• Convert avi to VCD/DVD/SVCD compatible  mpeg file
• Support .VOB, .asf, .wmv format as input file
• Support DivX, XviD avi format
• Support MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4 video format
• Support MPEG layer1, layer2, layer3 audio format
• Color correction function.
• Support Subtitle, you can add subtitle onto your output movie. (You need to install VobSub software first.)
• "Split function" to cut a big mpeg file into several smaller parts to fit a CD-R capacity
• Support both TV systems: NTSC/PAL
• Input/Output preview
• Two output modes: Stretch to Fit / Lock Aspect Ratio
• High audio quality
• Can output *.m2v and *.mpa for DVD authoring
• Support no sound avi files
• Optimized for Intel Pentium 3 and Pentium 4 processors and AMD Athlon
• Batch Function, Support converting multiple avi files to DVD VCD SVCD MPEG1/2 at the same instance
• Merge/Join function, Support selecting several avi clips from different sources and combine them into one single output.
  

• Software requirements:
  AVI to VCD / DVD 3.X based on Microsoft DirectX technology. Works under all Windows 9x, Me family Operating Systems as well as under WindowsNT 4.0 and Windows 2000, Windows XP. ( for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95 it is necessary to install DirectX 8.1 or later).
• Hardware requirements:
  MMX-enhanced CPU (Intel Pentium MMX, Pentium II, Celeron, Pentium III, AMD K6-2, K-6, Athlon, etc.)
• 32 MB RAM
• Any VGA card

'AVI to VCD / DVD' will encode avi files that fit the following limitations:
Input Video: 'AVI to VCD / DVD' supports any frame rate from 5 to 60 frames per second. If a media file is used that has a lower or higher frame rate than the above, the 'AVI to VCD / DVD' will play back faster or slower than normal. 

Input Audio: 'AVI to VCD / DVD' can supports almost all audio format, include 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz, 16-bit stereo/mono audio. Other audio types include MPEG Layer 1, 2 and 3 are all supported. 'AVI to VCD / DVD' also converts all audio to stereo, if it is not already stereo.

The video codec used should be compatible with DirectShow, in another words, your avi/mpeg file can be played in Microsoft Media Player 8.0 or over.

Note that for best quality, there are preferred values which will not require 'AVI to VCD / DVD' to resize or resample the input to match VCD specifications. The ideal values are (depending on target format)

Note: If you don't know what the parameters of the video file you have are, in explorer, right click on the file once, then select 'Properties', then select the tab 'Details' or 'Summary', depending on the version of Windows.

• Resolution
  If this resolution is not the same as the input files, they will be resized or cropped according to the specification of VCD/DVD/SVCD. Common resolutions include 352x240 for NTSC VCD, 352x288 for PAL VCD, 480x480 for NTSC SVCD, 480x576 for PAL SVCD, 720(704)x480 for NTSC DVD and 720(704)x576 for PAL DVD. (refer to above table)
• Audio
  Output audio format is 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz, 16-bit stereo audio, which compatible with the specification of 'VCD / DVD / SVCD'. If none of the media input files contain audio this will be set to none and no audio is encoded