I have a 4.87Gb video file. how can i fit it on a DVD disk?

antsbro · Oct 30, 2004, 03:50 AM

hello guys, i have recorded alot of video (about 1hr 44mins) and put it onto my computer. The filesize is 4.87Gb. How can i fit it onto a DVD disk?
when ever i try buring it to dvd it says more disk space required.
can u please help me?
thanks.

sorry i didnt use the search.

CDsDontBurn · Oct 30, 2004, 04:06 AM

try a program called DVD Shrink. Unfortunately it is not free.

>GSXR<mrbusa · Oct 30, 2004, 04:17 AM

hello,dvd shrink 3.2 is very free and works great.

http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html

antsbro · Oct 30, 2004, 04:39 AM

will DVD shrink, shrink files that are in am MPEG format or just DVD?

Zardon · Nov 1, 2004, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by antsbro

hello guys, i have recorded alot of video (about 1hr 44mins) and put it onto my computer. The filesize is 4.87Gb. How can i fit it onto a DVD disk?
when ever i try buring it to dvd it says more disk space required.
can u please help me?
thanks.

sorry i didnt use the search.

Ok firstly what format are the files in? im thinking if its raw video (not DVD vobs) you might be looking into a more complex solution to encode the files to VOB/specific size.

pr0digal jenius · Nov 1, 2004, 08:48 PM

yes..if this isn't DVD video, you will have to author the vob files, which requires a DVD authoring program (TMPGEnc, NeroVision, etc)...but...if that si the case..msot of them can compress it for you and automatically adjust it to fit on one disc(by usign comrpession, so a little quality would be lost on a 4.78GB file unless you can go dual layer)

antsbro · Nov 2, 2004, 03:55 AM

ok the file is one long 4.87GB MPEG file.
when i try to make a DVD disk useing Nero 6 i cannot open the MPEG file, cause it searches for .vob .bup and i think .ifo files. How can i convert the MPEG to .vob?

antsbro · Nov 3, 2004, 04:59 AM

woohoo! i found a way to do it.
All along i had Ulead DVD maker and didnt know i could do it with that.
I just opened the MPEG, exported it has .vob files then shrinked them with DVD shrink.
Thanks for ya help anyway.

Oct 30, 2004, 03:50 AM	#1
antsbro DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	I have a 4.87Gb video file. how can i fit it on a DVD disk? hello guys, i have recorded alot of video (about 1hr 44mins) and put it onto my computer. The filesize is 4.87Gb. How can i fit it onto a DVD disk? when ever i try buring it to dvd it says more disk space required. can u please help me? thanks. sorry i didnt use the search.

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>GSXR<mrbusa im a FREAK Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,107 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	hello,dvd shrink 3.2 is very free and works great.http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html

Nov 2, 2004, 03:55 AM	Thread Starter #7
antsbro DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	ok the file is one long 4.87GB MPEG file. when i try to make a DVD disk useing Nero 6 i cannot open the MPEG file, cause it searches for .vob .bup and i think .ifo files. How can i convert the MPEG to .vob? Last edited by antsbro; Nov 2, 2004 at 04:01 AM.

Oct 30, 2004, 04:39 AM	Thread Starter #4
antsbro DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	will DVD shrink, shrink files that are in am MPEG format or just DVD?

Nov 1, 2004, 08:48 PM	#6
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	yes..if this isn't DVD video, you will have to author the vob files, which requires a DVD authoring program (TMPGEnc, NeroVision, etc)...but...if that si the case..msot of them can compress it for you and automatically adjust it to fit on one disc(by usign comrpession, so a little quality would be lost on a 4.78GB file unless you can go dual layer)

Nov 3, 2004, 04:59 AM	Thread Starter #8
antsbro DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	woohoo! i found a way to do it. All along i had Ulead DVD maker and didnt know i could do it with that. I just opened the MPEG, exported it has .vob files then shrinked them with DVD shrink. Thanks for ya help anyway.