Transcode .avi Files To Dvd

[Duane]

I'm a little lost sometimes. I've been downloading old television shows as .avi files. So I use Nero to burn them to dvd and everything works fine...except it takes so damn long. A one hour show takes about two hours to encode/transcode and all that stuff....is there no faster way? Is it just Nero that takes so friggin' long? If I want to put five or six shows on one dvd it takes up to 6 hours sometimes....irritating? Any suggestions?

[sorrowman]

I think the encoding performance (as in how long it takes to get the job done) depends partly on your hardware (especially your CPU. It's just that encoding video is very CPU intensive work, so the more punch your system can deliver the faster it'll go. A dual-core CPU, such as the Core 2 Duo series or the AMD X2 series, tend to make a huge difference when it comes down to hardcore encoding performance.

Also the encodersoftware one uses (the Nero encoder in this particular example) can make a difference, but in general it still takes a good fukkin while to get something converted from one format (avi) to another (mpeg2=DVD )

Other encoder possibilities could be the TMPEGenc encoder (free) or the Canopus encoder (not exactly for free, but it it critically acclaimed for being on of the fastest encoders also capable of delivering the goods in terms of quality)

[Duane]

Cool thanks for the info...I will check out that TMPEGenc encoder.

[bloodoflightning]

You could also try Imtoo's mpeg encoder. I used it on a venom avi i found, encoded it to mpeg then used Sony vegas 7 and dvd architect 4 to make a dvd the whole process took an hour and a half total.