mpg to dvd

[budy500000]

i am trying to convert some old vhs tapes and i have them in mpg format but i am only able to get 1 hour of video onto a dvd that is playable on my dvd player. is ther aneywhay to conpress this like dvd's from profenishal companeys do?
(sorry for the spelling)

[rdgrimes]

Canopus Procoder Express
TMPGEncPlus and TMPGEnc-Author
Cinema Craft Encoder
DVDShrink v3-beta

Search around here for threads on these things. In my experience, DVDShrink gives better results than re-coding at a lower bitrate, which is what the others do. But first you have to encode it into VOB files.