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[bcos07]

I have roxio 6. After downloading a 800mb file and then using roxio to copy onto a standard dvd (4.7gig) the file size jumps to over 5gig so I'm unable to burn it. Do I need a newer version to compress the file size? Thanks

[Jim_Hardin]

You seem to be talking about DVD Movies???

If that is the case, file size is totally meaningless!

It is the Length of the Project that is important. In V6 you are limited to:

60 minutes at Low Compression, Est Project Size 3.385gb
95 minutes at High Compression, Est Project Size 3.354gb

That's it! – oh yes, the HC will look horrible!

All versions after V6 (7, 7.5, 8, 9. 10, 2009) will 2 hours directly and can be pushed to 4 hours on a 4.7 DVD… Of course quality has to be sacrificed to get there…

[Brendon]

Bcos07,

It's possible to take an unprotected double-layer DVD containing a 90 or 120 minute video, and re-code and compress ["rip"] it to an 800 MB AVI file.

However when you turn it into a video DVD again you are undoing the compression, and the video will need to return to its original size. You'll need a double-layer DVD to burn it to.

As well, some definition will have been lost during all the processing to compress and then uncompress it, so your result will be noticeably poorer than just copying the original video DVD.

[bcos07]

Thanks but maybe I'm asking the wrong question. I've downloaded a 800 mb avi file that I want to put on a standard 4.7gig dvd and play through a dvd player on TV. Maybe I need a different bit of software?


Thanks but maybe I'm asking the wrong question. I've downloaded a 800 mb avi file that I want to put on a standard 4.7gig dvd and play through a dvd player on TV. Maybe I need a different bit of software?

[Larry]

Thanks but maybe I'm asking the wrong question. I've downloaded a 800 mb avi file that I want to put on a standard 4.7gig dvd and play through a dvd player on TV. Maybe I need a different bit of software?

Your question is understood. You want to burn a video file that you have onto a standard DVD, in standard DVD format, so you can watch it using a set top DVD player connected to your TV.

However, you don't appear to be understanding the information in the answers given.

The size of the file you want to put on the DVD means nothing.

What matters is the length, in time, of the video contained in the file. I'm guessing from the size of the file and the format it most likely is, is that it's somewhere between 1 1/2 and 2 hours long.

The .AVI file you have has been encoded in a non-DVD standard format, probably Divx or Xvid, which is a highly compressed format.

So in order to put the video onto a DVD disc in a DVD standard format, it must be re-encoded to a different video format, which is much less compressed, resulting in a much larger file size.

This means that with the software you have, ECDC v6, it can only re-encode a video file to fit a disc if it is  less than 90 mins in length (using the High Compression setting Jim noted).

BOTTOM LINE:
If the video file you have is longer than 90 minutes, then no you cannot do what you want with the software you have. You would need newer software that has more functionality to re-encode the video to a smaller size within the DVD video standard.

If the file is less than 90 mins ling, then all you need to do is to use the High Compression setting noted instead of the Low Compression setting.

Edited by Larry, 31 March 2009 - 11:43 AM.