Preparing sources for Bombono DVD

To have your videos on DVD their format needs to be MPEG2. Therefore, you need to convert files like .AVI, .MOV and .FLV before authoring. Here are several good programs you can use to get ready for authoring with Bombono DVD.

For tech-advanced users, here are full requirements for video files.

Winff

Winff is simple and straightforward GUI wrapper about FFmpeg converter. Converting videos of any type for DVD is very easy. Just add as much videos as you can with Add button, choose DVD for "Convert to ..." field and select one of DVD presets¹ by 3 parameters:

• choose NTSC or PAL for your TV system;
• choose HQ for full resolution (720p width) or half (352p width)
• choose right format 4x3 or 16x9

Ok, now choose where to save results (Output folder) and press Convert button to begin transcoding process. It may vary from seconds to hours, depending on your video file size.

Troubleshooting. If you come across an error like "Unknown encoder mpeg2video" then you have stripped FFmpeg due to legal issues. Usually, a Linux vendor makes two FFmpeg versions, full and stripped. The last one is default, so you need to install full FFmpeg explicitly. For example, installing package ubuntu-restricted-extras on Ubuntu will suffice.

Kdenlive

Kdenlive is nonlinear video editor. Its primary target is not converting videos but it can do this task too:

• add video by Menu -> Project -> Add Clip

• drag the clip from Project Tree to Timeline

• press Render button and choose:

  • DVD for Destination field

  • fill in Output file name

  • choose other settings like Format

  • when ready press Render to File button

Kino

Kino is nonlinear video editor for DV sources only (that a camcorder shoots). To make output from Kino DVD-compatible choose Export -> MPEG -> File Format -> 8 - DVD.

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