making VCDs from .avi files

Nicholas D. Wolfwood · 06-05-2002, 08:07 AM

I have easy cd creator 5 platinum, which says it has a vcd writer on it.....but the files have to be mpeg. The ones I need to make VCDs of are all .avi. Does anybody have any converters, or any knowledge on this sort of thing that they're willing to share?

ShlupQuack · 06-05-2002, 08:12 AM

The only way I could think is to open it up in a program like Adobe Publisher(?) and save the file as an mpeg, but you probably don't have one of those. *shrug*

This goes in the Help Forum, by the way.

Spuuky · 08:21 AM

This program converts avi files to mpg files.

And yes, Help is the place for this.

EDIT: You might also try just changing the file extension without actually changing anything. They still play in most players, so it might trick it into working. The advantage of the program above is that it cuts the file size down a lot, in most conversions.

crono_logical · 06-05-2002, 08:45 AM

It's off to help we go

Adobe Premiere is the one you're thinking of, Schlup

Unfortunately, changing the file extension won't work, because AVI is completely the wrong data format to burn onto a working VCD anyway, you actually have to convert the darned thing

I think you have to check the sound is a specific format as well, and the framerate and dimensions of the video are correct too, I can't remember off hand exactly what they have to be

Nicholas D. Wolfwood · 06-08-2002, 01:57 AM

spuuky, that program takes hours to convert something, and has no sound.

But oh well, I found another way....

crono_logical · 06-08-2002, 02:36 AM

Taking a couple of hours to convert video is normal, if the video is a fairly high resolution you need a pretty powerful machine if you want to convert something like a 1 hr video in 30 minutes. Audio compression will make it take longer, though by not as much as the video encoding contributes to the time.

Nicholas D. Wolfwood · 06-08-2002, 05:32 AM

Yes, but that's a much different thing from encoding a 20 minute vid in two and a half hours with no sound.

crono_logical · 06-08-2002, 08:36 AM

What sort of computer you using? If it's something old like a 200 MHz machine, I wouldn't be surprised at that speed. Also, it's best to make sure nothing else is running so the encoder can have as much processor time as possible.

Nicholas D. Wolfwood Location: no	#1 making VCDs from .avi files I have easy cd creator 5 platinum, which says it has a vcd writer on it.....but the files have to be mpeg. The ones I need to make VCDs of are all .avi. Does anybody have any converters, or any knowledge on this sort of thing that they're willing to share?
06-05-2002, 08:07 AM

ShlupQuack Administrator It is My Density Location: California	#2 (permalink) The only way I could think is to open it up in a program like Adobe Publisher(?) and save the file as an mpeg, but you probably don't have one of those. shrug This goes in the Help Forum, by the way.
06-05-2002, 08:12 AM

Nicholas D. Wolfwood Location: no	#5 (permalink) spuuky, that program takes hours to convert something, and has no sound. But oh well, I found another way....
06-08-2002, 01:57 AM

crono_logical Hypnotising you Location: Back in Time	#6 (permalink) Taking a couple of hours to convert video is normal, if the video is a fairly high resolution you need a pretty powerful machine if you want to convert something like a 1 hr video in 30 minutes. Audio compression will make it take longer, though by not as much as the video encoding contributes to the time.
06-08-2002, 02:36 AM

Nicholas D. Wolfwood Location: no	#7 (permalink) Yes, but that's a much different thing from encoding a 20 minute vid in two and a half hours with no sound.
06-08-2002, 05:32 AM

crono_logical Hypnotising you Location: Back in Time	#8 (permalink) What sort of computer you using? If it's something old like a 200 MHz machine, I wouldn't be surprised at that speed. Also, it's best to make sure nothing else is running so the encoder can have as much processor time as possible.
06-08-2002, 08:36 AM