shrinking files?

[chefzac]

i have some movies that i have downloaded, i have tried to put them on DVD but the files are too big. What program can i use to shrink them so they will fit on DVD or svcd?

[Experi-Mentor]

welcome to the forum

what format are the movies, & where did you download them from ?

[setarip]

"i have some movies that i have downloaded"

Are you SURE you haven't downloaded one of the many virus/worm/Trojan horse-containing movies that have intentionally been made available on the Internet - by both malicious kids and movie companies?

Have you played / Can you play the movies that you've downloaded?

[slapbass]

Just goes to show,theres of a lot of shyte out there!

[chefzac]

they are mpeg and divx codec format and all play on my computer.

[setarip]

In view of the fact that this thread has remained open for two days, I'll respond further.

One set of procedures (other posters may/probably will suggest alternative methods) would be:

1) Use "TMPGEnc" (or "TMPGEncPlus") to convert the .AVI (DivX-compressed or otherwise) or MPEG 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 filesize 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
(As an alternative to "TMPGEnc DVD Author", you could use "DVDLab")


Let us know of your success ;>}


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