help with winavi video converter!

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blahxyzblah

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ok, so i just got winavi video converter so i can burn videos into my cdrw and then watch them in a dvd player. so i open up winavi and choose the option to convert a file to a dvd. i choose my avi file and start converting. after it converts, i go to the folder i chose it to be in. open it up and theres some files there, and theres a vob file thats 500mb and so i think it is, because the other files are like 20kb. so i drag the 500mb vob to write into my cdrw. after it's finished i put it in my dvd player and it doesnt work! what am i supposed to do? was i also supposed to put in the other files along with the vob? and also i have another question, my avi file is about 60mb. is there a way to change it to only 80mb or 100mb when it converts to the dvd format? k thanks, i know i'm slow but i'd really appreciate if you guys would help. i'm using cdrws because i know i'm going to mess up alot, so i dont waste any cdrs
 
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Everyfile that it makes goes on the dvd to make it work. If you dont have all the files that it makes after converting, it will NOT work.
 
well, i tried it again, and this time with all the files that it loaded with.... and still not working... is the dvd option the only way to make it play on dvds? what i'm asking is like in the options in winavi video converter, ther choices are dvd, vcd, mpeg1,mpeg2,svcd, and minidvd. will those file formats play on a dvd? i also tried the vcd option and it made it into an mpeg, but that still doesnt work, and i know my dvd player can play vcds. urgggg.... is there even a way to make cdr/w's playable on dvd players!?!
 
blahxyzblah said:
is there even a way to make cdr/w's playable on dvd players!?!
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Well, either they will or they won't, depending on the specs and age of your dvd player.

I would try burning some raw jpg files onto a disk, if they can't be read then probably you won't have much luck with anything else.
 
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I would try burning some raw jpg files onto a disk, if they can't be read then probably you won't have much luck with anything else.
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jpg? as in burn pictures into the disk and play it in the dvd player? yes, my dvd player does that. so, please i'm really desprete, how can i burn videos into a cdr/w and make it play in a dvd player if i have winavi? i'm tired of loading and loading and converting and wasting hours and then putting the file on the cd and finding out it doesnt work!
thank you
 
I did a trial burn of my own since I had a spare CD-R lying around. It worked fine. So to be honest I don't know what the problem is that you're having.

Can I just check with you, with WinAVI it usually creates a folder called dvd_0, within which you have AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders. You need those two folders located in the root directory of the disk.

That said, I'm not sure what to suggest. Are you using the Windows CD Writing Wizard, or some other software?
 
magicman said:
Can I just check with you, with WinAVI it usually creates a folder called dvd_0, within which you have AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders. You need those two folders located in the root directory of the disk.

That said, I'm not sure what to suggest. Are you using the Windows CD Writing Wizard, or some other software?
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what exactly does root mean? so does that mean all i have to do is drag the dvd_0 folder into the writing cd folder? i don't know what that word root means. and the audtio_ts folder is empty, is supposed to be like that?
thanks
 
Maybe therein lies the problem. A root directory of a drive is basically, um, how can I explain....instead of a file being in a folder (X:/Folder/Folder/File.exe for example), the file is located in the simplest possible address within a drive (X:/File.exe for example). It means the file is not located inside a folder.

I think your problem is that you are, as you said, burning the whole dvd_0 folder onto the disk.

Perhaps it would have been wise for you to read up on what consists of a dvd disk, and its files. In order for the dvd player to read the files, it needs to find the two folders in the disk's root directory (so like in the example, X:\VIDEO_TS\......). You say how come the AUDIO_TS folder is empty? That folder is used to house dvd audio files, but for what you are doing you shouldn't actually need it at all, since you are trying to create a dvd video disk.

So, you need to double click on the dvd_0 folder, highlight and copy the two folders it contains (some dvd players need the empty AUDIO_TS folder for compatability reasons, most don't) and paste them into the empty disk window (assuming you're using Windows to create the disk).
 
wait, so what your saying is, go to winavi, dvd, choose my video, convert, then go to the folder that the output directory folder is in. find dvd_0, open it and drag the two folders which are video and audio into the cd... did i finally get it right?
 
i'm using cd writing wizard. and.......... it still doesnt work...... i've done everyting correctly! are is there some settings i have to change? is the dvd option the only option i have if i want to make a cdrw play in a dvd player? my dvd player can also play vcd's. i tried that option and it made the video into an mpeg, and it still doesnt work! o gosh, i'm starting to get desprete
 
I've run out of steam on this one. Unless anyone else can help, I would get a friend who knows about these things to help you out. You say you're getting desperate, is this urgently needed? If you can read some cd-rw disks (jpg's for example) then it's not a compatability issue, but without sitting there with you I don't know what the cause would be. Sorry.

VCD's should be the same deal with burning the MPG-1 files in the root directory by the way. If that doesn't work either, I've not got a clue. And boy do I hate that as much as you do!
 
when i choose where the output file goes, does it matter where i put it? or does it have to be in a specific location? o and do i have to change anything in the advanced section? i'm using the right cd burning thing right? cd writing wizard? and when i convert it to a vcd, it's supposed to just be an mpeg right? and it doesn't have a folder. sorry i'm really bad at this guys
 
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blahxyzblah said:
when i choose where the output file goes, does it matter where i put it?
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No, it doesn't matter, so long as you select the right folders to burn.
blahxyzblah said:
and do i have to change anything in the advanced section?
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No, the default settings should be fine. The advanced settings are for bitrate and other things.
blahxyzblah said:
i'm using the right cd burning thing right? cd writing wizard?
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The Windows wizard should work fine. I used that to test the procedure you were using.
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and when i convert it to a vcd, it's supposed to just be an mpeg right?
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Yes. VCD Files are MPG-1 encoded.
 
man. i can't figure out what i'm doing wrong!! i've tried converting it to dvd format and it didn't work. i've tried converting it to vcd, svcd, mpeg1, mpeg2! nothing worked! i went to the winavi site and read this:
The burned Disc only can be played with computer, but cannot be played with DVD player.

Maybe it is because the burnt disc is not compatible with your player. Please visit http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers.php to learn some detailed information on how to make them compatible with. For example, you can try to use other software to make a disk compatible with stand-alone DVD players. (Burn a disk with winAVI, which plays fine on the computer, and then copy that disk with DVD X Copy to get a useable DVD for home use).
what does that mean? the links here if anyone wants to look http://www.winavi.com/en/support/faq/general.htm#4
 
blahxyzblah said:
man. i can't figure out what i'm doing wrong!!
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Me neither.
blahxyzblah said:
Maybe it is because the burnt disc is not compatible with your player.
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Since you can read picture slideshows (jpg's) on disks then you can disregard what you have read on their website.

Once the encoding is done, you can keep the files saved, rather than encoding every time you burn a disk. All you're doing is encoding the same footage over and over again.

Like I said before, find someone you know to help you out.
 
do you think i should use another program?
this is weird because i know my dvd player can play vcds.
will it make a difference if i use a cdr instead?
 
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If it was nessecary for you to use a different program I would have suggested one by now. WinAVI is a perfectly good program. And we have already established that the disk type you are using works.

We're going round in circles here. Find someone you know to help you out. There's nothing more I can say on the matter.
 
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