Feature request for a future version of AVI2ISO

[mr.webb]

With this latest version of AVI2ISO you have left other similar programs far behind. Your program is now well-known and considered by most of us to be the best. We are all most grateful for your efforts.

A request for a feature:

In the past we always used to burn and store our movies on DVDs, and so they had to fit 4.3Gigs. However, increasingly, many people choose to store their movies on a Hard Drive and so the actual size of the finished conversion is not as important as the overall quality.

Since the overall quality is governed mostly by the average bitrate, it would be useful to be able to adjust the value AVG Bitrate rather than adjust the DVD (MB) value. The final size would then automatically adjust to the new Bitrate and not be confined to a particular size. 

If this could be done in some future version of this wonderful program it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

[Delta]

thanks for using avi2iso

I think that feature of being able to change AVG Bitrate is already implemented

AVG Bitrate is editable, but only with more than 1 pass

[mr.webb]

I'm sorry. I did not explain myself well enough.

Yes, the average bitrate can be changed, but the finished size of the files remains constant (I assume) at whatever size DVD (MB) is selected since there are no values between 4400 and 8100 that can be selected.

For example: If a three hour movie is encoded at an average bitrate of say 2500 to fit 4100 Gig, the quality will be fairly poor.  If the average bitrate is altered to say 4500 but the size stays at 4100 Gig, quality will be lost.

If, however, the bitrate is adjusted to 4500 and the size of the resultant files is allowed to increase to say 5500 gig, quality will be improved.

Does this help?

Many thanks for your time.

[Delta]

I'm sorry. I did not explain myself well enough.

Yes, the average bitrate can be changed, but the finished size of the files remains constant (I assume) at whatever size DVD (MB) is selected since there are no values between 4400 and 8100 that can be selected.

For example: If a three hour movie is encoded at an average bitrate of say 2500 to fit 4100 Gig, the quality will be fairly poor.  If the average bitrate is altered to say 4500 but the size stays at 4100 Gig, quality will be lost.

If, however, the bitrate is adjusted to 4500 and the size of the resultant files is allowed to increase to say 5500 gig, quality will be improved.

Does this help?

Many thanks for your time.

That did help but still is very strange,  pherhaps it is a bug Because DVD Size is also editable

you can put a different value ( other than those from the dropdown list )...see image bellow

put 4500 and hit enter, because it is full editable

that should recalculate AVG Bitrate, which can also be changed after the new calculation

AVG Bitrate changes whenever you :

- change DVD Size in combobox, or editing and hitting Enter
- change Audio Bitrate
- change DVD Region
- select/ unselect audio tracks ( only in multi-tracks sources )

Hover your mouse over the controls and you will get a Blue Tooltip, it will inform you which controls are editable

Be aware that :

- excessive bitrate can give authoring errors, or playback problems

for example, Muxman ( a well known authoring tool ) is very sensitive in that matter
Old standalone DVD players with low buffer can't handle very high bitrates

[mr.webb]

Ah, yes. Now I understand.

Thank you for your explanation and your patience

Regards
John