how to convert 'avi' files to 'mpeg'

[gordita]

i got some sopranos second season avi files which I wud like to burn to vcd's.

now, using easy cd creator platinum v5.0, I can burn mpeg files to VCD's which cud also be burnt menu-based.

the only problem is, the files are in .avi format.

so my query is, how do i convert these files into mpeg ?

thank u

 

[Southpaw]

Megapeg

a little shareware program called AVI2VCD
AVI2VCD

Southpaw

 

[greenpoint]

The best one is TMPGEnc 12a at http://www.jamsoft.com/tmpgenc/ and it IS free.
The TMPGEnc 12h is out (today), but the mpeg2 is valid only 30 days (but solutions exist to get other 30 days don't ask me where to search )
You can do ANY mpeg formats, VCDs SVCDs PAL, NTSC ...
And, you can use AVISynth to create MPEGs directly from Premiere 6.0 with TMPGEnc.
Only with Premiere 6.0, but not with Ulead Media Studio Pro 5 or 6.

VCD is MPEG1, SVCD is MPEG2 with higher resolution, but you can't burn SVCD with Eeasy CD Creator. Use Nero 5.5 for SVCD.

greenpoint

 

[arod324]

Can you convert *.asf files to .mpeg1?

Right now I'm trying to convert an asf file to an mpeg one file with the TMPG program, but it is constantly freezing one me.
I just tried an .avi file, and it is currently working, but the asf files still aren't working.
[edit]Another thing, what is the conversion rate supposed to be.... meaning how much bigger should a VCD file be from the same AVI file, because I just converted an avi to a vcd, and it is about 3 times the size.[/edit]

Another thing, I just tried using nero to burn the vcd file to a vcd disk, but it said something about compatibility problems with vcd2.

 

[Einz]

www.doom9.org
best video editing programs and tools site that i've found.

 

[arod324]

Bump

 

[greenpoint]

Try Virtual Dub