divx avi joining question

[mGa]

i joined 3 avi files that were 272,504KB a piece about 800MB. i used virtual dub to join these files and made sure both the audio and video were set to direct stream copy. my problem is that the file produced is 1,051,316KB. why did my file come out so big? what can i do to get this divx.avi to a dvdr?

thanx

[Forum Troll]

Open DIVX files in Virtualdub -> edit and append as desired -> frameserve into TMPGENC and encode as MPEG-2 -> TMPGENC DVD Author -> joy!

[mGa]

what does

frameserve into TMPGENC

mean? i used VirtDub already and tried to add file to tmpgnc and it was to big. should i try convert to mpeg2 anyway?

[mGa]

ok im an idiot. the resolution on the avi is 480*352 instead of 560*416 or whatever and the audio is 44100hz so when i opened up tmpgnc it opened to vcd instead of dvd in the start wizard and that is why the file was to big(CD). n00b ok now my question is when i go to encode this file after i fix the audio tmpgnc doesnt give me the option to output 2 seperate streams. can i demux this file in dvd lab and put it on a dvd? sorry im such a newbie. ive encoded a whole mess of different avi's this one just threw me for a loop :0

[jimmalenko]

What are you authoring with ? There may not be a need to use elementary streams

[mGa]

dvd lab

[jimmalenko]

Doesn't dvd lab prompt you to demux anyway ?

[mGa]

yes my brain just got fried from a problem ive never had before. so this should work huh? why did that divx avi have the specs a vcd?

[jimmalenko]

why did that divx avi have the specs a vcd?

I don't know what you mean by this. If you are asking why did TMPGenc automatically bring up those settings, I'd suggest that TMPGEnc looked at your source and thought that VCD specs most closely matched your input file. Nothing more, nothing less .... and one of the reasons why I don't use the wizard in TMPGEnc

[mGa]

yeah that wasnt my question but i figured it out, thanx. im going to stop using the wizard

[State Of Mind]

Why did you guys tell this guy to author to DVD from DivX when all he was wondering about was why he got excess filesize? VirtualDub has a default set bitrate that was probably higher than that of which existed in the DivX files you were trying to join. Also, you'll need to specify bitrate.
Anyway, you guys need to be a bit more organized. Don't tell a DivX guy to author to a DVD when all he wants is reduced filesize! You'll just confuse him more than he already is!

[freebird73717]

Why did you guys tell this guy to author to DVD from DivX when all he was wondering about was why he got excess filesize? VirtualDub has a default set bitrate that was probably higher than that of which existed in the DivX files you were trying to join. Also, you'll need to specify bitrate.
Anyway, you guys need to be a bit more organized. Don't tell a DivX guy to author to a DVD when all he wants is reduced filesize! You'll just confuse him more than he already is!

Read the last line of the original post.

what can i do to get this divx.avi to a dvdr?

[jimmalenko]

Why did you guys tell this guy to author to DVD from DivX when all he was wondering about was why he got excess filesize? VirtualDub has a default set bitrate that was probably higher than that of which existed in the DivX files you were trying to join. Also, you'll need to specify bitrate.
Anyway, you guys need to be a bit more organized. Don't tell a DivX guy to author to a DVD when all he wants is reduced filesize! You'll just confuse him more than he already is!

... and YOU need to read the question in it's entirety

Read the last line of the original post.

what can i do to get this divx.avi to a dvdr?

Read ? ..... nah. Reading is for wimps

[freebird73717]

what does

frameserve into TMPGENC

mean?

Frameserving is an easy way to get your video to tmpgenc without having to save the file as a new avi. It just creates a very small file that you can open up in tmpgenc for encoding.

Here is a guide on frameserving.
https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?link=99

[mGa]

thanks state of mind. hey how do specify bitrate in virtualdub?

Also, you'll need to specify bitrate.

you can make my life easier so i wont have to go looking.
i used avi-mux gui to join the files and that is how i finally got it worked out.

thanks everybody else for your help and sorry i confused everybody with my question? when i said "what can i do to get this divx.avi to a dvdr?" i was stuck and didnt know what to do next because at the time tmpg was telling me the file was to big. i worked it out though