.mpgs smaller after audio encode

[nawo69]

I have got a film that is in SVCD format and over 3 cds; when they are extracted from the bin they are this size:-

CD1= 709 MB
CD2= 726 MB
CD3= 709 MB

After I run the file through Remultiplex and Resample audio in SVCD2DVD the files are smaller:-

CD1= 632 MB
CD2= 647 MB
CD3= 632 MB


Normally the files get bigger; i have scanned through the files and they seem ok.

What causes this?

Will the files be missing anything?

ps Tried RC9b and the test version

[ChrissyBoy]

This is unusual but not impossible. Usually there is about a 3% size increase for normal mpeg2 conversions (without standards conversion). I suppose there could have been a high padding factor in the originals (either streams or bytes) which were not required... If you want to upload one for analysis to the ftp server i could take a look.

[nawo69]

Thanks for the reply; I will watch the film and if there is any probs I will upload one.