Eric Athroll Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 HiDid I read somewhere that the avi file created by PTE can be saved as a tangible file and used later to encode to either DVD or SVCD?I want to put several sequences onto one CD/DVD as chapters and cannot see how to do this unless I can save each avi file made and then bring them into my encoding software (Nero Vision Express or TMPGEnc) to make a composite SVCD/DVD.Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Techman1 Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Eric,Although I haven't tried exactly what you're after, I have created an AVI file and saved it for later use. Keep in mind that creating an AVI file using this method takes an incredible amount of time. From what I've read here, the best method is to open several PTE project files at once and have PTE create the AVI file. Leave all the occurences open so that the AVI files can be found by your software and then create your CD/DVD.Again, I haven't tested this, but believe this is definitely the way to go!Good luck!Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Cox Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Ericif you convert the avi file with tmpgenc to a vcd,svcd, or svcd, then half the work is done.when you have enough for your show you import them into the vcd,svcd, dvd creating program of your choice, and make your final diskyou will have to study this threadhttp://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=4&t=1408and others for all the detailsyou are on the right track if you have Tmpgenc and neroi make up the files with tmpgenc --- i have 2 dvd players that will play the resulting file with nothing else done to them -- when i get the shows right to view on the tv i then put them together with nero 5.5ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Athroll Posted February 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 For FredI have tried this by putting a copy of PTE in each of three different partitions on one of my HDDs. This does enable me to import more than one avi file into Nero Vision Express as chapters and seems to work OK. The problem is when I get to the stage of having enough to fill a DVD, I would need several copies of PTE and I don't have enough different drives to hold them all. It still doesn't solve the problem of creating an avi file to keep and use later as I build up my sequences.Thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Athroll Posted February 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 For KenI have only got TMPGEnc on trial at the moment. I found Nero 6 slow compared to TMPGEnc with my old PC but having just got my new one, I think Nero is more than up to it now for speed.I know that TMPGEnc will save an MPEG file for later burning but found that Nero then wanted to transcode it into their format before burning.I also found that when I encoded to DVD with TMPGEnc it created two files, one for the images and one for the sound (which it appeared to transcode from my Mp3 format into wav). I couldn't see a way to then open these two files into Nero Vision Express to burn a DVD as it only seems to allow the MPEG file to load and not the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Cox Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 I know that TMPGEnc will save an MPEG file for later burning but found that Nero then wanted to transcode it into their format before burning. that is normalyour original question wasDid I read somewhere that the avi file created by PTE can be saved as a tangible file and used later to encode to either DVD or SVCD? when tmpgencis finished with it is in that state for svcd - cant say for dvd as i dont have dvd burner -- but i did "simulate" burning a dvd on a cd-r and there were 2 folders on the disk when completed instead of the 4 that nero 5.5 creates for a non menu driven svcdyou can open numerous instances of p2e, make avi's -- you must leave them open -- pick them up with nero and do your thing -- but when the you are finished with the avi's and click the finish button of p2e they are gone -- they are only temp files -- if you save them as an avi they will only play music once the associated p2e is closed -- this is by design.see first entry in threadhttp://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=4&t=1408ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Athroll Posted February 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Hi KenThanks for your observations and links.I wasn't referring to the amount of folders put on the disc - I meant the files created by TMPGEnc after coding to SVCD or DVD; MPEG files which can be kept on the HDD and later imported into Nero for burning. It is these files that comprise one composite Audio/Visual file for SVCD but two seperate files (Audio as a wav file and Visual as an MPEG) for DVD.I cannot yet see how to import these into Nero sa it only seems to permit the import of one file per chapter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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