719002kb avi file?? having problems reducing file

[fudgey65]

Hi, I am new to this and do not understand some of the terminology in the help files.

Simply I want to convert this file (currently 198 mins) to something smaller so that I can use TMPGEnc to burn VCD. When I start the TMPGENC it tells me that it is to long for the medium it is intended for (80cdr), I have tried to set a start fram and an end frame but it freezes the pc about 5% in.

Can you please suggest an easy ans simple way for me to do this.

Thanks
Nicola J...

[KingJohn]

You don’t need to convert it to anything smaller for TMPGEnc, no matter what you did TMPGEnc will make a VCD mpeg 1.

Apart from cutting out any trailers, or credits, you cannot fit 198 minuets onto a 80 minute CD without loosing a great deal of quality, AND your DVD player may not play it.

If TMPGEnc is freezing at 5%, you may have junk frames in the original, if that is an AVI.. Load it into Vdub and scan for junk frames, then SAVE AVI with video/audio > direct stream copy

Load a VCD template in TMPGEnc (PAL or NTSC) and click start, later use Merge&Cut to split the file into 2 mpeg 1 for use on "2 CDR"