TECH198 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hi all.. WIth burning software, any burning software, or even different products like Nero, how come you can add over 2 hours of video on a dvd DL disc ? and will fit, even when options like "fit-to-disc" are not available, or unchecked I thought DVD+R DL can hold about >120 minutes (240 minutes actually), but if I have 8x 5 hours of 42-43 minute TV episodes each (roughly). why can these fit on DVD Video disc (MPEG 2) ? If 4 hours if the limit, then shouldn't you only be able to fit a max of 4 hours, regardless of what content it is ? I could never get this .... I know bit-rate can be an be one, another the resolution, and third, the codec, but what if all movies added where al the same ? For reference, the extension of the movie file(s) are AVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sknis Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 I bet they were DivX or Xvid type avi files. They are highly compressed so you can get a lot of hours onto a DVD. Of course the drawback is that you have to have a player that will play DIvx or XVid. Google for compression if you are interested. Also download the free gspot video codec appliiance; it will tell you about what codecs were used. Never believe the hype about the number of minutes on a DVD from the manufacturer; they are usually for data discs or data disc contain video files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 MPEG-2 is uncompressed video. It is very inefficient for storage, but is playable by 'most anything. Compressing the video into AVI containers I store typically 12 TV episodes on a single-layer DVD. Compressing to MP4 or MKV I can get even more on a disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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