, either the plugin is missing for some reason or there's a conflict that doesn't allow it to load.
Take a look in your Home/Library/Internet Plug-Ins folder - if you see any QT plugin or webplugin file there, remove them to the desktop or trash.
Now look in HD/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ amongst other files, this should contain QuickTime Plugin.plugin
IF you found a QT plugin in the Home account plugins folder & have removed it, you should quit any browsers & re-open them - hopefully you will now have QT functioning.
IF you have no file 'QuickTime Plugin.plugin' then it seems something went wrong with the installation or a recent update.
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.rar files can only be played using RealPlayer. Most websites provide an option to select this player if that is the only type of file available on their site.
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The players that you have downloaded, make sure they are specifically for your model mac-Intel. Some websites will show
Hopefully, you are selecting the Universal symbols for your downloads. Some websites may state "Intel package."
Also, it is highly recommended that you repair permissions after installations. See Knowledge Base Article: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25751 About Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions feature
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As a side note: I have never had any problems playing .avi files using QuickTime. However, since I have an extensive .avi collection as a carry over from my OS 8.x-OS 9.x years I elected to install & make default VLC when I switched over to Tiger & QT Pro. This way, VLC plays all of my .avi files beautifully.
I am new to the CAT Systems. Today I am celebrating my "first anniversery" (new computer & OS). So I guess the honeymoon is officially over!

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