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  1. Hello... I don't know much about video formats and stuff so i need your kind help.... I have a 8.91 Gb Mkv video file that i want to convert to fit it in one or two dvds, so how can i get the best result with a relatively less file size..... Thanks for your help...
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    Unfortunately like most new members here, you think that by being brief you are helping yourself but in fact your post is missing pertinent details we need to know if you want help.

    You say "fit in one or two dvds". Does this mean:
    1) I want to burn it in one or two dvds, but data discs are fine so long as the resulting file(s) are of high quality.
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    2) I want to burn it in one or two dvds in standard DVD video format so that any normal DVD player can play my video.

    There may be other follow up questions, but you really need to answer the above for now if you truly want help.
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  3. jman98.. sir thanks for your reply... yes i should have explained it better....

    I think following option is what i am looking for:

    1) I want to burn it in one or two dvds, but data discs are fine so long as the resulting file(s) are of high quality.
    Format : Matroska
    Format version : Version 2
    File size : 8.91 GiB
    Duration : 1h 49mn
    Overall bit rate : 11.7 Mbps
    Encoded date : UTC 2011-03-05 14:38:41
    Writing application : mkvmerge v4.5.0 ('Speed of Light') built on Feb 1 2011 02:10:32
    Writing library : libebml v1.2.0 + libmatroska v1.1.0
    Attachment : Yes

    Video
    ID : 1
    Format : AVC
    Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
    Format profile : High@L4.1
    Format settings, CABAC : Yes
    Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
    Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
    Duration : 1h 49mn
    Bit rate : 9 318 Kbps
    Width : 1 920 pixels
    Height : 1 080 pixels
    Display aspect ratio : 16:9
    Frame rate mode : Constant
    Frame rate : 29.970 fps
    Color space : YUV
    Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
    Bit depth : 8 bits
    Scan type : Progressive
    Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.150
    Stream size : 7.10 GiB (80%)
    Title : x264 1920x1080 Bitrate=9548 kbps AverageQuanizer=24.676
    Writing library : x264 core 114 r1913 5fd3dce
    Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=4 / deblock=1:-1:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=tesa / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.15 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=32 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=-3 / threads=12 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=5 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=300 / keyint_min=29 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=60 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.3 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
    Default : Yes
    Forced : No

    Audio #1
    ID : 2
    Format : DTS
    Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
    Mode : 16
    Format settings, Endianness : Big
    Codec ID : A_DTS
    Duration : 1h 49mn
    Bit rate mode : Constant
    Bit rate : 1 509 Kbps
    Channel(s) : 6 channels
    Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
    Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
    Bit depth : 24 bits
    Compression mode : Lossy
    Delay relative to video : 11ms
    Stream size : 1.15 GiB (13%)
    Title : DTS 5.1 chnls 1509 kbps
    Default : Yes
    Forced : No

    Audio #2
    ID : 3
    Format : AC-3
    Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
    Mode extension : CM (complete main)
    Format settings, Endianness : Big
    Codec ID : A_AC3
    Duration : 1h 49mn
    Bit rate mode : Constant
    Bit rate : 640 Kbps
    Channel(s) : 6 channels
    Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
    Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
    Bit depth : 16 bits
    Compression mode : Lossy
    Stream size : 499 MiB (5%)
    Title : AC3 5.1 chnls 640 kbps
    Default : No
    Forced : No

    well i hope i am doing the right thing by posting media info, so looking forward for your kind assistance..Thanks
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    The video won't fit on two DVD-R discs. You can copy it to a portable hard dive or USB stick with no processing and very little trouble. Most modern BluRay players should be able to handle it. However, if you think your DVD set top player is going to play an AVCHD high definition video just because it's on a "DVD disc", you're mistaken.

    It might fit on a single DVD disc if decoded, resized from 1920x1080 to DVD standard 720x480 and re-encoded to MPEG2, but you will definitely suffer a serious quality loss using the usual "consumer" budget software packs. At 1hr 49min, you would have to use a lower MPEG2 bitrate that will cost you again. For standard "DVD', you could re-encode at a suitably high bitrate and burn to dual-layer DVD. You also have 2 audio tracks to consider.
    Last edited by sanlyn; 19th Mar 2014 at 07:39.
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    The file should fit on two DVD-R discs if you lose the DTS audio which is over 1GB.
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    Probably. All the O.P. needs now is a DVD player than can handle DVD-R data discs having AVCHD videos in mkv containers.
    Last edited by sanlyn; 19th Mar 2014 at 07:40.
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    My Brother's girlfriend bought a Philips Blu-Ray player about a year ago that plays data DVDs with x264/MKV. I myself rarely burn discs anymore. Everything either goes on the MyBook, a HDD drive I have lying around that will fit in my external enclosure or one of my 30GB thumbdrives.
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