hello, I know this is movie related and that is why ive put my question in off-topic section.
does anyone know how to burn a DivX (.avi) of Xvid (.avi) to a cd-r to be able to watch the movie in a dvd player?
Nero 5 & 6 says incompatible format..
what I need to do?
Full Version: Burn DivX or XVid to cd-r
Do you want the cd to be a VCD/SVCD or do you have a divx-compatible dvd-player and want to know in which mode you should burn the video file?
If you want to create an SVCD I recommend TMpeg, which makes it really easy for you. Tmpeg can open all video files for which the codec is installed. So if you can watch you xvid /divx you should be able to convert it to svcd.
If you want to create an SVCD I recommend TMpeg, which makes it really easy for you. Tmpeg can open all video files for which the codec is installed. So if you can watch you xvid /divx you should be able to convert it to svcd.
If the divx is in an avi container, you should be able to burn the file on to the disk as a data cd. This should then work in your divx compatible player. 
I am pretty sure the Marantz does not play DivX/Xvid, if that is the player you wanted to use to play the movie. So then you need to convert it to either VCD or SVCD. Look into your players specs to find out whether it supports both formats. VCD can have ~74 min of video on one CD, but the quality is below VHS. SVCD is better quality but you can't that much video on one CD, probably not more than 30-40 min. In either way you are likely needed to split the movie into several CD:s.
TMPGEnc is the best free encoder out there for MPEG1 (VCD). If you want SVCD (MPEG2) you need to buy the full version of TMPGEnc. I think there are some free software out there that encodes MPEG2 for free, it could be bbmpeg, don't remember for sure. But TMPGEnc is the best quality. You will probaly also need Virtualdub to extract the audio prior to encoding, and VCDEasy to burn it to CD after encoding.
Ahh, I just saw that you have nero. It supports VCD as well and should be the easiest solution for you. It won't give you as good quality as using the free softwares I mentioned above though. You can also buy a plugin for Nero if you want SVCD (MPEG2)
You should head over to dvdrhelp.com if you need more info.
TMPGEnc is the best free encoder out there for MPEG1 (VCD). If you want SVCD (MPEG2) you need to buy the full version of TMPGEnc. I think there are some free software out there that encodes MPEG2 for free, it could be bbmpeg, don't remember for sure. But TMPGEnc is the best quality. You will probaly also need Virtualdub to extract the audio prior to encoding, and VCDEasy to burn it to CD after encoding.
Ahh, I just saw that you have nero. It supports VCD as well and should be the easiest solution for you. It won't give you as good quality as using the free softwares I mentioned above though. You can also buy a plugin for Nero if you want SVCD (MPEG2)
You should head over to dvdrhelp.com if you need more info.
AFAIK tmpeg offers a 30 day trial for SVCDs. It's worth a try!
You mean TMPGenc
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