dv to avi how do i reduce file size

[rusty]

just got a sony dcr 30 camcorder,
transfered dv(filming) to avi on computer using firewire card and ulead progamme, but the film lasts around 20 mins on dv tape but as AVI file takes up 4 gig so using a dvdr for only 20mins film
is there any type of file i can change it to so i can put at least an hour on to dvdr, or is there a different programme to use

1700hz pc
pc chips 810lmr motherboard
dvd writer 105
512 mb memory

[jimmalenko]

If you only want to watch your footage on a computer then I would recommend DivX or XviD codecs applied using VIrtualDub. If you wish to watch on a standalone DVD player then you need to encode to MPEG-2. My tool of choice is TMPGEnc Plus. All you need to do to fit omre on one DVD is lower the bitrate.

[rusty]

i'll try that tonight before football

[guns1inger]

From your original post, I'm guessing you haven't done this before, so Jimmalenko's response probably needs to be elaborated on.

To play this back on a DVD, you need to convert the avi to DVD compliant mpeg-2 (jimmalenko's recommendation of TMPGEnc is as good as any), and then author it as a DVD. The authoring process creates the files required for a standalone DVD player to recognise and play. You can choose, at this time, to create menus as well, however these can very simple.

I would check out the authoring guides to the left -> start here https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?howtoselect=3;6#3;6

I haven't used TMPGEnc DVD Author, but it is often recommended here, especially for quickly setting up a simple disk.