??? Shrink Mpeg

[robynmiller1982]

I have taken video off my camcorder using moviebox USB & Pinnicle studio 10.8. It is now an Mpeg I think...

Now I would like to know how to shrink these files so I can make a dvd with my program. I have seen that they say you can do this with dvd shrink (which I use to copy DVD's) but I dont know how to shrink just an mepg2 file!....
I need a step by step guide! I do not want to buy any programs...
also while I am writing I also have AVI's that I DL'd from Limewire... how can I shrink those!!
I have been searchin the fourms.. and Im so tired I thought I would post my ??? SORRY@! But I Apprechiate the help sooo much! Videos are of my newborn son

Thanks so much!!
Robyn
Mb, Canada

[guns1inger]

You can transcode an mpeg-2 file with rejig - essentially using the same technique as Shrink, but without the need to author first.

Or you can author an oversized DVD, then use Shrink or DVD Rebuilder to reduce the size after authoring.

[robynmiller1982]

THank you ... but why I am asking is because I do not know HOW to do this at all... is there a LITERLY step by step guide somewhere?

[guns1inger]

A standard convention in these forums is that when a tool name is typed into a post, it becomes a link to the page for that tool in our Tools section. There you can find links to download the tool, and guides and users comments. If you click on the name Rejig in my post, you will find the rejig page, and a link to this guide

https://www.videohelp.com/guides/shrink-transcode-mpeg-2-files-using-rejig-id805#805