FAVC is a GUI that enables you to easily make DVDs from video files. It takes one, or more, video files and produces a dvd folder ready to be burned to a dvd disc that should play in any regular dvd player. FAVC uses several pieces of free software to accomplish its task.


Features:
Input video files and obtain a DVD folder ready to be burned to a DVD disc.
Automatic file recognition and analysis.
Automatically assigns correct bitrate based on disc size chosen.
Easy chapter creation.
AC3 Retention.
Uses Muxman (Via BatchMux) for DVD Authoring.
Automated Menu Generation for up to 8 Titles. 


Two requirements:
1) Must have Avisynth v2.56a, or later, installed. (2.57 Recommended.)

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/avisynth2/Avisynth_257.exe?use_mirror=dfn

2) Must have the .NET framework Version 2 installed.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en


Instructions:
Open FAVC. Choose your video files, configure the options and then click the generate button. Whilst processing, tasks will run on the task bar and can be watched. The main task is video encoding, which is done by QuEnc 0.72 or HC 0.22.0.0. When everything is done you will have a dvd folder in the required directory.


Bugs:
Send them to pikepikepikepike@gmail.com


History:

19/06/08 FAVC 1.07 released with
i) Updated Aften, DGPulldown, HC, ImgBurn, MediaInfo, Mencoder, MKVToolnix, Muxman, twoLame and FFMpegSource
ii) Improved HC Predictive Quantization Algorithm
iii) Added support for mpg/vob files


11/01/08 FAVC 1.06 released with
i) Updated MediaInfo
ii) Fixed HC speed button
iii) Fixed plugin loading for FFmpegSource
iv) Improved HC Predictive Quantization Algorithm

17/12/07 FAVC 1.05 released with
i) Updated HC, Wavi, MediaInfo
ii) Improved HC Predictive Quantization Algorithm
iii) A donate button (Christmas is coming and Mrs_Odwin wants lots of presents)
iv) Incorporation of FFmpegSource

09/08/07 FAVC 1.04 released with
i) Vista Compatibility Fixed
ii) Improved HC Predictive Quantization Algorithm
iii) Minor GUI Fixes

03/08/07 FAVC 1.03 released with
i) New HC encoding mode - Quant Prediction by 2% samples

20/07/07 FAVC 1.02 released with
i) Updated twolame & Mediainfo
ii) Small Code Clean
iii) Added a shut down option
iv) Replaced bepipe with wavi
v) Tweaked Audio handling

27/06/07 FAVC 1.01 released with
i) Simple menu preview
ii) A fix for ac3 retention with mkv
iii) A fix for chapter creation
iv) Some slight (mostly not noticeable) menu improvements

13/06/07 FAVC 1.00 released with
i) Automated Menu Generation for up to 8 Titles

21/05/07 FAVC 0.95 released with
i) Updated Mediainfo & BatchMux
ii) Added support for mp4/ogm/mkv files
iii) An option to edit script/batch files before the encode
iv) Bug Fixes

11/05/07 FAVC 0.94 released with
i) A Trimmed download package
ii) Updated ImgBurn, Mediainfo, Aften, Muxman, HC and SubtitleCreator
iii) Selectable Maximum Bitrate
iV) Audio normalization option
v) Several other bugs fixed
vi) A 64 bit package 

13/03/07 - FAVC v0.93 released with
i) Subtitle support (srt format -> both soft and hard)
ii) MediaInfo, Imgburn, HC & Muxman updated to latest versions
iii) Presets account for single cores
iV) Custom Working Folder location

09/02/07 - FAVC v0.92 released with
i) A bugfix for non-English decimalisation
ii) Number of titles and chapters generated now respects DVD Specifications
iii) BatchMux ini file now used instead of a long command line
iv) Aften & QuEnc updated to latest versions

02/02/07 - FAVC v0.91 released with a bugfix for PAL->NTSC conversions.

13/01/07 - FAVC v0.90 released with better multicore support (m2v merging is now done in the authoring step), added support for HC encoding, and fixing a few bugs.

01/01/07 - FAVC v0.80 released adding:
i) Audio Encoding Options including AC3 via Aften and mp2 via twoLame
ii) General overhaul of GUI and clean up of resulting code
iii) Advanced Scripting options so that user may take more control
iv) Option of VCD resolution and removed option of SVCD resolution
v) Muxman DVD authoring via BatchMux
vi) Display Aspect Ratio support to resize operation
vii) Notice given if FAVC is unable to open a particular file

02/09/06 - FAVC v0.70 released incorporating support for MultiCoreEnc.

21/08/06 - FAVC v0.60 released incorporating provisional support for mov, asf, wmv and avs files.

11/08/06 - FAVC v0.51 released incorporating TV overscan and the ability to burn a dvd without first creating an iso. (Thanks to ImgBurn's great new features.)

25/06/06 - FAVC v0.5.0.0 released incorporating additional DVD resolutions and the ability to retain AC3 audio when requested.

08/06/06 - FAVC v0.4.0.0 released with all sources changed to AVISource, Avisynth version required is now v2.57 Alpha 3, altered behaviour of dvdauthor, use of QuEnc 0.70, use of Imago-MPEG-Muxer as muxer and batch files track progress with comments.

06/04/06 - Custom resizer avsi added to maintain true aspect ratio. Fixed handling of multichannel audio by introducing downmixing to stereo via avisynth.

23/03/06 - FAVC v0.3.0.0 released with added config file, additional video encoding options and the option of leaving temporary files undeleted.

02/02/06 - FAVC v0.2.0.0 released with added vdr support.

01/02/06 - FAVC v0.1.0.0 released.