name='Bal3Wolf' said:
VSO ConvertXToDVD works great to you just drag the video file into the box and hit convert it can be setup to burn it after to. It keeps a high bitrate to couple i did were in high 5000s 5500-5800 looking at dvd stuff 6000 is bout high as you wanna go when converting.
I went through this personal dilema a year or so ago, and think I tried almost every available method at the time.
Using the tmpgenc, I found it very good at letting u setup stuff, convert stuff, with it`s two pakages - the encoder and the dvd authoring side. Took an amount of time to eff about with it tho, but even so, u have alot of control over what u do and can personalize u`r end result to a very good standard. Including adding u`r own pics and buttons to menuing styles, fading stuff and etc. Con I guess being the time. I`d guess that if u were doing personal videos, family stuff and so on, u`d love what this/these will let u do.
Now when I stumbled across the VSO software - as mentioned - 99.999% of the time u can just drop u`r avi (and some limited well encoded mpg/wmv I`ve found, customize stuff u can forget, or convert them to `nice` video first I spose) into the main window and hit the convert button.. that`s it. It`s very efficient, sets up u`r screen ratios automatically, and as mentioned also, it does an extremely good job at keeping good frame-rates. One thing I will mention tho is to make sure u go through all the options in the preferences before u set it converting. It`s a very very simple set of options, but you have to make sure u`ve got the correct tv thingy (pal/ntsc) and make sure it doesn`t delete the original when it ends. Personal I spose, but if it happens that u have a bad burn - u`r movie is gone. Another excellent thing this software will do (and u have to make sure u select it, again in the preferences - check the preferences) is to put a copy of the original avi on the dvd for u (if there is sufficient room). This could be handy for u is u decide to do things in the future with u`r movie.