DVD Creator for Mac
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- Jaline
I have Toast, which just recently has been giving me "hardware" error messages even though my drive seem to be fine. So then I got Xilisoft's DVD Creator, which does the conversion (from .avi to dvd files) and the burning but the audio is out of the sync with the movie (and this is NOT the case in the file itself - only when I burn it).
So I'm looking for another program suggestion. Or help for the issues above.
Thanks.
- fooler0
i have used mac the ripper with Roxio Popcorn with pretty good results
- ninjasavant0
I use iDVD for quick and dirty dvds. DVD Studio Pro when I want to get all fancified.
- Jaline0
I haven't even tried iDVD yet. Thanks.
- PonyBoy0
*y4wn
- PonyBoy0
i... can't...
... help it...
...
- Jaline0
Hmm...so it turns out it WAS probably the file I was using for the out-of-sync issues. It was fine when I played it on the computer but the audio is separated and then goes out of sync when the DVD is created. Toast still tells me I have a "hardware error" though, so I'm using Xilisoft and iDVD for now.
- Jaline0
No, wait.
I changed my mind again.
Would there be audio sync issues when using NTSC encoding instead of PAL? Because I just discovered that they have different frame rates, and I usually didn't have a problem with audio syncing when using Toast, which has its default encoding set at PAL. Nearly all of the other DVD programs I have used have their default encoding set at NTSC. I changed it to PAL....hope this works. I really can't find any good solutions regarding audio and video syncing for a Mac yet.
I'm also going to try Moviegate and see if that solves the problem. It has worked for some people b/c it doesn't use its own codecs unless you specify something (and these codecs are what usually result in syncing issues).
- chossy0
yes it will be out of sync, what are you doing and do you need it to be a DVD........
- Jaline0
I am making .avi files into DVD files (with the video_ts and audio_ts folders), and then burning onto a DVD.
- Daro0
I use iMovie and iDVD to burn small photo presentations for clients, works great. Sometimes I need to make dups of said dvds then I use Toast to make an image file of the original dvd and then burn that file. I lower the write speed in toast 'cause otherwise I'll get the hardware error.
- Jaline0
I lower the write speed in toast 'cause otherwise I'll get the hardware error.
Daro
(Oct 19 07, 13:52)Hmm...I should try lowering.
- acescence0
i've used ffmpegx for this with good results
- Jaline0
Okay, so changing the encoding method definitely didn't work.
I'm going back to Toast, and I will change the write speed to 2x.
I hope this works...
- Jaline0
This is really pissing me off. I can't keep wasting DVDs and burning over and over again to check if everything is in sync.
Toast is worse than anything. The picture is never 100% clear like it is with other DVD burners.
Basically, I want a burner that will not separate the audio and video files while burning.
- acescence0
convert it to an ISO file instead of burning it to a DVD. if the ISO works and plays ok, the DVD will likely work and play ok once you burn the ISO to it
- Jaline0
alright, here goes
- ninjasavant0
Unfortunately the software will have to separate the audio and video, thats the way DVDs are structured.
- anayafx0
definitely try lowering the write speed.. also, stay away from avi's! They've given nothing but problems in the past....
I would say export from imovie to a quicktime movie file and then burn to dvd-video with toast...
most of those burning tools dont like burning video_ts folders (they create a data disc not dvd-video)
but if you go straight from a video file... they usually burn great with toast.
note* preffered video codec for best results: motion jpeg A
highest quality.
- Jaline0
Thanks for the info :)
- chossy0
should you not be in bed asleep jalinus maximus?......