hooper1959 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Easy VHS to DVD Has anyone else noticed the extremely large file that is created? Less than one hour came out as 17.9 GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bimicher Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Easy VHS to DVD Has anyone else noticed the extremely large file that is created? Less than one hour came out as 17.9 GB. Nothing strange there, that is normal for capture to avi format although 17GB for 60 minutes is abit hight. Usually its about 13-14GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooper1959 Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Nothing strange there, that is normal for capture to avi format although 17GB for 60 minutes is abit hight. Usually its about 13-14GB. Is there a way to convert to another format after capturing to decrease the size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bimicher Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Is there a way to convert to another format after capturing to decrease the size? You can capture to mpg format but that means the video will be compressed. This in turn makes it harder to edit. Why are you so worried about file size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooper1959 Posted January 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 You can capture to mpg format but that means the video will be compressed. This in turn makes it harder to edit. Why are you so worried about file size? I just think 17.9GB is a bit large to store when you have several tapes to convert. I'll have to plan a little different. My thinking was about 700mbs gets a full length movie, you can imagine my surprise when I saw 17.9 gigs rack up with about 1.5 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Hardin Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 I just think 17.9GB is a bit large to store when you have several tapes to convert. I'll have to plan a little different. My thinking was about 700mbs gets a full length movie, you can imagine my surprise when I saw 17.9 gigs rack up with about 1.5 hours. V2D Capture Size: DV = 12.8 GB/Hr DV HQ = 3.45 GB/Hr DV SP = 1.77 GB/Hr DV LP = .081 GB/Hr VCD = 0.561 GB/Hr The DV and the DV HQ are the only ones worth using. You also need to do some test burns (DVD RW) before commiting a lot of time only to trash it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bimicher Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 I just think 17.9GB is a bit large to store when you have several tapes to convert. I'll have to plan a little different. My thinking was about 700mbs gets a full length movie, you can imagine my surprise when I saw 17.9 gigs rack up with about 1.5 hours. A 700MB file for a full length movie means that it is highly compressed (propably to a DivX avi format). About 17GB GB for a 1.5 hour video in avi format (best quality) is normal and should not be a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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