SO...well....will this burn at all?

[theplayer]

1. I do not have a burner on my computer, but I was wondering if I have a divX file that is over 800 MB and is more than 80 min of audio, is there any way to burn it at all??

2. I want to burn the divx (.avi) file onto the CD w/o going to VCD, like i was originally going to, b/c i may have to go 2 CD's and that would be a pain, so in order to play the divx file at someone else's comp i thought i could burn a CD with the divx file and divx codec so anyone could watch it, with windows media player, that would work right?

[vitualis]

The only way that you're going to burn an 800MB file onto a CD-ROM is to use 90+min long media. Of course, this has compatibility problems of it's own.

Regards.

[theplayer]

I see

Well i was also wondering

1. If i convert from DivX -> XVCD on my comp, can i burn the file regularly, or do i have to burn as XVCD??

2. Is it easy to make menus with adaptec?

[Vejita-sama]

Sure you can do it, but to put it on one 80min CDR you'll have to take a quaility hit. Either the video, audio or both. Personally I can't hear much difference between 224k and 128k audio, but then I listen through my TV speakers (no stero).

Use one of the bit rate calculators under tools (on the left) to figure out what you need to set the bitrate and audio too to get your movie on one CDR. Remember you have to encode with either CBR or 2pass VBR for the calculators to work.

[vitualis]

If you convert the DivX to XVCD (i.e., non-VCD compliant MPEG-1) you must still burnt/author it with a proggy that understands VCDs to make an XVCD.

You could just burn the MPEG onto a CD as a CD-ROM, but you won't have the ability to play it back on a DVD player -- and, you don't have the benefits of the extra capacity brought about by Mode2 Form2 sectors.

It's pretty easy to make simple menus with Easy CD Creator. However, you won't be able to make an XVCD without a hack. Nero may be a better option for you.

BTW, there may be LITTLE benefit in going down the path of XVCD if you are interested in fitting the entire movie onto one CD. A standard VCD will fit about 80min of video on an 80min/700MB CD-R. XVCDs usually use a higher bitrate so fit even less.

You could off course use a lower than standard bitrate, but with MPEG-1, the quality will quickly suffer...

Perhaps you should think about re-encoding your DivX using a lower bitrate so that it fits on one CD.

Regards.

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Michael Tam

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[theplayer]

Well, i was encoding my DivX file to XVCD, and realized that BAM it takes up lots of space, i was at 70% done when i realized i had no HD space, the file took up 1.5 gigs, and i figured by the time it was done, it would be over 2. So, if i decided to go to regular VCD, would i really save that much space from a 2500kbs XVCD to fit on one VCD, or should i use the calc to find out how i can put a XVCD on one CD?

[khai]

Well, I would recommend you encode a small part of the video first so you can see if it is worth the quality and time..

[Vejita-sama]

You have to use the a bitrate calculator to determine the bitrate or you'll just be quessing and hopeing that everything will fit.

To get more than 80min on one 80min CDR you'll have to lower the bitrate. 2500 is way to high, someting around 1000 sounds about right (don't know how long your movie is so can't really say).

[theplayer]

Well, i used the calc and it said to do around 750, so i did, and it looks choppy as an XVCD, and when i try to do it as reg. VCD i can't change the resolution or anything and it is still choppy

Maybe its just my eyes, but are any of you guys getting it clear?

Also, when you go to File -> Preview on TMPGenc, is there supposed to be sound?

And, when you do go to File -> Preview, is that the same if you encoded a little and watched it?

[Vejita-sama]

There's no sound, just video in the TMPGenc preview. First, keep in mind that your are starting with a compressed DivX source (MPEG-2) and then converting it to a MPEG-1 file.

If you want to get good results I would but the movie on 2 80min CDRs (use the calculator to determine bitrate). 750 is really to low to watch.

To change the settings in the grey'ed out section load standard VCD template, and then load the 'unlock' template (should be in ../templates/extra) this will unlock all the greyed out sections.

For best results plan to put the movie on 2 CDRs (use calculator) encode with 2pass VBR (min=0, max=2500, ave=# from calculator), motion search set to high, and turn OFF detect scence changes. Luck