Shrinking dvd files

[mvf4]

Hi

Hope someone can help

I’ve recorded two films from TV onto DVD-RAM and want to convert these to DVD-R with some menus of my own.

I’ve converted the DVD-RAM to DVD-R using TMPGEnc Author 1.5 but the files are too large to fit onto DVD-R, I was hoping to then use dvd shrink to reduce the size of the file so that they could then be burnt onto a 4.7GB disc.

I have all the files saved on my hard drive but when I try to open them in DVD Shrink I just get an error.

Is it possible?

Am I asking the impossible with DVD Shrink, if so can anyone point me in the direction of some software to reduce the size of these files.

Any help would appreciated

Thanks in advance.

[Baldrick]

what is the error?
what file do you open?

other shrinkers: https://www.videohelp.com/tools?s=19#19

[mvf4]

Sorry

Should have thought about telling you want the error and files where

Ok once i have converted from DVD RAM to DVD-R the files appear as below



I then try to open these files in dvd shrink (not sure if this can be done)and get this error.



hope this helps

[Baldrick]

That is not a dvd-video. You should get files like https://www.videohelp.com/dvd#struct

How did you use tmpgenc dvd author? author and output to folder on your hd.

[pjcrown]

The files you are trying to input into dvd shrink are the raw mpg files that TDA extracted from your original dvd while it was authoring your new DVD. You need to find the folder that TDA created for your new dvd and open that one with dvd shrink. It will have an AUDIO_TS folder (which is empty) and a VIDEO_TS folder (with all the dvd files in it like VIDEO_TS.IFO, etc).

[mvf4]

Baldrick.

Thanks for your reply,looks like i've gone wrong somewhere. I think i will start again and see what happens.

I will let you know.

Thanks again.

[mvf4]

Ok i've started again and converted the two films from dvd ram which i want on a dvd.

The only problem being that TMPGEnc dvd author is cutting the end off my second film, it started to convert the film and stopped with ten minutes still to go and then when i try to add in chapters there is only 57mins of the film.

It looks like it is cutting out because i have more than the 4.5GB of data the problem is that i'm not sure how to increase the size of the data which i'm allowed when i go into settings there is only the option for 4.5GB

Any ideas???

[pjcrown]

On TDA under Options then Environmental settings do you have the Double layer 8.5 GB DVD media check box checked? I have this opton on TDA version 1.6.

[greymalkin]

i believe 1.6 is when TDA crossed over to the DL option

[mvf4]

Looks like i am have to upgrade to TDA 1.6 then cos i dont this option in 1.5