dvd compression

[lepuppy]

My friend can get 1hr 40 min per dvd movie, I can only get 1hr 18 min is there something I am missing |

[macleod]

yes.

provide more information and I might be able to provide a better answer than yes

[lepuppy]

I am copying a video off a vhs tape using a ATI card I can only copy about 1hr 18 min per dvd disk.

[solarfox]

I am copying a video off a vhs tape using a ATI card

...and using what program(s) to capture?

...with what capture settings?

...using what program(s) to encode your capture to DVD?

...with what audio and video bit-rate settings?

...with MPEG or PCM audio streams?

...using what program(s) to author your DVD?

...with what settings?

Provide detailed answers to the above questions, and we might be able to help you.

Provide detailed answers not only for yourself, but for your friend's setup as well, and you may go a long way towards answering your own question without our help.