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All-In-One DVD Converter. A GUI for several different free video tools. Accepts one, or more, avi video files and produces a ready-to-burn dvd folder (and an iso if required). Output can be either PAL or NTSC and most of the work is automated. Subtitle support(srt, hardcodec and switchable). Very little input is needed and the applications used are optimised for speed. HCEnc, QuEnc is used for encoding.
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Latest version: 1.07 (June 19, 2008) Download sites: Download from author site Windows More information and other downloads: Requires Microsoft's .NET framework v2 and at least v2.57 of Avisynth. Sections/Browse similar tools: All In One DVD Converters, Video Encoders (MPG/DVD) Alert me! when this software has been updated. |
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Updates for v1.07: View entire changelog Updated Aften, DGPulldown, HC, ImgBurn, MediaInfo, Mencoder, MKVToolnix, Muxman, twoLame and FFMpegSource Improved HC Predictive Quantization Algorithm Added support for mpg/vob files Similar tools/Alternative to FAVC: Avi2Dvd, AVI2ISO, AVStoDVD, DIKO, The FilmMachine Sponsored tools: Guides and How to's:
FAVC Video to DVD Guide - Read View all guides with guide description here Tool features, Convert: ASF to DVD, AVC to DVD, AVI to DVD, DivX to DVD, DV to DVD, H264 to DVD, MOV to DVD, MKV to DVD, MP4 to DVD, MPG to DVD, OGM to DVD, VOB to DVD, TS to DVD, WMV to DVD, XviD to DVD
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I had been searching for hours for a true free avi to dvd converter and had nearly given up hope when I fell on to this site and a recommendation for FAVC and gave it a try. Well I am honestly amazed at this little program! It is my first time at doing this after downloading a series of .avi files to watch on my tv. I can recommend it to anyone.If I can use it anyone can.
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Just about flawless execution and a breeze to use. Was a little confused when the build script paused between building the DVD files and creating an ISO, with no indication of what was going on. But the software is great and very simple to configure.
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Excellent software! I recommend this to anyone wanting to convert avi files to DVD's! Easy to use. Good clear easy GUI. But maybe a good guide to using all the features of this software would be even better, appologises if there is and I have missed it! Why pay for software when this is much more stable and has better, quicker results, and pretty simple to use soon as its installed? mcv
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Nice work Mr Odwin, works without problems here(like always), nice to see vob support. keep up the good work
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What are you doing ?! there is a big bug with Config.ini file, it crashes in almost all systems. If that is your config file, try to store in registry instead....is just an idea. Keep the good work, cheers
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I've been using FAVC since version 1.04. 1.06 works very well in Vista. I like QuEnc and have a dual core processor. FAVC will open a copy of QuEnc for each core for each .avi file. My cores are maxed out, which is a good thing. The automatic menu generation does what you need for episodic menu creation. The default background image makes the menu look pretty awful but if you substitute something with a blue background the menu doesn't look so bad(look for Config.ini file in the Documents subfolder of the FAVC install tree.) The only '9' is due to having to select the output and work folders using the Windows Folder Select Shell Dialog, which is tedious. Again you can look in Config.ini and see how to set it manually. A drag & drop handler for these settings would improve the user experience but I can understand the impulse not to fix something that isn't broken. :) The only other issue is bitrate spikes. If you set the desired bitrate to a more reasonable level then ending up with a zero length .ifo file happens rarely. In most cases the Vob set is complete so you can use a tool such as Vob2Mpg to rescue your work and just author manually to get something burnable. The other feature that may be ignored by the new user is the ability to check "Don't Start Batch File" on the Advanced Scripting tab. By doing this you can edit the AviSynth scripts. For example, I often hard sub with idx/sub just by adding a VobSub() line to each .avs script, then manually starting the main batch file. Very nice software that does video encoding in a hurry esp. if you have a multi-core system.
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Looks like a pretty slick tool. Would be nice if there was a bit more documentation. One issue I had was that DV from a digital video camera is interlaced, BFF, and there is no provision to set these flags for the HCenc encoder. FAVC sets these flags to zigzag, which produces lower quality video.
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This tool does it while avi2dvd can"t do jack sh!t.
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This worked great for me! I tried AVI2DVD, but could never get it to work. .NET Framework v2.0 that is required for FAVC is now included in the v3.0 download from Microsoft. I transfer VHS through a Canopus ADVC-100 via firewire and capture to my PC using WinDV. Then I edit with Windows MovieMaker and save as DV-AVI. This then becomes the source for FAVC. The HC encoder worked great. There are some codec problems on my system,so I found it necessary to make a tweak in FAVC. I used the Advanced Scripting tab and ticked: Use DirectShowSource For avi Files Instead of AVISource found under the Plugins and Source box.I don't use the menus that are included with this program. Instead, I like to use TitleWriter with its MakeMenu function which will place a menu into the VIDEO_TS folder. FAVC is really easy to use.
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I just wish you could use Cinema Craft Encoder with it. Then I'd give it a 10.
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I like the program a lot. It is a simple to use front end to some powerful tools. HCEnc is a good quality, relatively fast encoder, and the way it is implemented here makes it simple to get good quality, accurate results. I have had some issues with both this version and the previous producing incomplete DVD structures (All the VOBS are good, but the IFO's are incomplete and/or missing), hence the slightly lower overall score. I have not yet found a pattern to this problem. A strong alternative to the likes of ConvertXtoDVD when quality is paramount.
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Really good stuff. I like this app a lot.
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The source code is now available at: http://download.videohelp.com/favc/
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I love this tool! I use it whenever I want to get one or more avi files onto a dvd. There are lots of options but the author seems to have gone out of his way to keep it simple and intuitive. One of the best features is the strong use of DGPulldown. PAL to NTSC conversions, or NTSC Film to PAL conversions, are great because of this - and the audio is never resampled so it doesn't ever go up or down in pitch. QuEnc and HC encoders are supported, and so are AC3 and mp2 audio. As mentioned below, TV Overscan compensation is magic. Finally you get to see all the stuff at the sides you've been missing out on. Finally, the way that you can modify the generated avisynth scripts in the advanced tab means that you can add denoisers/sharpeners/etc yourself, but then the rest of the process is automated.
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This tool works very well to put an avi onto a DVD, simply but with no frills or whistles and with very good video quality. There's no menu on the DVD, just the AVI. It handled resolution and frame rate changes automatically and with no problems. The only setting that I needed to change was to set QuEnc for it's highest quality and tell it that I had a dual core CPU -- FAVC'll run 2 copies of QuEnc and combine the result :). (I also opened the running QuEnc copies and changed the process priority to low -- which it remembers on subsequent runs -- and lets me use my computer while it's working). For me, there is a bug where it won't execute the 2nd batch file that it creates to do all of the work -- it just pops up a menu saying that everything's running and that I can do something else. If this happens to you, just go to the subdir where it's installed, look for the highest numbered working folder (eg., 'working folder 5') and double click on Title.bat. That'll kick off the rest of the process.
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Solid program that seems to handle PAL>NTSC, Interlaced, etc. well. ONE OF THE ONLY PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT TV OVERSCAN!!!!! (yes, I am shouting!) Some much needed missing functions IMHO: ability to choose AC3 encoding (if other than AC3 source) (on to-do list) ability to NOT run DVDAuthor (just want the .mpv/.mpa/.ac3 files for use in something else) ability to choose VCD resolution (352x240) Homepage? About button?
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Basic functions but worked very well for me with good quality video . It can input an AVI and take it all the way to a DVD if you also have ImgBurn (freeware). There is no built in help with the version .5 that I used but it is so easy to use I did my first project without assistance.
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This tool has come on in leaps and bounds since the first comments were made. It's easy as anything to use and the output is great. Quality settings can be changed and after some initial configuration it is just a sexy one-click application.
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This tool has come on in leaps and bounds since the first comments were made. It's easy as anything to use and the output is great. Quality settings can be changed and after some initial configuration it is just a sexy one-click application.
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New D/L link allows it to be unzipped. Mine crashed at around 80% of conversion, requiring reboot. Nice idea but I would prefer access to settings. No ST support. Choice of encoder would be nice, e.g. CCE Basic, HC.
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The link has been updated to something that can be unzipped. For a self-extracting zip file: http://pike.fireflyinternet.co.uk/favc.exe I've been using this as an alternative to WinAVI Video converter for avi files. Similar output, not quite as fast, but better quality.
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