dvd help .size.file to large shouldnt be.

[larebow]

I have a video i downloaded that says its 2.02 gig(in its folder) and 5:08::11 duration but windows wont let me burn it to a 4.7g dvd beacuse it says file is to large? Its a wmv dvd 640x480.Im using windows media center to burn.Im not sure if it uses another program its all automatic through windows media."sonic?" XP
Im using dvd+R disk

[gadgetguy]

Windows won't let you? Since when is Windows a burning program? My guess is that whatever program you are using to burn, it intends to burn it as a compliant Video DVD, and the results of the conversion will be too big. You should be burning it as a Data DVD, not Video DVD.

And Welcome to the Videohelp forums...

[Baldrick]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give us as much information as posssible.

What is IT? What software are you using?
What is your source? I would guess a avi,mp4,rm,wmv?
Do you just want to burn it on a dvdr or convert to dvd-video?

5 hours in dvd-video on one dvd-r wont look good and most dvd converters can't convert it to one dvdr. Maybe ConvertXtoDVD.

[larebow]

edited message"bump"

[guns1inger]

Standard UDF 1.05 - 1.5 won't burn single files larger than 2GB. You have to use UDF 2.0 or 2.5, or make the file smaller

[larebow]

where do i get this udf 2.0 or 2.5

[guns1inger]

Imgburn can do it, but you may also have to update your PC to read UDF 2.x discs. There is a driver update for this, but I cannot find it for the moment.