problem with ffmpeg

[drew6983]

I am having a problem converting a avi to mpeg using ffmpeg (think thats the program name i think its spelled wrong.) The avi file is only 150 megs. When I use the presets for the vcd option it converts it up to a 700 meg. file. Any suggestions on what is going on would be greatly appreciated.

[thorsted]

How long is you avi file? In minutes.

-thorsted

[drew6983]

It is two files both 40 min. long

[thorsted]

A CD-R can hold 700mb or 80min. So if you encoded 2 40min videos you would have 80min or 700MB. Sounds like it did it correctly.

-thorsted

[drew6983]

yeah but i am converting them seperalty so the one 40 min file which is only like 120-150 megabytes is coming out to around 600 plus megabytes so im not sure what is going on.

[pixeljammedia]

Make sure your bitrate is set correctly. Looks like you can go around 1080 kb/s to fit both files on a single 700 MB vcd.

[drew6983]

ok i will try that thank you very much for your time helping me

[Case]

If you choose the VCD preset, you'll notice the bitrate is set to 1150 kbit/s. The VCD standard requires this bitrate, better leave it at that.