*.mov to dvd movie?

Todd · External Since: Oct 18, 2009 Posts: 2

Hi All,

I have some video stuff I have been working with. I
have it in *.mov format (Video- H.264 + AAC (TS)).
The file plays fine in VLC.

Now how do I get the thing on to a DVD so that it
will play on my TV through my home DVD player?

I have tried burning it as an iso and writing it
as a data file. No joy. What am I missing?

Many thanks,
-T

Markus Kossmann · External Since: Jan 20, 2007 Posts: 22

Todd wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I have some video stuff I have been working with. I
> have it in *.mov format (Video- H.264 + AAC (TS)).
> The file plays fine in VLC.
>
> Now how do I get the thing on to a DVD so that it
> will play on my TV through my home DVD player?
>
> I have tried burning it as an iso and writing it
> as a data file. No joy. What am I missing?
Standard DVD uses MPEG2 instead of H264 as compression method and it also
expects a certain directory structure on the DVD

bb · External Since: Jan 09, 2009 Posts: 16

On 2009-10-19 02:24, Todd wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have some video stuff I have been working with. I
> have it in *.mov format (Video- H.264 + AAC (TS)).
> The file plays fine in VLC.
>
> Now how do I get the thing on to a DVD so that it
> will play on my TV through my home DVD player?
>
> I have tried burning it as an iso and writing it
> as a data file. No joy. What am I missing?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T

Try Kino and import your videos, then edit and export as
a DVD.

I use HandBrake, kino and k3b for all my DVD stuff, and get
good results with everything.

/bb

Robert Riches · External Since: Oct 20, 2009 Posts: 1

On 2009-10-19, Todd <todd RemoveThis @invalid.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have some video stuff I have been working with. I
> have it in *.mov format (Video- H.264 + AAC (TS)).
> The file plays fine in VLC.
>
> Now how do I get the thing on to a DVD so that it
> will play on my TV through my home DVD player?
>
> I have tried burning it as an iso and writing it
> as a data file. No joy. What am I missing?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T

The following are my notes to myself about making a DVD that
played just fine in a home DVD player. In this case, the input
file was "fred.asf".

ffmpeg -i fred.asf -y -target ntsc-dvd -threads 2 -mbd rd -trellis 2 -cmp 2 -subcmp 2 -pass 1/2 fred-final.mpg
dvdauthor --title -o fred_dvd -f fred-final.mpg
dvdauthor -o fred_dvd -T
growisofs -Z /dev/cdwriter=ziso

The first command might need to be different, depending on your
input format.

Good luck.

--
Robert Riches
spamtrap42 RemoveThis @verizon.net
(Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)

Todd · External Since: Oct 18, 2009 Posts: 2

Todd wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have some video stuff I have been working with. I
> have it in *.mov format (Video- H.264 + AAC (TS)).
> The file plays fine in VLC.
>
> Now how do I get the thing on to a DVD so that it
> will play on my TV through my home DVD player?
>
> I have tried burning it as an iso and writing it
> as a data file. No joy. What am I missing?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T

Hi Markus, bb, and Robert,

Thank you for all the tips!

-T

ArameFarpado · External Since: Apr 14, 2006 Posts: 192

Em Segunda 19 Outubro 2009 01:24, Todd escreveu:

> Hi All,
>
> I have some video stuff I have been working with. I
> have it in *.mov format (Video- H.264 + AAC (TS)).
> The file plays fine in VLC.
>
> Now how do I get the thing on to a DVD so that it
> will play on my TV through my home DVD player?
>
> I have tried burning it as an iso and writing it
> as a data file. No joy. What am I missing?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T

try devede

Philip · External Since: Jan 19, 2009 Posts: 17

Todd wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have some video stuff I have been working with. I
> have it in *.mov format (Video- H.264 + AAC (TS)).
> The file plays fine in VLC.
>
> Now how do I get the thing on to a DVD so that it
> will play on my TV through my home DVD player?
>
> I have tried burning it as an iso and writing it
> as a data file. No joy. What am I missing?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T

I use mencoder from mplayer web site. It comes with most Linux distributions

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/

Here is my typical recipe

aspect="4/3" # change to "16/9" for wide screen
vbrate=5000 # for really high quality, cut down to 700 for web quality

mencoder oac lavc -af lavcresample=48000 \
-ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd -vf
scale=720:480,expand=:::::${aspect},harddup -srate 48000 -lavcopts \

vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=6000:vbitrate=${vbrate}:keyint=18:trell:mbd=2:precmp=2:subcmp=2:cmp=2:dia=-10:predia=-10:cbp:mv0:vqmin=1:lmin=1:dc=10:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192:aspect=${aspect}
\
-ofps 30000/1001 -o ${outfile} ${infile}

AZ Nomad · External Since: Jan 09, 2009 Posts: 20

On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:35:13 -0800, Philip <none.TakeThisOut@nospam.net> wrote:
>Todd wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have some video stuff I have been working with. I
>> have it in *.mov format (Video- H.264 + AAC (TS)).
>> The file plays fine in VLC.
>>
>> Now how do I get the thing on to a DVD so that it
>> will play on my TV through my home DVD player?
>>
>> I have tried burning it as an iso and writing it
>> as a data file. No joy. What am I missing?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T

>I use mencoder from mplayer web site. It comes with most Linux distributions

>http://www.mplayerhq.hu/

The results of decoding and then reencoding to dvd are usually pretty
awful.

Philip · External Since: Jan 19, 2009 Posts: 17

AZ Nomad wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:35:13 -0800, Philip <none DeleteThis @nospam.net> wrote:
>> Todd wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I have some video stuff I have been working with. I
>>> have it in *.mov format (Video- H.264 + AAC (TS)).
>>> The file plays fine in VLC.
>>>
>>> Now how do I get the thing on to a DVD so that it
>>> will play on my TV through my home DVD player?
>>>
>>> I have tried burning it as an iso and writing it
>>> as a data file. No joy. What am I missing?
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>> -T
>
>> I use mencoder from mplayer web site. It comes with most Linux distributions
>
>> http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
>
> The results of decoding and then reencoding to dvd are usually pretty
> awful.

Well GIGO applies here. Trying to get a small cellcam to look good on a
DVD is nigh impossible. However, with good input, mencoder can do a
great job of cleaning it up if you know how to tweak the video transforms.

AZ Nomad · External Since: Jan 09, 2009 Posts: 20

On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:46:37 -0800, Philip <none.RemoveThis@nospam.net> wrote:
>AZ Nomad wrote:
>> On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:35:13 -0800, Philip <none.RemoveThis@nospam.net> wrote:
>>> Todd wrote:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I have some video stuff I have been working with. I
>>>> have it in *.mov format (Video- H.264 + AAC (TS)).
>>>> The file plays fine in VLC.
>>>>
>>>> Now how do I get the thing on to a DVD so that it
>>>> will play on my TV through my home DVD player?
>>>>
>>>> I have tried burning it as an iso and writing it
>>>> as a data file. No joy. What am I missing?
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks,
>>>> -T
>>
>>> I use mencoder from mplayer web site. It comes with most Linux distributions
>>
>>> http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
>>
>> The results of decoding and then reencoding to dvd are usually pretty
>> awful.

>Well GIGO applies here. Trying to get a small cellcam to look good on a
>DVD is nigh impossible. However, with good input, mencoder can do a
>great job of cleaning it up if you know how to tweak the video transforms.

That's not my experience. The avi can look just fine, but when
reencoded to a DVD look like absolute rubbish. What, pray tell, do
you tweak to get a reasonably looking DVD?

Philip · External Since: Jan 19, 2009 Posts: 17

AZ Nomad wrote:
> On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:46:37 -0800, Philip <none.RemoveThis@nospam.net> wrote:
>> AZ Nomad wrote:
>>> On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:35:13 -0800, Philip <none.RemoveThis@nospam.net> wrote:
>>>> Todd wrote:
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have some video stuff I have been working with. I
>>>>> have it in *.mov format (Video- H.264 + AAC (TS)).
>>>>> The file plays fine in VLC.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now how do I get the thing on to a DVD so that it
>>>>> will play on my TV through my home DVD player?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have tried burning it as an iso and writing it
>>>>> as a data file. No joy. What am I missing?
>>>>>
>>>>> Many thanks,
>>>>> -T
>>>> I use mencoder from mplayer web site. It comes with most Linux distributions
>>>> http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
>>> The results of decoding and then reencoding to dvd are usually pretty
>>> awful.
>
>> Well GIGO applies here. Trying to get a small cellcam to look good on a
>> DVD is nigh impossible. However, with good input, mencoder can do a
>> great job of cleaning it up if you know how to tweak the video transforms.
>
> That's not my experience. The avi can look just fine, but when
> reencoded to a DVD look like absolute rubbish. What, pray tell, do
> you tweak to get a reasonably looking DVD?
The avi is a pretty raw format, no compression. Mpeg 2 has a fair amount
of compression. Unless you set up the compression variables, you can
easily create garbage, as you have pointed out. I have found the minimal
mencoder settings do have issues when converting avi and some mov files
which are played back on quicktime or WMP.

The mencoder recipe I posted earlier is one I have used with a lot of
success. The keyint=18 and harddup settings help the most. Having a
smaller key frame interval (keyint) seems to be the key. Otherwise, the
mpeg rendered from the avi breaks up and freezes.