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Compressing a movie to fit on a dvd
Name: Polaris_Rider Date: April 16, 2006 at 05:00:41 Pacific OS: win xp CPU/Ram: P3 / 640 mb ram Product: Custom
Comment:
I need to know how i can compress a 2 hour .wmv file so i can get it to fit on a 4.7 dvd without losing qaulity. Currently i can only fit an hour and a half on a 4.7 dvd.
Name: martin16v Date: April 16, 2006 at 05:27:11 Pacific
Reply:
there are many programs that will do this. if your looking to convert the file to vobs then burn to dvd i use ConvertXtoDVD for all my video files. my record so far with this is 5 different videos with menu on one dvd = 4h.59 minites 26seconds on a 4.7 dvd. thats on the high quality setting.
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Response Number 2
Name: Ronnie Ratt Date: April 16, 2006 at 05:52:42 Pacific
Reply:
I was going to suggest DivxToDVD but upon checking out ConvertXtoDVD that is the former name for DivXtoDVD and is no longer a freeware program [sigh] and much improved by the looks of it. The old program was excellent for PAL systems on a 4.7 disc [3 hours at 80% space used was my best] but sometimes doesn't sync right after converting avi to vob.
Must try out the new one myself now.
If it ain't broke, let me fix it anyway...I need the experience.
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Response Number 3
Name: upurz2 Date: April 16, 2006 at 06:29:01 Pacific
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Summary: Well, it may or may not be possible. The amount of compression possible will depend on several factors. Such as - is the file type one which already had compression and the data that it holds. Some da...
Name: Polaris_Rider
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