This guide will explain how to convert, author and burn AVI/DivX/XviD/DV to DVD with optional switchable subtitles and chapters using freeware tools. No DVD Menus.
Required tools
DIKO
Subtitle Workshop (optional)
DVDDecrypter
Avisynth 2.5
Guide
Preperation
Install DIKO, Subtitle Workshop(optional), Avisynth and DVDDecrypter
Start DIKO
Configuration Path
1. Select Configure
2. Under Path select the path to DVDDecrypter
3. Select the path to Subtitle Workshop (skip this if you don't need subtitles)
4. Set the working folder, you need LOTS of hd space(around 15 gigs if you make an ISO image)!
Configuration Parameters
1. Under Parameters select KDVD, it is compliant DVD
2. Select Quenc
3. Select NTSC if you live in USA, Canada and PAL rest of the world. If your DVD Player supports both format convert to same as the source vide file, use gspot to identify the source video properties.
4. Select Besweet MP2 audio
Configuration Authoring
1. Under Authoring select author using dvdauthor
2. Set the default language for the audio track
3. Set the default language for the subtitle track (leave default if no subs)
4. Set chapters
5. Select create DVD Image
6. Select Burn using DVDDecrypter, disable this if you want to burn manually. Read <a href=#problems>this</a> how to burn with DVD Decrypter.
Configuration Video, Audio, Subtitles
Under Video, Audio and subtitles leave everything to default. You can tweak those settings later. Read the included help documentation.
Convert, Author and burn
1. Click on New Conversion
2. Set the source to AVI
3. Select the AVI source (if you have two video clips with same properties use the movie file2, if you have different video files add the first video and then click on Add and select Yes to add more video files)
4. Set the subtitles, srt, text sub are supported. This is optional.
5. Hit Add.
Optional menus
1. Just click OK if you don't want menus. If you want dvd menus you must make them manually. Read the included Help for more information.
Waaaaaaaaaait. It will take several hours if you encode a 2 hour movie. Be sure to insert an empty DVDR in your DVD. ( The encoder, QuEnc , may crash at the end of the avi but just click ok and DIKO will continue.)
Done!
<a name=#problems>Problems</a>
If the burning failed, burn manually. Start DVD Decrypter
Select Under Mode->ISO->Write
Open the iso image from your working folder
Hit the BURN image
QuEnc may crash at the end of the avi but just click ok and DIKO will continue
Required tools
DIKO
Subtitle Workshop (optional)
DVDDecrypter
Avisynth 2.5
Guide
Preperation
Install DIKO, Subtitle Workshop(optional), Avisynth and DVDDecrypter
Start DIKO
Configuration Path
1. Select Configure
2. Under Path select the path to DVDDecrypter
3. Select the path to Subtitle Workshop (skip this if you don't need subtitles)
4. Set the working folder, you need LOTS of hd space(around 15 gigs if you make an ISO image)!
Configuration Parameters
1. Under Parameters select KDVD, it is compliant DVD
2. Select Quenc
3. Select NTSC if you live in USA, Canada and PAL rest of the world. If your DVD Player supports both format convert to same as the source vide file, use gspot to identify the source video properties.
4. Select Besweet MP2 audio
Configuration Authoring
1. Under Authoring select author using dvdauthor
2. Set the default language for the audio track
3. Set the default language for the subtitle track (leave default if no subs)
4. Set chapters
5. Select create DVD Image
6. Select Burn using DVDDecrypter, disable this if you want to burn manually. Read <a href=#problems>this</a> how to burn with DVD Decrypter.
Configuration Video, Audio, Subtitles
Under Video, Audio and subtitles leave everything to default. You can tweak those settings later. Read the included help documentation.
Convert, Author and burn
1. Click on New Conversion
2. Set the source to AVI
3. Select the AVI source (if you have two video clips with same properties use the movie file2, if you have different video files add the first video and then click on Add and select Yes to add more video files)
4. Set the subtitles, srt, text sub are supported. This is optional.
5. Hit Add.
Optional menus
1. Just click OK if you don't want menus. If you want dvd menus you must make them manually. Read the included Help for more information.
Waaaaaaaaaait. It will take several hours if you encode a 2 hour movie. Be sure to insert an empty DVDR in your DVD. ( The encoder, QuEnc , may crash at the end of the avi but just click ok and DIKO will continue.)
Done!
<a name=#problems>Problems</a>
If the burning failed, burn manually. Start DVD Decrypter
Select Under Mode->ISO->Write
Open the iso image from your working folder
Hit the BURN image
QuEnc may crash at the end of the avi but just click ok and DIKO will continue
