want more .avi on dvd

[miamiBoy\]

hello this is my first post and am making a dvd with 170MB (23 min) .avi files and i was wordering is there any way that i can add more than 10 of these .avi files on to my dvd-r. I have seen some done and the dvds were maxed out with 20 files with chapters and all and the quality was great i have tried many programs like nero, dvdlab, roxio and many more is there a special way to to make these files smaller so you can fit my on to a DVD, also these file are subtiltle, thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

[Baldrick]

Add all in ConvertXtoDVD and convert.

Or convert each using a standalone mpeg dvd encoders where you can set the output size like tmpgenc xpress or calculate the average bitrate manually, https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=263373&highlight=


and this is not any dvd to dvd backuping. moving you.

[guns1inger]

What you can fit on a single disc comes down to running time and bitrate. 2 hours gives you reasonable quality. You will not fit 20 of this on a DVD without going to VCD quality, which I would not consider to be 'great'.

You could have 20 of these if you had a Divx certified player and burned them as data.

[miamiBoy\]

i have a dvd of anime right now that has 20 episodes on it @ 23 min a peice with interactive menus if it is vcd quality its fine for me i cant tell he difference and some one please define bitrate for me and how it effects the size of the .avi

[guns1inger]

Bitrate Calculators in the tools menu to your left. Basically, bitrate x runtime = space. Space is finite (e.g. 4.38GB for a single layer disc). So running time and bitrate are your variables.

You should also read What is DVD (top left corner) to see restictions and compliance for VCD resolution on DVDs.

[ZippyP.]

... please define bitrate...

To add, the bitrate also affects the quality of the video. If it gets too low then the video will be blocky and poor. Higher rates give better video up to a point, once it gets high enough then there is little quality improvement. Higher resolution means higher rates are needed to keep good looking video, low resolution (like VCD) can get by with a low bitrate therefore smaller file size.

[miamiBoy\]

thanks for everyones help i ran the .avi into tmpgenc xpress and i got the the size output i wanted but at the same time the video was choppy and when i ran it in WMP it only played the first 30 seconds then i only heard the audio portion. so i guess i have to mess with the output size.