lord of the rings vcd

[12twelve12]

this is my first time trying to make a vcd from a dvd rip. i used dvdx to rip the dvd and convert it to mpeg in one step. but the mpeg i made was only 66 megs. lord of the rings is a three hour movie!!! shouldn't the file be larger than that? i checked it and the whole movie is there, aside for some skipping in the sound. does this sound right?

12twelve12

[Treebeard]

I would say something is definately wrong! only 66mb thats impossible it should be more like 2gb for a standard format vcd

[12twelve12]

that's what i don't understand. the video quality is good. too good for the file size. the only problem is the audio. it skips.

[Treebeard]

I prefer to use seperate tools when copying dvd to (S)VCD.

it gives you more control over final results.

I use smartripper --> DVD2AVI ---> Tmpgenc --> NERO

You can tell where an error occurs when you control each step.

you might want to try converting with some seperate programs

[12twelve12]

oops, my bad, it's only six and a half minutes of the movie

[MaDmiZe]

Now, that sounds right... I just ripped it to xVCD for 2 CDRs and it came out at 1370 mb or so. Standards going to be like 1800 mb or larger.

[vitualis]

Actually, you should be able to fit LOTR onto two CD-R (90 min) as a standard VCD (I was able to).

Start the second disc at chapter 23 (if I remember correctly) which is where the Council of Elrond scene starts.

Regards.