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AVI to DVD using DVD Flick Guide |
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A guide on how to convert your AVI/DivX/XviD files (and other types of files) to a DVD using DVD Flick |
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DVDGuy |
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DVD Flick, GSpot |
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Step 3: DVD Flick Project Setup
Start DVD Flick. The first thing we will do is to set up the project, so click on the "Project Settings" button.
In the "General" section first. Change the target size to match the kind of DVD media you will burn to (most likely "DVD (4.3 GB)"). You can also specify a custom size if, for example, you want to burn other types of files to the DVD.
The "Encoder Priority" will determine how much resources Windows will allocate resources to DVD Flick - the "Normal" setting should be good enough if you plan on doing light work in the background, while "Below Normal" will allow you to work normally. If you are sure you won't be doing anything while DVD Flick is working, you can select a higher priority, but the performance gains might be minimal.
The "Keep intermediate encoded audio and video files" option, when selected, tells DVD Flick to keep the encoded audio (AC3) and video (MPEG-2) files it uses to create the DVD. Otherwise, these files will be deleted. Keeping these files are good if you plan on using these encoded files in other authoring or editing tools to create other DVDs.
On to the "Video" section. The "Target Format" will need to be changed to match your input file (see "Step 2").
"Encoding profile" determines encoding quality, and therefore, speed. "Fastest" will have the lowest quality, while "Best" will be the slowest and highest quality. "Normal" is recommended.
"Target bitrate" allows you to set a constant bitrate for the encoding, which is not recommended unless you know what you are doing. Bitrate determines quality and file size. As an example, most commercially produced feature movie DVDs use a bitrate between 7 and 9 Mbit/s. Selecting the "Auto-fit" option is your best bet, as DVD Flick will try to fit all your video files using the highest bitrate possible and not use a bitrate that is less than 2.5 Mbit/s. You can also set your own custom bitrate.
Click on the "Advanced" button to access the advanced video options. The "Second encoding pass" can be checked to allow better quality encoding, but will double the time it takes to encode the video. It is certainly better to keep the "Encoding profile" at normal and select "Second encoding pass", rather than changing the "Encoding profile" to "High". You should select this option unless you are really short of time.
"Add overscan borders" will add a border around your video. The reason for doing this is that many older TVs have overscan, that is to enlarge the picture slightly so that the border area is not viewable. If you do not have overscan enabled, then parts of your video might be cut off. On the other hand, most new TVs do not have overscan and if you select this option, you will see a black border around the picture. I would leave it unselected.
"Log PSNR values" will log certain an objective quality measurement value in dvdflick.log, not necessary unless you need to know.
"Half horizontal resolution" will half the horizontal resolution from 720 to 352, lower quality, but allowing more video to be stored (standalone DVD recorders often use this mode to the extra long record settings). Not recommended unless your source video is already at 352 resolution or lower.
When you're done, press "Accept" to close this window and return to the main settings section.
Now on to the "Audio" section. "Target format" allows you to specify the type of AC3 sound track to use. Use "Auto" in most cases, as it will match the number of channels from the input file as well as selecting a bitrate to maximize the quality/size ratio. Otherwise, you can select a custom channel/bitrate.
Finally, to the "Burning" section. Here, you can specify the burning options for the project. By default, DVD Flick will create the DVD folder (AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders, with IFO/BUP/VOB files) for burning with DVD-video burning software such as Nero. Instead, you can tell DVD Flick to create an ISO image file (eg. to burn with ImgBurn) or burn the project directly to a disc.
If choosing to burn straight to disc, make sure you have a blank disc inserted into your burner before you start the encoding process. You can specify the label for the disc and select which burner to use.
I recommend the default option of creating a DVD folder - this way, you can test playback on your computer first (eg. using PowerDVD) before committing to disc.
Press "Accept" to save the settings and return to the main DVD Flick interface.
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