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  1. Hey everyone. I've been trying several different ways to convert a 97 min VHS tape to DVD without success. The technical support at HP have run out of options so maybe one of you out there can help.

    I have a HP DVD200i writer and have used HP MyDVD, Arcsoft Showbiz (both came with my dvd writer), Dazzle and Video Explosions to capture and edit. So far, there is no problem capturing or editing. The problem is trying to get this very large .avi file (over 23 GB) compressed enough to fit on a 4.7 GB DVD.

    Any suggestions?

    I appreciate any help you guys will give.
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    You need to compress your 23GB avi to a compliant DVD MPEG2 video stream.

    Try using TMPGEnc to do the conversion. You can find numerous guides on this site, some written especially for newbies. You will need to use an average bitrate of about 5900-6000 for the conversion.
    http://www.vcdhelp.com/tmpgencdvd.htm
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    Originally Posted by LM
    Hey everyone. I've been trying several different ways to convert a 97 min VHS tape to DVD without success. The technical support at HP have run out of options so maybe one of you out there can help.

    I have a HP DVD200i writer and have used HP MyDVD, Arcsoft Showbiz (both came with my dvd writer), Dazzle and Video Explosions to capture and edit. So far, there is no problem capturing or editing. The problem is trying to get this very large .avi file (over 23 GB) compressed enough to fit on a 4.7 GB DVD.

    I appreciate any help you guys will give.
    Actually, you're doing really well so far for a newbie. The large AVI file you captured is exactly what you want to start with.

    Feed that file into TMPGEnc (tmpgenc.net, free download) and encode it to mpeg-2 with their DVD standard template. Adjust the bitrate so as to fit the new file into 4.3GB or less. The guides to your left here on this website may also help. I suggest a VBR bitrate at Automatic CQ, with the bottom bit at 2000, the top bit at 5000, and a CQ of 80%. For a VHS tape, these rates will far exceed what's needed for the information present in that analog video stream you fed the computer.

    Once you've done that, feed the finished mpeg-2 file into your authoring software (I suggest Ulead DVD Movie Factory, but most of them should work just fine) and burn your disc. Good luck!!!
    -MPB/AZ
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  4. Hey Guys - thanks for the help!!

    I don't quite understand all the instructions but I'll take it step by step and hopefully get this project completed.

    Thanks again!

    Lisa
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