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Poster: | Molly_B | Date: | Jan 6, 2005 2:19am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | "How to" on converting archive movies to DVD |
The archive has been getting a lot of questions recently about how to convert archive films to DVD. Especially from teachers that want to show these films in their classrooms. However we don't really have an authoritative FAQ about it. We do have a link to an article discussing getting Prelinger films onto DVD (http://www.archive.org/about/faqs.php#45), but I am hoping for something more general than that. Does anyone have a proven method they use for putting archive movies on DVD? If so please let me know or post it here in the forum. I would like to make it into a FAQ for our site.
Thanks so much!!
-Astrid
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Poster: | Liverxmdal | Date: | Sep 30, 2017 3:53am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
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Poster: | Rapakiwi | Date: | Mar 12, 2008 7:11pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
Perhaps someone could point me to the correct one: how best to archive our families' histories for the distant future (assuming there will be one).
The compact disc I have always considered one of the most exciting, yet unnoticed inventions in history: a medium that can be copied over & over with no loss of information whatever. Burning a DVD is unlike making a photocopy.
I wish to archive photos, videos, and conversations with and about my granddaughter for her grandchildren & great grandchildren. For that reason, when I take photos, I include as much of early 21st Century civilization in it as possible.
My current procedure is use well documented digital formats (TIFF, Xvid) on Taiyo Yuden DVD-R Silver Lacquer discs (which, ironically, are the least expensive ones). These I should like to store in a second site, vertically in the dark, in a thermally insulated box that emits no fumes.
When a second, local set, stored for use, degrades so they are unusable, I should 'upgrade' the original archive to newer media with no loss of information.
Someone asked a similar question on a DVD web site, and she was told to convert her daughters photos from her hard disc to color negatives to store! Clearly, either I'm mad, or the value of archiving digitally with error-correcting formats has not been appreciated by everyone.
When a scientist, I opened the Journal of Physical Chemistry of 1901 to read a paper of great value to me, only to have it crumble into flakes. (I wish archives such as this one could accept early journals - and don't know why they can't.)
Librarians must have studied formats, media, dyes, and be able to offer people recommendations. This 'Internet Archive' must know as much about this as any institution.
Are there any recommendations; and should there be a prominent FAQ encouraging the preservation of history in this manner, and making recommendations of how to do so?
For neurological reasons, I'm unable to read a computer monitor (other than TTL) for more than a few minutes. There are electronic books, however, that use displays very similar to paper. Were early journals as well as books available, I could store the classics in my field onto optical discs and read them this way. (I was scoffed at when I advocated this on USENET in 1985.)
I feel this is an exciting topic in general and suggest wonderful archives such as this one could provide information on digital archiving in general.
Thank you for any suggestions on my currently archiving my granddaughter's history (and that of the early 21st Century). Thanks to the Internet Archive's considering advocating the creation of family archives and offering advice.
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Poster: | goodfriend22 | Date: | Nov 12, 2007 4:44am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
I have many favorite dvds and videos.
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Poster: | Dawn Colette Helm | Date: | Mar 5, 2014 1:38am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
http://www.freem2tsconverter.com/
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Poster: | Carter, Michael | Date: | Jan 18, 2005 9:42pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
It took a long time to do.
Nero 6 was used on MPEG2 downloaded files. Transcoding takes 6-9 hours for each DVD, that is not counting how long it takes to download the files!
It would be very nice to have a selection of ready made DVD disks we could order from.
Two Tarzen movies have also been put onto DVD TV disks one with three Tom & Jerry cartoons. Currently I'm attempting Night of the Living Dead as my brother is one of the zombies and I want to try to find him.
My next PC/TV will be a huge widescreen monitor so I do not need todo any transcoding and will only play the mpeg2 files directly thus doing away with TV sets.
If you have made some DVD disks from these movies please post a new thread and we could swap disk copies???
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Poster: | evernnn | Date: | Sep 12, 2021 7:40pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
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Poster: | A/V Geek Skip | Date: | Dec 27, 2006 9:29am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
This post was modified by AV Geek Skip on 2006-12-27 17:29:34
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Poster: | Mattman445 | Date: | Nov 18, 2018 1:42pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
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Poster: | stevensegui | Date: | Sep 16, 2019 5:24pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
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Poster: | Molly_B | Date: | Jan 9, 2005 2:46am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
Thanks again!!
-astrid
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Poster: | cellophane | Date: | Mar 11, 2010 2:54pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
at the archive,
at least some have browsed -- is there a way to just copy to a dvd and it might play in the same kind of players mentioned in the article related to mp-2 ?
Or does one need to use some of the software mentioned
to do that processing ?
Thanks.
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Poster: | Luchezar | Date: | Mar 15, 2011 1:10am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
This post was modified by Luchezar on 2011-03-15 08:10:58
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Poster: | John Hell | Date: | Jan 14, 2005 3:35pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
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Poster: | Chail Nokso | Date: | Jan 17, 2005 2:53am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD (actually Mac question - converting .avi to .mpeg) |
If your purpose in wanting an MPEG is to make a DVD, VCD or SVCD, and you already own Toast Titanium (v 6.x or later), you already have the solution.
Drag any file that you can play in QuickTime to the Video Tab in Toast, and Toast will do all the encoding and burning.
Be sure to set your quality levels within Toast to as high as possible, as long as your CD or DVD space allows it.
One of the problems with .avi files (and often .mpg or .mpeg files) is that people encode video with any of a number of wacky codecs, then stick any file extension on the end of the file name that allows them to play the file in htheir favourite player.
So, what you think is a .mpeg or .avi file may in fact be an .mp4 or DiVX file.
There exist all sorts of free codecs to allow QuickTime to play content beyond the codecs that Apple includes... Google 'Macintosh' with the terms '3ivx' or 'VideoLAN', and you'll find all kinds of links.
For $20, you can add Apple's MPEG-2 codec to QuickTime, but if all you want to do is _watch_ MPEG-2 files (the video standard of DVDs and SVCDs), then VideoLAN is better, and free to boot.
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If you have some other reason for wanting to make MPEGs, Google "VCD Helper" and you'll find lots of useful utilities and advice.
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Poster: | John Hell | Date: | Jan 18, 2005 12:11am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD (actually Mac question - converting .avi to .mpeg) |
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Poster: | Gnomeo | Date: | Oct 24, 2010 10:03pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD (actually Mac question - converting .avi to .mpeg) |
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Poster: | A/V Geek Skip | Date: | Jan 17, 2005 4:08am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD (actually Mac question - converting .avi to .mpeg) |
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Poster: | DNarchive | Date: | Nov 15, 2006 4:58pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
1. Download MPEG2 file from archive.org
2. Change file extension of the downloaded MPEG2 file from 'mpeg' to 'mpg'
3. Install ffmpegx
4. Open ffmpegx, under the 'Tools' tab, select 'author'.
5. Click 'mpg file' and select the downloaded MPEG2 file.
6. Click 'author'
7. Burn resulting folder to DVD
Thanks,
Dave
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Poster: | billiebob | Date: | Feb 22, 2007 2:22am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
Just another data point for you for ffmpgX on a mac with archive.org files:
I was not able to convert MPEG-2 files to a VIDEO_TS folder on a Mac Core2Duo as suggested in this post. I downloaded all the required coding files, but the operation produced only empty files and folders.
I will buy Toast and see if that works.
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Poster: | Darrell Wright | Date: | Jan 10, 2005 12:56am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
This post was modified by Darrell Wright on 2005-01-10 08:56:14
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Poster: | A/V Geek Skip | Date: | Jan 10, 2005 1:19am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
Have you used any of the programs that you've mentioned to burn DVDs of material you've downloaded from the Internet Archive?
If so, please share your experiences with us.
Skip
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Poster: | Darrell Wright | Date: | Jan 11, 2005 1:07am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
However, the programs I use automatically creates the VOB files and other data needed to create a DVD. THe Ulead Programs can create VOB files and finish burning the data to disc in about 30 minutes, which is not bad considering that my DVD burner is a Sony 4X speed. THe program that came with the DVD recorder also creates the VOB files and Animated menus; however, it has taken up to an hour for this program to finish burning a disc.
Most of the stuff I geet from the internet, I usually burn to a VCD. They are cheaper to create and take less time to burn.
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Poster: | migwell | Date: | Dec 27, 2006 8:46am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
Now on to the DVD burning issue... I believe that I have carefully read all of the posts here and followed the tips and instructions provided and yet I have had not much success transferring any of my downloaded films to DVD. The actual process seems simple enough, convert the mpeg or mp2 files into VOB, BUP and ISO and burn these converted files to a DVD.
After downloading approximately 15 pieces of software from the various sites mentioned here and on the linked sites, and struggling through the unfamiliar jargon and instructions when any are provided, I have found only 2 which seem capable of doing this, SimpleDVD and WinAVIVideoConverter. I followed the instructions for IFOEdit without any success.
SimpleDVD conversions have given me DVD's (burned with Nero 5.5) that play on my computer (which I could do anyway from the original files) but which flip vertically on my TV screen when played through my DVD player. Oh for the days of the vertical control toggle!
WinAVIVideo converter is 'shareware' and imprints a message displayed prominently in the center of the screen asking for payment to be removed. It does work, but since I plan to burn only a couple of movies, I could easily purchase them for less than the $30 that this software costs.
Although I have Googled quite a lot for 'demuxer' and 'converter' and combed the recommended sites, I have been unable to find another piece of software to perform the conversion. I have managed to try a few programs that ran for hours and hours, using 100% of my CPU and which, in the end, produced nothing useful.
Seems to me that the tip about buying a new DVD player that will play the downloaded files natively is the least expense and hassle of the various options presented.
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Poster: | A/V Geek Skip | Date: | Dec 27, 2006 9:18am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
http://simpledvd.honzakov.net/
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Poster: | Venantius | Date: | Jan 22, 2007 10:55pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
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Poster: | superbu | Date: | Dec 16, 2007 1:06am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
But when I look in that folder there are simply two empty folders inside -- one called "Video_TS" and one called "Audio_TS," both of them empty, 0mb each. Tried it three times, same thing every time.
Maybe it doesn't work with Vista?
I tried loading the MPEG file I downloaded into Windows Movie Maker, and it crashes it for some reason.
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Poster: | ookalaylay | Date: | Jan 12, 2005 10:09am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
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Poster: | A/V Geek Skip | Date: | Jan 12, 2005 11:09am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
Do you use it to make DVDs of material from the Internet Archive?
Skip
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Poster: | ookalaylay | Date: | Jan 12, 2005 11:18am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
I'll let you know tomorrow, Pat
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Poster: | Visual16 | Date: | Jan 12, 2005 2:01pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
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Poster: | Coolaid | Date: | Apr 5, 2007 9:16pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: How To Convert to DVD - in 3 Easy Steps! |
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Poster: | homer-j | Date: | Feb 12, 2005 12:12pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers and search under video formats for dvd-mpegiso. For example, today I picked up a CyberHome CH-DVD 300 for only $38 at sam's Club. It may not be the worlds best dvd player, but it plays mpegs from the Prelinger archive burned directly to DVDs without all of the encoding hassles described above, and without all of the expense for additional software, etc. Of course, if you intend to share your dvds with others, you still might have to encode (or simply give them $38 to get a compatible player!)
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Poster: | robinson585 | Date: | Mar 6, 2013 1:27am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
http://www.leawo.com/hd-video-converter/
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Poster: | tsfiles | Date: | May 4, 2017 6:21am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
It lets you select preset options for converting video formats. and for a dvd burning, you can find a dvd creator on page http://www.convertmxffiles.com/how-to-burn-mxf-video-to-dvd.htm
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Poster: | DigitalPhotoNerd | Date: | Oct 19, 2005 12:53am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
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Poster: | Dawn Colette Helm | Date: | Jan 16, 2014 7:44pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
http://www.mtsconverterfree.com/
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Poster: | jveenem | Date: | Dec 2, 2006 11:12pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
Not that I know how to do this, but I see no help for this on your how to page here. And that's discouraging to put it mildly.
I think most people would want to be able to burn a disc that is playable NOW no matter what the set up they have. I for example only have a windows 98 machine and NO DVD burner but I do have a CD burner, as most people do, and a DVD player that also plays VCDs, also which most people do.
Why aren't you explaining here how to take what's on your movie archives and explaining how to make a plain CD/VCD? OR better yet why isn't there a link to download an ISO file that they can burn with the freeware program Imgburn to a CD and watch straight from their CD burner to their DVD player?? Getting a DVD is all well and fine but there IS a shorter cut here.
Note I do have a brother who fancies himself rather media savvy and has never gotten results with DVD's either and he says he doesn't know anyone else who has ... but, again, there IS an easier way here. Or should be.
I've been trying to get a bit of software that makes VCD's but I get ROTTEN results, mostly because their are hitches and hiccups in the mpeg files I'm getting from you ... or that seems to be what my software is telling me (VCDeasy plus WinCD). IT would be nice to turn to you for help but as I see it it would be even nicer if I didn't even need to reprocess what I get from you.
I really wonder why you haven't thought of this and done this.
Best of luck anyway.
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Poster: | Tim Bears | Date: | Jan 20, 2008 9:45pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
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Poster: | Rapakiwi | Date: | Jan 24, 2008 2:03am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
I've not checked the details, but these 30 minute to hour-length movies on CDs, of old television quality, are much less expensive and less wasteful than using a DVD. They are more vulnerable to damage, however; so use the right kind of pen, LightScribe (in colors!), or Verbatim's 'touchless' labels. (Inkjet printing onto pre-attached, white labels is available for those with grants.)
Here's are some places to learn about these things:
Converting & writing discs for all platforms:
http://www.afterdawn.com/
http://www.videohelp.com/
Software mentioned above, for all platforms:
http://www.versiontracker.com/
How to buy discs that are reliable and playable, for all platforms:
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/index.htm
The last site also has some consumer tips, and a list of internet superstores. These stores sell only a few brands, and their prices all fluctuate together. The gypsy scholar would stock needed discs when they are on sale. (I subscribe to one's newsletter & weekly note the prices to Taiyo Yuden & Verbatim discs.)
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Poster: | greatscotmagic | Date: | Mar 12, 2008 10:24am |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
4.7 gigabytes is equal to 4812.8 megabytes
1 DVD= 6.875429 CD
COST OF 1 DVD
$.56
COST OF 6 CD's
$.56
X 6.
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$3.36
This is how I worked it out:
COST OF STAPLES CD (700 MB)
$17.98
/ 50.
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$.3596= $.36
+.20 (jewel case)
CD Total $.56
COST OF STAPLES DVD (4.7 GB)
$24.98
/ 50.
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$.4996= $.50
+.20 (jewel case)
DVD Total $.70
STAPLES JEWEL CASES (10mm)
$.20
Since the original post that started all of this was awhile ago, most DVD playersill play the MPE problems. I have used Nero and Roxio to burn the MPEG-2 files directly to DVD by dragging and dropping them or just adding them to the window.
I have also started using DIVX for my movies. It is a great way to compress files without losing the quality. DIVX files will also play directly in most modern DVD players.
I have discovered that there are already movies in the Archive that are in DIVX Format already. DIVX quality is good enough, even if it is encoded in 320 X 220 and played back on a TV or full screen on a monitor.
If the movie isn't in DIVX format, I download the best version I can find, generally the MPEg2 and convert it to DIVX. For Video conversion, I use (from their web site) "Any DVD Converter/Any Video Converter, DVD Ripper, YouTube/Google Video, Video Downloader, Video Converter for iPod, Zune, PSP, iPhone, 3GP Phone, MP4 player!
There is open source software to perform almost every task for video conversion. But if you are one of these windows users who are looking for an All-in-One video converting tool with easy-to-use graphical interface, Any Video Converter provides just that, allowing you to effortlessly convert video files between every format, for FREE!"
http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/
Use the "Customized AVI Movie" from the drop down menu in the upper right corner, in "Video Options" (lower right corner, under the player, choose "Video Codec XVID (same as DIVX)" and "Video Size Original" This will keep the resolution for the file you are converting the same, so if it is 740 X 480 the DIVX will stay that size.
The extension for the converted file will be "avi," which is supposed to play as DIVX without any problems. I am not sure about that, so I change the file extension from AVI to DIVX, using the free A.F.5 Rename your files. "Use various easy-to-use functions to rename hundreds of files in a few seconds." Web site http://www.fauland.com/af5.htm
For more information about DIVX: http://www.divx.com
I use Nero to burn the files to DVD and I am sure that most DVD burning software will do the same. It is important to rember that the DIVX files are actually data files, so make sure you are burning a Data DVD AND NOT a video DVD.
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Poster: | Rapakiwi | Date: | Mar 12, 2008 4:04pm |
Forum: | movies | Subject: | Re: 'How to' on converting archive movies to DVD |
This post was modified by Rapakiwi on 2008-03-12 23:04:14