Re: Output mpeg3 (Xvid?) to DV? What about DVD? Codec Hell


RS wrote:
> Justin wrote:
> > RS wrote:
> >
> >>Justin wrote:
> >>
> >>>A co-worker missed an episode of Lost - the first one and they won't
> >>>reply it for a long, long time. So I downloadedit. When I play the
> >>>downloaded AVI video on Linux it says its mpeg3, then Windows IDs the
> >>>video as type xvid. I downloaded the xvid codec and all I see are
> >>>random vertical lines on Windows - but on Linux its fine. I tried
> >>>burning it to DVD and the video quality ended up all jerky, as if the
> >>>frame rate was low. My Canon ZR-85 has video input capabilities, via
> >>>the Firewire port. I've done it before using DVIO.exe and Windows
> >>>Movie Maker. I tried using Windows Movie Maker but it crashes. Big
> >>>surprise -I know. DVIO only takes files of type raw AVI. I can't
> >>>convert because Virtualdub will not open the xvid file.
> >>>What can I use to convert this file to raw AVI? I know it would take
> >>>alot of space but I have ample room on the drive.
> >>>Any other suggestions on either getting this thing to tape, or DVD on a
> >>>somewhat respectable form? I was going to record the video camera's
> >>>tape to my VHS VCR and let the guy have it that way. He's not that
> >>>sophisticated so I dunno.
> >>>
> >>>On another note, I wish people would stop using these alien codecs.
> >>>This is worse than dependency hell onLinux. Codec hell.
> >>>
> >>
> >>Try the free videolan player.
> >>
> >>Are you trying to play that Xvid file on a windows maching by double
> >>clicking the file? I often have no joy doing that myself by then it
> >>plays fine if I do a file/open.
> >>
> >>Still, get the videolan player, lots less hassle. Its a quick D/L. No
> >>spy or adware. Crisp and clean.
> >>
> >>Xvid seems the most common codec for torrent d/l's of stuff. Its a good
> >>codec. A hour can be compressed into about 500Meg or so with very high
> >>quality.
> >
> >
> > I'll check it out.
> > As for xvid... ugh. I can understand Divx, and you can do the same
> > thing with divx - one hour at about 400 megs. But IRC'ers seem to have
> > a fetish for xvid so I better figure out a wat to deal with it. I
> > don't do p2p.
> > But I not only want to play it, I want to burn it to DVD so I can give
> > it to somebody else and he can play it in his DVD player. He doesn't
> > know codecs from his ass.
> >
>
> I believe tmpgenc express will convert from xvid to mpg and you can then
> author those mpg's to a dvd without hassle.
>
> http://www.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/te3xp_feature.html

I tried. Whatever this thing is, its an oddball version of xvid.

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