First time capture VHS to MPEG2...Why encode?

[eurocasavantz]

I finally captured 2hr home movie VHS to 5.6G MPEG2.
It plays fine in WMP but can't encode it with TMPGEnc...computer freezes!
I did successfully encode smaller 10 min. test movies but my computer
couldn't handle the 5.6G file encode.
If it plays fine now...Why encode?
Is it required for DVD burning/playback?
If I need to encode then how to keep computer from freezing?
I captured IAW Lord Smurf's fantastic VHS to DVD guide with
zero dropped frames...What is it that TMPGEnc requires that
freezes my computer?

[FOO]

One minor problem is that your 5.6G file
will not fit on a DVD R and the only way
to fix it is to re-encode (or trim some off)

[housepig]

your file is an mpeg-2, so it's already dvd compliant.

what are you trying to accomplish by running it through TMPGenc?

if you are looking for a smaller file size, you should recapture your original at a lower bitrate rather than reencoding, as the quality will be better.

or you can author your disc at 5.6Gb and use DVD Shrink or DVD2One to drop the size.

check your audio as well - make sure it's AC3 or MP2, and not PCM wav format, as PCM is exponentially larger and wastes space.