2 .AVI's ---> 1 DVD.

[nick_gr]

Here's my new problem.
I have 2 cd's... 700mb of DivX .AVI movie each.
I want to make it one movie and burn it on one DVD.

Since I usually encode a 700mb .AVIS to 4.3gb .MPV, what if I encode a 1.4gb .AVI to a 4.3gb .MPV? Will that reduce the quality dramatically?

What is the proper way for doing that?

Thanks.

[steveryan]

Enter the total runtime of the two AVI's into the bitrate calc on this website www.videohelp.com/calc take the bitrate that it gives you then convert a small clip to MPEG using your preferred encoder. Does it look ok to you?

[Delta2]

I think you will notice a big difference if you use CCE vs. other encoders

[guns1inger]

Size doesn't matter. A 120 minute movie compressed to 700mb and blown up to DVD will generally look a lot worse than the same 120 minute movie compressed to 1.4 GB then blown back up for DVD.

Running time is what matters. What you don't understand is that the 700mb source is much lower to begin with than a 1.4GB source.

As pointed out, encode the two halves using the bitrate derived from the total running time. Don't try to join them first. Load the two parts into TDA onto the same track, then remove the additional chapter point that TDA adds at the start of the second half. Put in any additional chapter points you may need, compile, and you should get seamless playback.