ahsampoo shrink n burn, wanting to go to dvd

[willhenderson]

so i used ashampoo shrink n burn to get some videos to disc (dvd), although i didnt use there burning engine

so now ive got 3.99gb roughly of divx avi files that i want to get to dvd

the thing is though, im tryin in neros vision express and they dont fit, the files seem to get larger as i load them up? any idea how i can get these vids to dvd? theres numerous avis they dont exceed 4.7gb

[Baldrick]

The source avi file size does not matter. You are converting to another video format that requires higher file size to acheive similiar video quality. How many minutes are the avi divx video?

And try something else than NeroVision like ConvertXtoDVD or DVD Flick.

And please search, https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=323519&highlight=wont+fit https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=323372&highlight=wont+fit

[guns1inger]

As a general (but not exact) rule, converting Divx/xvid encode material to DVD requires 3 - 4 times the bitrate (and therefore space) to maintain similar quality. So your 4GB of Divx/Xvid files realistically needs 3 - 4 (or more) DVD5s.

If you are willing to do the conversions manually then you can look at options like half-D1 resolution, which will allow you to use a lower bitrate, and so get more on a disc. But none of the one-click-wonders do this.

[willhenderson]

thanks for the said info and links, i tried searching but didnt find anything sorry

[src2206]

I believe Baldrick gave you the sw that you can use. Let me suggest a free one: AVI2DVD and use the inbuilt HCEnc Encoder. You can search the Guide Section of this forum for guides of using this sw, but it is really easy.

If you want more control then use AVISynth+Encoder of your choice.