VCD/Mpeg-1 back to avi or divx?

[MCOGMAN]

ok so here is my problem. I currently have several 200 meg files that are in mpeg-1 format. I am trying to burn them to dvd+r but when the mydvd progam converts them to proper dvd format(mpeg-2) it blows them up to about 1.4 gigs each. I was given advice that i should go back to the original source files and just encode them straight to mpeg-2 format. The prob is that i don't have the originals, just the vcd's. Would it be possible to shrink these 200 meg files back down to avi to 60 megs or so and then re-encode them back to mpeg-2. or would the quality suffer to badly. Please help me with a solution i originally thought that i could but about 18 200 meg files on a dvd+r. somebody please help


thanks

[BJ_M]

every conversion will lose a lot of quality .. going to avi from mpeg1 and then back to mpeg2 more so ..

18 x 200 = 3.6 gig .. make the dvd as mpeg1 files .. dont convert to mpeg2 ..

[MCOGMAN]

the software i am using to burn to dvd is called sonic MyDVD it won't except vcd/mpeg-1 format. that is why i am having the problem. do you know of ANY software that will accept mpeg-1 for burning to dvd+r's

[BJ_M]

http://www.vcdhelp.com/vcddvdr.htm