DVD Compression - .avi file

[Booty Bucks]

Hey what's good?
I need some help, I have a 6 GIG or more video .avi file that I need to compress so it can fit on a 4.7 DVD. I would like to keep the quality as much as I can. What do I do?

[JimmyStephans]

If you are looking to make a DVD that is playable in DVD players, with or without menus, it must be converted to MPEG-2 format. The process is actually called "encoding"

This page has a sort of step by step outline of the process, including links to some freeware that will help.

http://www.newcyberian.com/howto/dvdauthoring.html

For encoding TMPGEnc XPress is a neat little product -- not too expensive, but there are many more in higher price range.

Encoder here:

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/te3xp.html

Good tutorial here:

http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/arch...ress_guide.cfm


Jimmy

[allrobhill]

I always use a VirtualDub www dot virtualdub dot org
free and simply utility

[Booty Bucks]

If you are looking to make a DVD that is playable in DVD players, with or without menus, it must be converted to MPEG-2 format. The process is actually called "encoding"

This page has a sort of step by step outline of the process, including links to some freeware that will help.

http://www.newcyberian.com/howto/dvdauthoring.html

For encoding TMPGEnc XPress is a neat little product -- not too expensive, but there are many more in higher price range.

Encoder here:

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/te3xp.html

Good tutorial here:

http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/arch...ress_guide.cfm


Jimmy

I always use a VirtualDub www dot virtualdub dot org
free and simply utility

Thanks! Good Info here, Thank you both!