making a dvd

elvir · Dec 25, 2006, 07:53 PM

hay so this is my problem my friend made a movie and send it to me on my computer so i can burn it to a dvd so i tried with that nero 6 you know but the problem is that the file was just to big so is there anyway to make the file smaller so i can put it down to a dvd

josh2thad · Dec 25, 2006, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by elvir

hay so this is my problem my friend made a movie and send it to me on my computer so i can burn it to a dvd so i tried with that nero 6 you know but the problem is that the file was just to big so is there anyway to make the file smaller so i can put it down to a dvd

Yes you can use a program called WINAVI and convert it to standard dvd file type.

What file type is this movie, .vob, avi, xvid?..etc?

elvir · Dec 26, 2006, 01:54 AM

its a avi file so with that winavi i can make this video smaller so i can put it on a dvd?

Maddogg6 · Dec 26, 2006, 03:09 AM

OR use something like Virtualdub (freeware http://www.virtualdub.org/)- and split it onto 2 files and 2 DVD's .. ??
I would prefer this than lowering video quality to fit onto 1 DVD...

Necrosis · Dec 26, 2006, 04:47 AM

How big is the file, and did your friend encode it?

elvir · Dec 26, 2006, 05:19 AM

well the file is 691mb and i dont know what he used to encode it ive got dvd shrink does that work and if so i dont know how to use that either when i go to browse the files dont pop up

Maddogg6 · Dec 26, 2006, 06:15 AM

A good reference is doom9.org and vcdhelp.com

They have some pretty good and detailed info and guides to do such tasks, as its not as trivial as it may seem.
Recalculating bitrates
Depends on current video codec used
Screen resolution and framerate conversions to ensure DVD standards conformance.
etc etc...

Now - if your simply trying to 'archive' an AVI to free up HDD - don't make a 'video dvd' - and instead make a 'data dvd' - or even a 700MB data CD.

Jeremy of Many · Jan 27, 2007, 08:56 AM

Use ConvertXToDVD to encode the AVI to DVD. Or open it in VirtualDub, frameserve it to, for example, TMPGEnc, encode to MPEG-2 at a bitrate that would fit it on a 700 MB CD as SVCD compliant. Burn with Nero Lite Micro.

Dec 25, 2006, 07:53 PM	#1
elvir DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	making a dvd hay so this is my problem my friend made a movie and send it to me on my computer so i can burn it to a dvd so i tried with that nero 6 you know but the problem is that the file was just to big so is there anyway to make the file smaller so i can put it down to a dvd

Jan 27, 2007, 08:56 AM	#8
Jeremy of Many DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 42 Rep Power: 0	Use ConvertXToDVD to encode the AVI to DVD. Or open it in VirtualDub, frameserve it to, for example, TMPGEnc, encode to MPEG-2 at a bitrate that would fit it on a 700 MB CD as SVCD compliant. Burn with Nero Lite Micro. __________________ [b]Antec P180 \| OCZ PowerStream 520W \| DFI LanParty NF4 Ultra-D \| AMD X2 3800+ @ 2.4 GHz \| 160GBx2 + 500GB Seagate SATA2 NCQ 8MB & 32MB \| 2GB OCZ PC3200 DC (2.5-3-2-5) \| GeForce 6800GS 256MB \| Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 \| Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse \| Standard M$ 101/102 Keyboard \| Windows XP Pro SP2

Dec 26, 2006, 01:54 AM	Thread Starter #3
elvir DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	its a avi file so with that winavi i can make this video smaller so i can put it on a dvd?

Dec 26, 2006, 03:09 AM	#4
Maddogg6 Tail Razer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bernyurass, AZ - USA Posts: 4,027 Rep Power: 0	OR use something like Virtualdub (freeware http://www.virtualdub.org/)- and split it onto 2 files and 2 DVD's .. ?? I would prefer this than lowering video quality to fit onto 1 DVD...

Dec 26, 2006, 04:47 AM	#5
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	How big is the file, and did your friend encode it?

Dec 26, 2006, 05:19 AM	Thread Starter #6
elvir DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	well the file is 691mb and i dont know what he used to encode it ive got dvd shrink does that work and if so i dont know how to use that either when i go to browse the files dont pop up

Dec 26, 2006, 06:15 AM	#7
Maddogg6 Tail Razer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bernyurass, AZ - USA Posts: 4,027 Rep Power: 0	A good reference is doom9.org and vcdhelp.com They have some pretty good and detailed info and guides to do such tasks, as its not as trivial as it may seem. Recalculating bitrates Depends on current video codec used Screen resolution and framerate conversions to ensure DVD standards conformance. etc etc... Now - if your simply trying to 'archive' an AVI to free up HDD - don't make a 'video dvd' - and instead make a 'data dvd' - or even a 700MB data CD.