Anybody uses Winavi to encode files to dvd?

[jesse40902]

I have 4 files i want to put on one dvd. (They're about 300 megs each) , So i batch the 4 files together and encode them. But when its over, they're over 10 gigs and it wont fit on the dvd.....Is there any options on Winavi that will burn the 4 files together and on one dvd? thanks

[Baldrick]

how do you batch them together? add them all in winavi?

or try something better than winavi...like encode each separate to mpg and author or try the free divxtodvd(to open several avis hold in ctrl when import).

[jesse40902]

yea i added them all, but when they start encoding each file was about 3-4 gigs big....

All i want to do is have the 4 files in one disc that can watch in standalone player....Each file is only 300 megs yet when its finish encoding its more than 3 gigs each.

[jesse40902]

no point of encoding them to mpeg, i can just encode from rmv to .vob, My only problem is they dont allow me to put all 4 files on one disc

[canadateck]

Encoding to .VOB Take Minutes,Just try what Baldrick said.

It's always best to Encode Video then author(.VOB).

[jesse40902]

if i encode it to mpg, i lose a lot of quality....i rather go straight to .vob and the quality is great. is there anyway to just COMBINE the four files then fit it on one disc? thats all i need. Thanks

[canadateck]

.vob has Nothing to do with quality, It just basically Holds your MPG Video. Its what a DVD Player Reads. https://www.videohelp.com/glossary?V#VOB

[jesse40902]

Well is there anyway that I can fit 4 files on 1 disc?
The thing is when i convert one file it turns out to be 4 gigs when the actual file is only 300 megs.....

[jesse40902]

if somebody can help, it did be great......just want to put 4 file on 1 dvd....each file is 300 megs but when u convert them it turns to about 3+ gigs

[guns1inger]

You can fit these files onto one disk by using an encoder and a bitrate calculator, and ditching winavi -> see this post for reasons why https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=282885

[jesse40902]

these are rvm files, most encodes dont handle these formats.......I heard great things about winavi, my only probleem is putting these files into 1 disc. the quality is perfect.

[jesse40902]

help

[guns1inger]

What is the total running time of each file ?

[jesse40902]

each file is about 40 minutes long....

[guns1inger]

I can only suggest you convert each file seperately, author them into a single, oversized disk, then use DVD Shrink to reduce them.

You might also try DivxtoDVD.

[kschang]

You have to lower the quality somehow during the re-encoding process in order to shrink the physical size, and WinAVI doesn't do that. So you HAVE to ditch it.

[jesse40902]

so there is NO way for Winavi to help me put 4 files into 1?

So what i can do it convert each file seperately ( 3 gigs each) then use dvd shrink to put all 4 files in 1? If thats my solution, i can try to end it help topic right here....will that work?

any better suggestions?

[guns1inger]

Use winavi, seeing you have paid for it anyway, to create 4 dvds (one for each file) on your HDD. Use Shrink in reauthor mode to load all 4 into one, and shrink the output to fit.

[jesse40902]

once u put all 4 in it, it will go to encoding mode right?(thats to make it fit all 4 into 1 disc), it takes a long time though...damn wish i can just put it on a disc....lol

[guns1inger]

the price of downloading, huh.

[jesse40902]

um....to use dvd shrink, it will take some time to shrink also right? also will i lose quality? cuz the orginal file is only 300 megs

[guns1inger]

You really have no idea what you are doing, do you ?

You cannot compare the size and compression between different codecs. Each uses a different way of compressing, downloads usually have reduced (often substantially) resolution and heavily compressed (read MP3) audio. Or worse.

a 40 minute rmvb at 300mb equates to an Xvid at 400mb and when blown up to to full DVD resolution and encoded to mpeg-2 with a reasonable bitrate, you get a file that will be around 1.5 - 2 GB. This is how it is. DVD Shrink will not read your 300mb files. It will only read DVD structured output. So you have to first convert the files to DVD format, then Shrink them to fit. If you have been able to get source material in a better format than rmvb, you could probably convert them correctly. You didn't, so you are basically stuck doing it the hard way. And yes, you will probably loose quality. There is nothing you can do about this, aside from buy the DVD if it is available.

[jesse40902]

hey gunslinger, um...wut steps should I take so i dont have to spend so much time just encoding stuff? My files are rvm and i just want to put them on a disc.


I know if its avi or mpg, it would be a lot easier to put on a disc...but do u know any easy ways since its rvm?

[guns1inger]

Nope. rmv is a poor codec that doesn't convert well. Watch them on your PC only, or buy a media player that connects to your TV. Otherwise, you are stuck going through this crap every time.

[kschang]

What the **** is .RVM file? The only thing I can find is that it's some sort of Archive Container like ZIP or ARC. And there's no mention on WINAVI's website about supporting RVM format.

Perhaps you mean RMVB?

[guns1inger]

rmv or rmvb = Real Media Video

(I knew what he was referring to)

[jesse40902]

yea i meant rmvb, sorry...Also i heard there IS a way to shrink with the winavi 6.3

they said when u click on all the files you want to burn on the DVD, just UNCHECK the output file and it will shrink for u? Is this true or there is absolultely no way to put 4 files into 1 disc?

[kschang]

There's ALWAYS a way, but you may have to use a different set of tools, and it may not be a one-step conversion.

I just did a series of RMVB -> MPG (VCD) conversions and I used AVISYNTH / TMPGEnc, and Real Alternative (with the latest splitter), so it's NOT THAT HARD.

In your case, I'd install Real Alternative (and the latest splitter), do a little bit of AVISynth coding (it's 2 lines), then use the bitrate slider in TMPGEnc and the bitrate calc (available here on the site) to help you figure out the proper bitrate to aim for to achieve the right size (4.7GB * 0.25). The result will be MPEG/2 compliant file. I'd suggest you aim a little bit UNDER just in case the file was too big and went "overbudget". The process will likely take overnight, but that's the way it is.

In my experience, RMVB is a tight codec that generates tight output. My RMVB source files are about 80 megs each, yet they contain 24+ minutes of 640x480 video WITH MP3 stereo audio. I've tried transcoding them into DIVX / MPEG4 AVI's and they ended up in the 120-180 MB range, and that's just to another similar codec! The MPEG2 stream at equivalent datarate would
be in the GB range. And now you're trying to shrink it into... just over 1 GB, should be possible, but you'll lose some info for sure.

[jesse40902]

i said there's a way JUST using winavi...ur method involves 3 programs...

[guns1inger]

I suggest you take it up with WinAVI support. They foisted this monkey crap on the world, and should be made to clean up after it