best way to make mpeg2 files smaller

[sean]

ive ripped a dvd into the mpeg2 format but the vobs are a gig a piece is there a tool that i can convert mpeg2 into a smaller size or into a diff format that will make it smaller..if so will i be able to play this movie with win dvd still?

tx in advance sean::

[timing]

Well, you can convert them into DivX or any other format, but if I'm not mistaken you won't be able to use a DVD player to play 'em back, but the compression will definitely cause a loss of file quality. That said however you can get near-DVD quality using DivX at, erm, perhaps a gig and a half per 2-hour movie instead of the typical 6 or 7 gigs of raw VOB data ...

[UncasMS]

you can transform vobs into mepg1/vcd or better mpeg2/svcd

tmpeg is quite good, dvd2svcd eben better!

[techno]

Hi, yes, use TMPGENC! GOOD ANSWER UNCASMS!

[sean]

tx lads for the help..and tx uncas for that useful information u gave me about looking in the text file to see what speech was loading i sorted that out and now my movie plays fine tx alot...sean