how did this guy did it(10 episode in 1 dvd)

[trunksu]

i dl this dvd that contain 10 episode in 1 dvd. each episode is about 42 min in length. i convert a similar series(lengthwise) and was only able to get around 6. what do i need to do. my method are convert it to a vcd with tmp and then author it. some1 suggest dvdshrink. i have never use the prog before but how much can you possibly shrink?

[lordsmurf]

420 minutes is easily 352x240 resolution. And to look good, just give it good bitrate, VBR MPEG2

HOWEVER ... I question a "good" rating on a disc with 7 hours of content.

While not totally impossible, the odds of having the source is ..well.... not very large AT ALL.

[glockjs]

there's no reason at all to downgrade the quality that much to fit all that on one dvd since blanks are only about .30 these days. if you're gonna do something make sure u do it right the first time. just my 2 abe lincolns

[kyemeng]

I have tried doing that with episodes from vcd. Just load those mpeg1 (covert from dat format with vcdeasy) in Tmpgenc DVD Author.

[Nilfennasion]

Agreed. Even in Australia, blanks are now cheap enough that seven hours on the one disc is just plain foolhardy and wasteful. Even more so than putting one hour each on seven discs.

Three or four discs at full D1 resolution (unless your source is already half-D1) with variable bitrate encoding should be fine. In fact, four discs at $1.50 a piece, as is the mean price in Australia, would be a bargain compared to some of the other options.

[Schmendrick]

If you want save the cost of DVD-+/blanks and still retain a decent quality I would rather suggest to buy a DivX-compatible DVD-Player and encode the movies into DivX-format where you can retain much more quality if you put 10x 42 minutes on a DVD.

CU
Schmendrick

[trunksu]

here's a sample forgot to do so in the bigginning.


as you can see the quality is pretty good and i'd love to do this in the future. I have plenty of dvdr so that's not the issue. I find it more convenient to have the least amt of disk even though it mean to scarifice the quality a lil bit.

I have tried doing that with episodes from vcd. Just load those mpeg1 (covert from dat format with vcdeasy) in Tmpgenc DVD Author.

Will this make the file size smaller?

If you want save the cost of DVD-+/blanks and still retain a decent quality I would rather suggest to buy a DivX-compatible DVD-Player and encode the movies into DivX-format where you can retain much more quality if you put 10x 42 minutes on a DVD

I already have an xbox. Sometimes I let my relative borrow my dvd so just burning it as an iso with a whole bunch of avi will be a problem.

thanks for all the suggestions.

[dcsos]

trunksu..please use
POWER DVD(or some dvd player software that lets you grab a frame) when capturing from the DVD as screen capture programs make a black frame and can't operate when OVERLAY (DVD PLayback) is used

[reboot]

Use KDVD half D1 template. Get about 12+ hours per dvdr.

[handyguy]

Sure, a panasonic dvd recorder can do 12 hours on a dvd....Haven't seen how it looks tho.

[lordsmurf]

@trunksu .... that image is full of deinterlace artifacts.
Not only would I not consider that good quality, unless
it was a super super rare video, I'd not even watch it.
I cannot stand deinterlace jaggies.

If you're not sure what I mean, read this:
http://www.digitalfaq.com/capture/interlace.htm

[monzie]

If <TRUNKSU> would be kind enough to give us the ORIGINAL resolution of the files in question we might get somewhere.....and possibly its format and datarate?

..... you should get 7hours of playing time of standard VCD's (mpeg1 1150bitrate plus 224mpa) on a single DVD.....which by coincidence is 420minutes (note! thats 7 HOURS and not 7 VCD's @ 74 or 80mins each) plus dropping the audio rate is possible with DVD.

And I (for once) agree with Smurfy that 'still' looks crap (imo)....but that MAY be because its WAY bigger than 352 X 288/240 res of VCD.

[trunksu]

that image is full of deinterlace artifacts.
Not only would I not consider that good quality, unless
it was a super super rare video, I'd not even watch it.
I cannot stand deinterlace jaggies.

It really look fine to me on my tv. I am willing to scarifice quality over quantity.

[monzie]

And whats the audio rate..?

PS...dont sacrifice quality or you might as well record the dam things on a VCR on extended/long play....people here are TRYING to help you get the best.

[BJ_M]

ive seen better VHS ---

[trunksu]

ive seen better VHS ---

Me too. But how much is one tape compare to 1 dvd. I bought 40pk of dvd+r for $3 during Black Friday(After thanksgiving). Please guy, I really appreciate your help but can you guys just give me suggestions on how I can accomplish this besiding making remarks of the quality. I am well aware of the downgrade in quality. That is not my concern as I stated before. I am just curious on how this guy was able to did what he did. Thanks and plz don't take what i wrote above in a wrong way. I just wrote what I felt and in no way intended to disrespect any1 b/c i know you guys are here to help.

[lordsmurf]

Read the second post in this thread (mine).
I said it already...

MPEG2 VBR, 352x240/288 and super-low bitrate.