Luminous Landscape Forum

Site & Board Matters => Luminous Landscape Video => Topic started by: TomN on May 23, 2007, 01:50:18 pm

Title: mp4 to DVD converter
Post by: TomN on May 23, 2007, 01:50:18 pm

Hi,

I'm just wondering if anyone has a suggestion for a free piece of software that would convert the mp4 video downloads to something like mpg or avi that I could burn onto a DVD. I use Nero 6 "Express Vision"? to burn DVD's and it doesn't recognize the mp4 file format.

Title: mp4 to DVD converter
Post by: Alter Nereus on May 24, 2007, 11:45:11 am

Quote

Hi,

I'm just wondering if anyone has a suggestion for a free piece of software that would convert the mp4 video downloads to something like mpg or avi that I could burn onto a DVD. I use Nero 6 "Express Vision"? to burn DVD's and it doesn't recognize the mp4 file format.
[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=119219\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]

Have you up to date with your updates? I have no problems backing them up to DVD.

Title: mp4 to DVD converter
Post by: reyn_two on May 24, 2007, 01:40:04 pm

Quote

Hi,

I'm just wondering if anyone has a suggestion for a free piece of software that would convert the mp4 video downloads to something like mpg or avi that I could burn onto a DVD. I use Nero 6 "Express Vision"? to burn DVD's and it doesn't recognize the mp4 file format.
[{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a] (http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=119219\")

Try [a href=\"http://www.dvdflick.net/]dvdflick[/url]
works ok for me.
Frank

Title: mp4 to DVD converter
Post by: DarkPenguin on May 28, 2007, 04:58:08 pm

Quote

Try dvdflick (http://www.dvdflick.net/)
works ok for me.
Frank
[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=119413\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]

That worked like not at all.  (Well, it hosed the audio.)  What settings did you use?

Title: mp4 to DVD converter
Post by: KeithR on May 28, 2007, 05:37:40 pm

DP,
What happened to the SW from AoA - DVD Creator (http://www.aoamedia.com/) that you mentioned in a similar post from April? Your reply about using it for burning a dvd from a download from LL(I'm assuming the LR tutorial)
"Worked peachy. Haven't tried it in my dvd player yet but works fine on the PC.
Roxio choked completely." I have not tried it yet, but it supposedly would work with .mov files(the LR tutorial) and .mp4 files(LLVJ#16)in burning DVD's. Is this not the case?

Quote

That worked like not at all.  (Well, it hosed the audio.)  What settings did you use?
[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=120022\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]

Title: mp4 to DVD converter
Post by: DarkPenguin on May 28, 2007, 05:59:49 pm

I was using the demo of that.  In the meantime this piece of free software was mentioned.  If it works I much prefer free.  If it doesn't work I'll likely buy the other stuff.  (It worked fine.)

Title: mp4 to DVD converter
Post by: KeithR on May 28, 2007, 06:23:30 pm

So I take it that the AoA (http://www.aoamedia.com/) sw worked(by virtue of the April post) and that the freewear of the later posts didn't work? Is this correct? If so, isn't this a perfect example of "you get what you pay for"?  

Quote

I was using the demo of that.  In the meantime this piece of free software was mentioned.  If it works I much prefer free.  If it doesn't work I'll likely buy the other stuff.  (It worked fine.)
[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=120029\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]

Title: mp4 to DVD converter
Post by: DarkPenguin on May 28, 2007, 09:19:14 pm

Yep.  I'm going to try it again on all the defaults.  (I wanted a DL disk.)  If that doesn't work than I think a sale will be made.

Title: mp4 to DVD converter
Post by: KeithR on May 29, 2007, 09:55:48 am

Quote

Yep.  I'm going to try it again on all the defaults.  (I wanted a DL disk.)  If that doesn't work than I think a sale will be made.
[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=120054\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]

Let us know how it goes!

Title: mp4 to DVD converter
Post by: reyn_two on May 29, 2007, 12:13:43 pm

I have to eat a bit of crow here    , I tried DvdFlick on the demonstation file sample file (http://luminous-landscape.com/video_journal/downloads.shtml)
and it worked fine, thinking that the LLV vol 16 files would be the same I recommended it's use. I have now downloaded vol16 and I get the same audio error as DP.
I'm not giving up just yet I have left a bug report on the dvdflick forum and have split 4 meg off the intro file to test. Sorry for the erroneous report but I will let you know if I get a response.
To Chris - have the file formats changed between the sample and the latest LLJ?
Also the mp4 seem to be at 18 FPS is that a standard setting?

Frank

Title: mp4 to DVD converter
Post by: John.Murray on May 29, 2007, 04:14:34 pm

Keith:

I haven't found a single free app (yet) that:

1) Converts source .mov or .mp4 content to .mp2
2) Creates the directory structure, directory and binary content files required by the DVD format

Of course there *are * free utilities that will do each individual step, in particular I found the file format conversion part of the process to be extremely variable in quality.  AoA seems to do a good job on both, and of course, is very easy to use.

  -john

Title: mp4 to DVD converter
Post by: Christopher Sanderson on May 30, 2007, 10:16:57 am

Quote

To Chris - have the file formats changed between the sample and the latest LLJ?
Also the mp4 seem to be at 18 FPS is that a standard setting?[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=120124\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]

Yes, you are correct. Based on user feedback, I have changed settings several times since we started providing download video. I have settled so far ...  subject to improvement at any time    ... on MP4 files at 1100/1200kbs, 640 x 360, 24fps

CS

Title: mp4 to DVD converter
Post by: nicb1977 on July 15, 2008, 12:02:59 pm

You also can try to use VideoCharge (http://www.videocharge.com/) for it.