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    i have encoded a 1.7gb .avi with PROCODER 3 into a 5.07 gb .m2v
    my question is how do i fit about 7gb of a movie into a 4.7gb dvd+r without any loose of quality?

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    You can't. However the best quialty will be retained by encoding correctly in the first place, not oversizing and then trying to get it back.

    Use a bitrate calculator to set the encoding bitrates to ensure that your assets fit the first time. Every subsequent encoding will reduce the quality. If you have multiple assets (titles), total up the running time and use that in the calcualtor. There are several good ones listed in the Tools section of this site. I like vcalc for day to day work.

    If it were me, I would write this one up to experience, delete the oversized files, and start again.
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    Originally Posted by just
    i have encoded a 1.7gb .avi with PROCODER 3 into a 5.07 gb .m2v
    my question is how do i fit about 7gb of a movie into a 4.7gb dvd+r without any loose of quality?

    thanks
    You original .avi file already had quality loss.
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    Originally Posted by just
    i have encoded a 1.7gb .avi with PROCODER 3 into a 5.07 gb .m2v
    my question is how do i fit about 7gb of a movie into a 4.7gb dvd+r without any loose of quality?
    Does that mean you have 2 GB audio?
    How is that encoded?
    For dramas I usually use AC3 at 128k, which is about 1 min/MB.

    Even if you double that, a 2-hour movie only has about 500 MB audio.

    You'll still need to reencode the video, to about 4GB.
    You could try to compress it (MPEG -> MPEG, using eg Rejig) but better results if you use the AVI.
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    Use ConvertXtoDVD with your original avi-file.
    You will always lose quality reencoding, no matter
    what encoding software you use.
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