Tv capture convert to DVD.

[mfm]

Am using a Hauppage 150 card to capture movies on tv with the win 2000 program supplied by Hauppage.
Problem is I want to place them on a single layer DVD.(The file is usually too big).
My procedure is to cut the file down to the bare movie with Ulead DVD Factory 3 and convert into Video files. Then I use DVD Shrink to fit it onto a disc.
Is there an easier/quicker way to convert the file, as Ulead takes a while. I thought as it is already MPG2 I wouldn't need to convert it, but Shrink won't work obviously without DVD files.
Are there any free tools I could use which are quicker, most of the guides use trialware or pay.
I also have Nero 6 on my PC.

Thanks

MFM

ps hope I'm not going over old stuff

[mats.hogberg]

ReJig can shrink mpg (2) files just like DVDShrink can shrink VOBs.
But the best alternative is to use (and if need be create) a DVD compatible encoder setting that lets you fit what you record on your media of choice (single layer DVD in your case).
It's pretty easy to create a few different settings for WinTV to cater for most circumstances. That way, you can go directly from capturing to author/burn DVD without further processings of your capture.

/Mats

[jagabo]

Here is the approximate playing time that will fit on a single layer DVD with some of WinTV2000's standard settings:

DVD Standard: 1.3 hours
DVD Long Play: 1.7 hours
DVD Extra Long Play: 2.7 hours

These results are from my PVR-250. I assume the PVR-150 is similar.

As mats.hogberg said, you can also create your own templates and use them to get more or less time, quality, etc.

[Bjs]

If they are already mpeg2's you could do it this way .

Use batch demux to strip video and audio stream's to seperate stream's .
Convert audio to ac3 , 48khz (no lower than 96kbs) .

Follow this guide : https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=291744 (removal of unwanted material)

Depending on source :

Use rejig to author vid / audio stream's to vob title for nstc .
Ifoedit if pal source .

Vobedit to split via cell id .
Delete non-essential part's .

Rename first as vts_01_000.vob ... next to vts_01_001 ... next to vts_01_002 ... when in teen's , 10 become's vts_01_010 ...

Use vobedit to open first , then select edit , join clip's , select new folder for output .

Use ifoedit to regenerate the ifo's for title vob just created .
Check video format and audio stream info is correct ... correct if not .
(This apply's to both the video_ts.ifo and vts_01_01.ifo)
Use get vts sector's on both , and save each , yes to overwrite original's .

Use dvdshrink if target to big for current media choice ...

[mfm]

thanks everyone,
yes i thought win2000 had something like that but i haven't mastered it fully.
will go and look at it now
cheers
mfm