how do i make a file smaller?

[Sanosen]

hi i have an iso thats 8,240,370 kb which is bigger than a dvd disc and was wondering how do i make it smaller without changing anything?

edit: sorry if this is the wrong section

[Cornucopia]

First off, an ISO is just a disc image file. Could be an image of anything: DVD-Video, AudioCD, VCD, Playstation, HDD Ghost backup...

ASSUMING it's a DVD-Video, you ought to mount the disc with something like DaemonTools, then use DVDShrink or similar to create a new ISO that fits an SL disc, and then burn with something like IMGBurn.

Scott

[Sanosen]

ok, i have daemon tools and know how to mount, but what do i do with dvdshrink?

ive tried searching for solutions on how to use dvdshrink before posting but i havent been able to see the right one that i needed... i tried searching for dvd clone also and havent been able to find the how-to's

[redwudz]

If it's a DVD inside that ISO, then run it though DVD Shrink and transcode to a smaller file. Shrink accepts DVD ISOs. That will reduce the size. Or if you want a minimal hit on quality, use a program like DVD Rebuilder to re-encode the file. You may have to extract it first to the DVD format with a program like ISOBuster. But that may take quite a bit of time for the encode, depending on your CPU speed.

Or if it is DVD compatible, burn to a dual layer disc as is.

[Sanosen]

this is my first time using dvdshrink, so can someone write me a small straightforward guide from the beginning to end? i would really appreciate it

thank you very much

edit: and yes, it is a video iso

[redwudz]

http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/how_to_copy_dvd_with_dvd_shrink.cfm or http://www.digital-digest.com/articles/dvdshrink_4_dummies_page1.html

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