Author Topic: DVD Santa and Ace Codec Pack (Read 878 times)

Delgado · « **on:** June 25, 2005, 22:29 »

Anyone here ever used DVD Santa for converting and burning DVD Files?

I have been using this prog for a quick conversion of AVI Files, and if I use it with the Ace Mega Codec Pack, it does nothing but crash. However when using it with Kazaalite Codec Pack it works perfectly.

" Then use Kazaalite Codec Pack!" I can hear you say, but the problem then is the finished DVD when played on the PC in Media Player 10 has no sound, although the same DVD played on my TV plays perfectly with sound!!
If I put back Ace Codec Pack on the PC, the same DVD plays also with sound!

Any ideas?

Sandra · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2005, 23:50 »

I have only tried Santa a couple of times and it had a green band at the bottom of the finished DVD for some reason.
Do you know which audio codec its using ?

Maybe you could try this codec pack :

http://packs.matroska.org/

That may work without the dodginess of anything associated with Kazaaaarrrggghhh

Have you got Gspot ?
That wil tell you which codecs you have that are isntalled for the audio and video of your DVD or other AVI file.

Its free from here :

http://www.headbands.com/gspot/

If you run the DVD in it that hasnt got audio on your pc then it may tell you the specific one needed for media player to play it, as its got audio on your dvd player then its the audio codec on your pc thats missing, although media player should really ask to connect to the net and find it by itself :?

Delgado · « **Reply #2 on:** June 27, 2005, 22:00 »

Thanks for advice Sandra.

Ive solved the problem by doing away with DVD Santa, and going back to my old Prog, Main Concept; gives far better results and only takes about 15 minutes longer. Authoring with TMPEGnc, shrinking with DVD Shrink, and burning with Nero.

Sandra · « **Reply #3 on:** June 27, 2005, 22:18 »

If you are converting AVI including DivX, Xvid and even RM files to dvd then try WinAVI Video Converter, its the quickest converter to DVD that I have used so far with no need to reauthor, it even links to your preferred burning prog and burns from the program, although I always play the dvd back from a folder to check its done it ok before burning with Nero.

www.winavi.com