This has probably been asked before, but I couldn't find it. My apologies in advance if it's a frequent question.
I just got my copy of DVD Movie Factory 3.5 Suite with my Pioneer DVR-610 burner and am trying to take movies from my computer and make them into standard DVD films. However, since they are compressed with XviD and the like, they are mostly MPEG-4 encoded, which as I understand is a no-go for DVD players.
Now, this wouldn't be a problem, but the fact that my 375MB video seems to be taking 15 minutes per 1% conversion certainly is. Is there any way to speed up the re-encoding of the file so that I won't have to wait two days for DVD Movie Factory 3.5 to convert it to the proper format?
Any and all help is appreciated.
Re-Encode Times for MPEG-4 Files
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maddrummer3301
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Not really, the process is very cpu intensive. Even the fastest cpu on the market will take some time.
What I do (if I have to, usually I don't convert divx to dvd because the
resolution isn't that great, depends how the file was created).
I output using the video connectors of my video card to another
recording device. Either another computer, dvd recorder, vhs tape
or camcorder dv/dvd.
This way the process is a one time transfer and no audio/video sync problems.
So a 1 1/2 hour movie takes 1 1/2 hours to record on a dvd recorder
and the files are fully dvd compliant with Dolby audio 2.0.
Using your video cards features (ati or nvidia) you can increase the
output/dubbing picture quality adjusting the sharpness, digital vibrance, contrast, brightness etc.
6th Avenue also has a Norcent divx/mpeg4/dvd player. I paid $38.00
for mine. It works.
Since I have a divx player & also a dvd recorder you can see I don't
have a problem dubbing these files.
I use my Norcent more for playing audio files, compressed and non-compressed.
In my opinion conversion to DVD ends up no comparision to the
original TV movie (it may look good on the computer screen in a small box). On the TV it ends up usually only fair quality.
Hope this helps,
MD
What I do (if I have to, usually I don't convert divx to dvd because the
resolution isn't that great, depends how the file was created).
I output using the video connectors of my video card to another
recording device. Either another computer, dvd recorder, vhs tape
or camcorder dv/dvd.
This way the process is a one time transfer and no audio/video sync problems.
So a 1 1/2 hour movie takes 1 1/2 hours to record on a dvd recorder
and the files are fully dvd compliant with Dolby audio 2.0.
Using your video cards features (ati or nvidia) you can increase the
output/dubbing picture quality adjusting the sharpness, digital vibrance, contrast, brightness etc.
6th Avenue also has a Norcent divx/mpeg4/dvd player. I paid $38.00
for mine. It works.
Since I have a divx player & also a dvd recorder you can see I don't
have a problem dubbing these files.
I use my Norcent more for playing audio files, compressed and non-compressed.
In my opinion conversion to DVD ends up no comparision to the
original TV movie (it may look good on the computer screen in a small box). On the TV it ends up usually only fair quality.
Hope this helps,
MD