compressing movies to fit dvd-r

[mikeyland]

hi there every1,
i was just wondering if i could somehow use dvdshrink to compress like 3 movies onto a dvd-r, or like 3 hours worth of video on the disc. can this be done? or should i be searching out another program?

cheers and i think this board is gr8!

mike

[jmet]

Yes, just use the "Re-author" mode of DVD Shrink.

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=46607

[mikeyland]

thanks for the reply.

can i not just import an avi or mpeg file into it? or do i have to convert to ISO? i'm not quite sure.

thanks again

[jmet]

When you said "i was just wondering if i could somehow use dvdshrink to compress like 3 movies onto a dvd-r", I didn't know you were talking about .avi and .mpeg files. You will first have to convert the video files (.avi, .mpeg, etc.) to compatible DVD compliant .mpeg files.

To do this: Originally Quoted By: "setarip"

1) Use "TMPGEnc" (or "TMPGEncPlus") to convert the .AVI (DivX-compressed or otherwise) to compliant MPEG2-for-DVD format - Use "TMPGEnc's" DVD wizard/template to accomplish this

2) Use "TMPGEnc DVD Author" (a different program than "TMPGEnc") to easily create the required additional DVD files and structure (and chapters and a menu, if you wish)


**If the combined file size of the DVD "package" written to your hard drive is greater than 4.37Gb, use DVD Shrink (or similar) to compress


If your O/S is either Win2000 or WinXP, TMPGEnc DVD Author can also burn your DVD. Otherwise, use NERO to burn in "DVD-Video" mode - Tutorial Located here on how to do this: http://forum.digital-digest.com/show...453#post221453


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