ConvertXtoDVD 2.2.3 - User Guide and FAQs

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Frequently Asked Questions - ConvertXtoDVD

1. How to create your own personalized DVD menu with ConvertXtoDVD?
   Opening the application the first step is to open Video Preview window. To do so, either go to “Window” and select “Video Preview” or click on the last icon in the bottom right had corner of the application.
   
   Figure 1: Adding files to be converted and burned on to DVD as shown in figure 2 can be done either going to “File” and selecting “Add video file” or using the round green icon (see below).
   
   Figure 2: Clicking on Menu-“My DVD” in figure 3 allows you to see the menu you are making in the preview window.
   
   Figure 3: Click once more and you will be able to give a title to your DVD menu.
   
   Figure 4: After having typed some text and hitting “enter” you will immediately see your text appear in the preview window (*) in figure 4.
   When hitting “enter” after renaming a file or the menu title, the cursor will automatically move down to the following entry.
   To change the file name simply type in the space highlighted in blue and hit enter for the change to be taken into account (1). If the file you want is not highlighted click on the file once and then click on it again.
   To reorder the files in the DVD Menu, click once on any file and use the blue arrow icons on the right to move the file either up or down among the list (2).
   
   Figure 5: Now let’s say you would like change the background of your menu. To do this click on the “+” sign next to “Menu” (1) in figure 5 and some options for you will automatically appear. Click on the arrow pointing downwards next to “Background” (2). Using the browser select the image you would like to use. To change the font, font size, and color of your DVD title and that of the other items listed look to number (3).
   
   Figure 6: And that is all you have to it.
   
   
2. How to add subtitles to your DVD?
   How to add subtitles to your DVD? how to add .SRT or .SSA or .SUB / IDX subtitles to your divx, avi, xvid, mov, wav, mpg, etc file to then convert and burn to DVD.
   
   Once installed open ConvertXtoDVD.
   First add the video file you could like to convert and burn onto DVD. To do this either go to File/Add video file or click on the green button “+”
   
   Figure 1: Now click on the “+” sign next to your film, and you will see a sub-section titled ‘Subtitles’. This sub-section indicates the number of subtitles streams associated with the video file added. If there are any subtitles streams they will appear listed below.
   
   Figure 2: If you had “0” subtitle streams added, you can do either one of two things to add subtitles: Right click on “Subtitle (0 stream)” and click on “Add Subtitle”
   
   Figure 3: Or Remove the film you added to ConvertXtoDVD by clicking on the film and then on the red “-” button.
   
   Figure 4: Now find your subtitle file on your computer and put it in the same folder that your video file is in, and give it the exact same name keeping only the extension.
   Example:
   Folder name : Favorite film
   (with these files in it)
   favorite film.avi
   favorite film.srt
   
   Figure 5: Add the video file again to ConvertXtoDVD and you will now see your subtitle stream as done in Figure 1.
   If you would like to select the subtitle you would like to show up by default when you play your DVD, simply right click on the subtitle file you have added and select “Set as default subtitle”.
   add subtitles
   Notice that now your subtitle file will have little * to next to it, signifying default subtitle. If you do not want this subtitle to be the default subtitle right click again and uncheck “Set as default subtitle” by clicking on the check mark; notice the * disappear.
   One last thing, if you would like to change edit the font or other characteristics of your subtitles simply right click on the subtitle stream and select “Change setting for this subtitle”
   
   Figure 6: Check to see under the “Settings” tab that all is as you wish, and then hit convert.
   A couple of minutes or hours later depending on the size of your video and Voila you are all done!