Hello, I am kind of new to creating dvd's - just got my first dvd burner. But my question is, is there a program that will allow me to author a dvd with multiple avi files, and have it adjust the encoded file sizes to fit on one dvd. For example, all the programs I have been testing will encode on 700mb avi file to a 3gb+ vob file. I would like to add 3 or 4 700mb avi's to one dvd. Also I would like it to have a decent encoder. Another question - I was thinking about it (havent tested yet - everything takes too mucg time) could i merge the four 700 mb avis into one file, then encode that to one vob, and just create 4 chapters at the beginning of each new video?
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Try convertx2dvd. That said, don't try to squeeze more than 2-2.5 hours of video onto a DVD-5 - it won't look good. The file size in AVI format is irrelevant, when trying to judge how much will fit a DVD. Only play time (and to some extent what's in the movies - talking heads don't need much "room" - an action movie need lots) matters.
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You cannot compare avi's (mpeg4) and DVDs (mpeg2) on size!
Forget about size - it is time that's relevant here! One hour in the best DVD quality takes up a full DVD-R/+R disc. I suggest that you use your application and transcode your avi's into DVD - then add them to DVDShrink and reduce the size to one disc. Remember: at best you can fit 2 hours video on a single disc, but try out with DVDShrink and judge the output of the quality ourself.
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If you are just interested in watching the videos on a TV, then you need not do any conversion from avi (DivX or XviD) to DVD Video. As mentioned above, DivX or XviD is a highly compressed format for storing interleaved Video/Audio/Subs. Converting into DVD video is not going to improve the video quality but would only increase the file size by a factor of 3 to 4 times at least.
So your best option is to burn a number of avi's on a DVD-R in UDF-ISO mode. The disk would play fine on majorityof the DVD players available in the market (should be marked as capable of playing DivX or MPG4). -
NO! the real geek would go out and buy a Netfear av8000 media streamer. this allows you to stream (play) your avi files directly to your telly (from your PC hard drive) without the intermediate step of burning to a disc, let alone converting avi to dvd. Helios also makes a newt-workable DVd avi player. Even Apple TV does something similar with lots of restrictions (rotten to the core). See also Linksys KIss Rhapsody and (gfx crd with TV out)
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