Quest for the lowest movie size

[Indy3]

I want to fit my movie on to a 20 gig portable player

but I would like the video to be compressed to 200

right now its 700 with dvd quality and dvd ratios and everything

I need to use the DIVX codec

what settings can I use to make the movie less then 1 gig?

This is what the site said

What is the Video Compatibility Checklist?
If you create your own .avi files on your PC or Mac to playback on the Lyra AV
Jukebox, use this chart:
Video
Resolution
Type
Video
Resolution
(Lines)
Maximum
Video Bit
Rate
Maximum
Audio
Sampling Rate
Maximum
Audio Bit
Rate
VGA 640 x 480 1 Mbps 32 Khz 96 Kbps
QVGA 320 x 240 1.5 Mbps 44.1 Khz 128 Kbps

Right now Iam using EO Video to compress

need help thanks

[teegee420]

So you want to make a 700mb file a 200mb one? How long is it? Expect quality to suffer greatly.

[Indy3]

I want to put it on a portable player

that the screen size is

3.13" H x 5.37" W x .95"

actually its 7 gigs, dvd decrypted from my dvd

is there anyway to compress it to around less then 1 gig?

[teegee420]

What kinds of files is your portable player capable of playing?

[Indy3]

AVI with divx codec and

MPEG4-SP

I want to get it on my RCA Lyra Audio/Video player which holds 20 gigs

[teegee420]

When you use DVD Decrypter you should use IFO mode and go to Tools>Settings>IFO Mode and set file splitting to none. That way you will end up with one big VOB. Compress the VOB with Dr. Divx, which allows you to specify any file size you like. Again, don't be surprised if the quality is terrible when you compress to 200mb.

[Indy3]

fine I would like it

ONE gig

will the quality still be bad until 320 X 240 resolution?

[teegee420]

will the quality still be bad until 320 X 240 resolution?

You're probably better off using that resolution anyway, so my answer is "not necessarily". But if your desired file size is one gig, you can easily use a much larger resolution and not worry about bad quality.

[Indy3]

is there an alternative software that does the same thing
but doesnt cost anymoney???

[Indy3]

or the MPEG4 compression

how can I do and have a resolution of that with great quality as big as 1 gig of space?

[teegee420]

Divx IS a type of MPEG-4. As for freeware, try AutoGK. I think it lets you specify the file size, though I'm not sure. Never tried it, myself.

[Indy3]

is it as good?

so what size you think I should put it

if Iam going for a

320X240 resolution

?

[teegee420]

Give Auto GK a try and you'll probably be able to answer your own questions.

[jimmalenko]

...but I would like the video to be compressed to 200. Right now its 700 with dvd quality and dvd ratios and everything. I need to use the DIVX codec. What settings can I use to make the movie less then 1 gig?

AND

actually its 7 gigs, dvd decrypted from my dvd

You really need to learn the terminology. It is pretty hard to follow exactly what you have and what you are trying to do until it is coaxed out of you.

I think what we need is a few guides in the "Converting DVD to DivX" section of the guides <=== to your left.

[indolikaa]

Agreed. You've quoted sizes that make no sense in the context you're describing.

[Indy3]

sorry

Iam converting a 7 gig VOB file

and I want it under

320 X 240 resolution

what megabyte size should I set the program to if I want good quality?

[Capmaster]

sorry

Iam converting a 7 gig VOB file

and I want it under

320 X 240 resolution

what megabyte size should I set the program to if I want good quality?

Why do you want the resolution lower than 320 x 240? Your player should play any legitimate resolution full-screen. I would never even consider 320 x 240, but trying to go lower than that will probably yield crappy viewability.

[Suntan]

320x240 is the common size for Pocket PCs. I can get a 2 hour movie in under 200MB with acceptable quality vid and aud. Check out this howto I wrote up specifically for PPC users. It uses all freeware. Adjust bitrates per preference.

Don't know if your Lyra will do B-Frames or Ogg audio. If not uncheck the option for B-VOPs in the Xvid configure box. If Ogg isn't supported then use MP3 and mux with avi-MUX GUI.

-Suntan

[teegee420]

what megabyte size should I set the program to if I want good quality?

Plug in some numbers and decide for yourself. Nobody can predict what you will deem as good quality.

[Indy3]

They said 320 X 240 would be the optimum resolution for the player

[steveryan]

They, who is they? My uncle Vernon or your aunt Nelly? I cannot believe you have the software on your pc and have not played about with it, it's the first thing i'd do!

[Indy3]

RCA's website

Video resolution for Lyra-encoded content is 320 by 240,

but raising it would what would that give me?

better quality?

[Indy3]

. Video resolution for Lyra-encoded content is 320 by 240, and the more-critical video bit rates can be set at long play (768 kilobits per second), standard (1 megabit per second), or high (1.5 Mbps), with the usual trade-off between image quality and file size. Said quality will vary on computer-created content.

http://www.hometheatermag.com/pvr/504dvr/index2.html

whats your opinion on this?

[reboot]

Transcode to 320x240 at 768kbps and see what you get.
If you consider the filesize too large, drop the bitrate until it's where you want it. Eventually it will be unwatchable, but you'll fit 357 hours of Buffy episodes on one disk

[teegee420]

whats your opinion on this?

My opinion is that you should start encoding already and answer some of your own questions.

[jimmalenko]

whats your opinion on this?

My opinion is that you should start encoding already and answer some of your own questions.

Second this.

As soon as the Q word is introduced, trial and eror is just about the only way to go.

[Indy3]

the frame rate is wayyy to fast

and its not capturing the audio

whats going on?

[jimmalenko]

the frame rate is wayyy to fast

and its not capturing the audio

whats going on?

Change the frame rate. Use GSPOT to identify if you have PAL or NTSC, and if NTSC, if its 23.97 or 29.97 fps.

[Indy3]

how do you do that in this program??

[jimmalenko]

how do you do that in this program??

I've never used it but I just downloaded it and it appears that you cannot change the frame rate with the Auto version. You could try the customisable version here. My personal preference for a job like this would be VirtualDub.