converting iso to smaller format, avi or mpg??

[willhenderson]

can someone lend me a hand on a free tool to convert my iso to smaller format?

searched and couldnt find anything, what would be best avi or mpg?? wmv maybe

any help would be appreciated

[redwudz]

An .iso is just an image file, made for burning the file inside to a CD or DVD disc. What's the actual file inside? What format? You can extract it with ISOBuster or view or mount it with Daemon Tools. Then you would know the format and have a better idea what to do with it.

If you want to make it smaller, you re-encode it. Lots of freeware to do that.

[willhenderson]

hi thanks for the reply, well i want to make it smaller so that i can tranfer the file quicker, and am not sure really what id want to do with it im assuming make it smaller arent isos to big of files what would be best to do with it

[Baldrick]

reread redwudz post again....and then again...

What's the actual file inside?
What's the actual file inside?
What's the actual file inside?

open the iso with for example isobuster.

[kschang]

An .iso is just an image file, made for burning the file inside to a CD or DVD disc. What's the actual file inside? What format? You can extract it with ISOBuster or view or mount it with Daemon Tools. Then you would know the format and have a better idea what to do with it.

There, fixed it for you.

[willhenderson]

im a newbie guys i appologize, i dont quite pick up clear on this, lord.

iso buster will let me convert my iso to mpg or avi yes or no? simple awnser (or what can)

[willhenderson]

reread redwudz post again....and then again...

What's the actual file inside?
What's the actual file inside?
What's the actual file inside?

open the iso with for example isobuster.

i do not want to just watch, i want to SEND - the file is .ISO!!

[ZippyP.]

An ISO is an image of a disk. The original disk that was made into an image can be just about any format...CD, DVD, data, video. We understand that you want to send your video and that you want to make it smaller but we need to know what is inside the ISO. Isobuster will open an ISO so that you can see what's inside and extract the video. Let us know what's inside and we'll give you some suggestions.

WMM can make small sized videos for transferring.

[kschang]

im a newbie guys i appologize, i dont quite pick up clear on this, lord.

iso buster will let me convert my iso to mpg or avi yes or no? simple awnser (or what can)

It seems like you read the answer, but either you don't understand it, or you ignored it altogether.

An .ISO is like .ZIP. It's a CONTAINER. It CONTAINS FILE INSIDE. You don't convert the container! You convert what's INSIDE! And you open an ISO file with Isobuster!

We've been saying that ALL ALONG! How else can we get that concept across to to you?

[mats.hogberg]

Time for my fav metaphor:

Think of an ISO like a bucket.
You have a big bucket full of water. It's heavy.
You have to carry it a long way, but weighing that much, it will take a long time, and those who you're going to give the water to don't need all that water anyway.
So, to make your burden lighter, what do you do? Make the bucket smaller?
Or: Take a smaller bucket, take some of the water out of the bigger bucket and pour it into the smaller, to fill it up?

/Mats

[edsmith77]

willhenderson,
There are three things you can do to make your ISO file smaller.
1. You can try to zip your ISO file. I would not hold much hope there for any significant decrease in your ISO file size.

2. If the data inside your ISO file is data (not video), then extract your data file, run it through a compression program, like zip. There is some potential for getting a smaller file size, that is if it is not already compressed. Then take your smaller file and put it into a different ISO file using say File2ISO and you will have a smaller ISO file to send, probably.

3. If the data inside your ISO file is video (not data), then extract your video file, run it through any number of available video compression tools, depending on the type of video file you have. Once complete then put that file back into a different ISO file using say File2ISO and once again you will have a smaller ISO file to send, probably.

[willhenderson]

sorry i took so long, this has been getting under my skin for sometime now

here is a pic of the Iso opened in iso buster under image, is this looking correct?


now how am i supposed to get a mpg, or avi, or what is the best way to get this into a smaller more compatible file so i can send off somewhere, could someone let me know please (thats all i ask for)

thanks in advance

[mats.hogberg]

It's a Video DVD.
Mount it with daemon tools. From that point on, it can be treated just as a regular DVD. Your options for making it smaller are many - convert to VCD or SVCD or AVI. Plenty of guides for DVD to VCD/SVCD/AVI found under Convert left.

/Mats

[Sifaga]

you could burn it as a dvd and mail the dvd

[willhenderson]

you could burn it as a dvd and mail the dvd

right how do i extract it to my computer though, the dvd files?? there are 2 sections with 2 sets of audio and video folders

[mats.hogberg]

You're not listening: Mount the image with Daemon tools. From that point on, treat it as a regular, physical, unencrypted DVD. No need to extract stuff. I think (my eyes are too weak to see the labels) the 2 sections are one ISO and one UDF file system, pointing to the same thing.

/Mats

[willhenderson]

but i dont want to extract, or it to act as a normal dvd i dont want it in dvd format, i want a mpg or avi i can send out to someone

what steps do i need to take in getting that, what should i do first

[mats.hogberg]

how do i extract it

i dont want to extract

Tell me when you've made up your mind!

Once more:
Mount the ISO with Daemon Tools - You now have what acts like a physical DVD inserted in your DVD drive. This iis a necessary starting point - you can't do much with the ISO as such.
Then, use any of the numerous methods for DVD to VCD/SVCD/AVI or whatever your choice may be, listed under CONVERT left. For your benefit, I've done a search for DVD to AVI guides. Click here.

/Mats

[willhenderson]

right, i tried auto gk but i dont know how to select my whole movie, it just lets me select one vob (and am not sure if it will even do it)

are there any 1-click to avi apps? without needing to get 3, 4 different programs

[willhenderson]

one other app left me out of sync


P.S. on a side note , if ive got the dvd is there a better way to get an avi or mpg instead of going through with dvd decryptor with this iso and breaking it down.. i wouldnt have thought itd be this hard

[mats.hogberg]

What guide are you trying?

/Mats

[jimmalenko]

Time for my fav metaphor:

Think of an ISO like a bucket.
You have a big bucket full of water. It's heavy.
You have to carry it a long way, but weighing that much, it will take a long time, and those who you're going to give the water to don't need all that water anyway.
So, to make your burden lighter, what do you do? Make the bucket smaller?
Or: Take a smaller bucket, take some of the water out of the bigger bucket and pour it into the smaller, to fill it up?

Just wondering ...... did you allow for natural evaporation


For the OP:
https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=233348

As everyone else has said, use Daemon Tools to mount the ISO - it will then show up as if you had the actual DVD in a DVD drive on your computer.

From there you can run EazyVCD and create VCD/SVCD (MPEG).
Or you can rip to one big VOB using DVDDecrypter (set file-splitting to none).

From there you can load the VOB in AutoGK and convert to divx or xvid.
Or you can load the vob into virtualdub-mpeg2 or virtualdubmod and convert it to DV-AVI (Panasonic DV Codec might come in handy) and then load that AVI into Windows Movie Maker or Windows Media Encoder and convert to wmv.

[GeorgeW]

How about load the image with DVDShrink -- and shrink the dvd first. Then use software to "extract" the mpeg videos (or just re-image the smaller ISO).

I use Ulead's VideoStudio or MovieFactory to import the mpeg videos from the dvd folders...

Regards,
George

[mats.hogberg]

That's an option, but you'll get a much better size/quality ratio if you reencode to wmv/DivX/XviD.
Using Shrink, your best effort will be like 50% of original, with a huge drop in quality.

/Mats

[kschang]

right, i tried auto gk but i dont know how to select my whole movie, it just lets me select one vob (and am not sure if it will even do it)
are there any 1-click to avi apps? without needing to get 3, 4 different programs

You must be using it wrong. In AutoGK, just select either the first or the second IFO file you see, and you'll be prompted to pick the "PGC". Take the longest one, and you're in business.

[willhenderson]

Time for my fav metaphor:

Think of an ISO like a bucket.
You have a big bucket full of water. It's heavy.
You have to carry it a long way, but weighing that much, it will take a long time, and those who you're going to give the water to don't need all that water anyway.
So, to make your burden lighter, what do you do? Make the bucket smaller?
Or: Take a smaller bucket, take some of the water out of the bigger bucket and pour it into the smaller, to fill it up?

Just wondering ...... did you allow for natural evaporation


For the OP:
https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=233348

Or you can rip to one big VOB using DVDDecrypter (set file-splitting to none).

From there you can load the VOB in AutoGK and convert to divx or xvid.

hi bud thanks for the reply, so clear and to the point, okay so this sounds like the best and easiest bet. correct me if im wrong -- im going to grab my dvd put it in decryptor set file splitting to none, and rip the 'iso', then next i'm going to mount it in deamon tools or put it in isobuster -- and extract the vob right? and then load that vob into AutoGK for a smaller avi??

i think i got it, it will be in one file right, if set to not split with decryptor, i couldnt grasp the whole ifo thing.....and also how is audio sync usually with AutoGK?? one other programmed ive used threw me off sync, hope its my best bet

anyway cheers for the help guys, if u could please let me know that ive understood correct
then ill go ahead and try these things out

[willhenderson]

or do you guys mean before i write with decryptor instead of iso set to 'file mode' i tried that and set splitting to none, but i look in my c/video folder and there is still split/different sets of vobs

[Nelson37]

What type of size reduction are you hoping to achieve? It may not be possible.

What type of video is this? If it is not of very high quality to begin with, a drastic reduction might not be worth the effort as it may become almost unviewable.

Unusual to have a 1 gig DVD ISO file. Suggests that it is either a non-commercial file, or has already been converted and reduced in size. Either way, a major reduction in file size could have very large quality problems.

If you intend to do similar operations again, suggest reading the FAQ and several guides. There are gaping holes in your knowledge base that need to be filled. We all started the same way, those who know what they are doing are those who have done the reading.

You may just want to break the E-mail attachment into smaller chunks.

[Cornucopia]

You don't need to Decrypt it again. It's already an ISO, so it's already been decrypted (or was never encrypted to begin with).
DVDDecrypter doesn't like to work with mounted images or ripped VIDEO_TS foldersanyway (at least, it's been my experience)

The answers have already been given to you. (A number of times)

Scott

[willhenderson]

okay this is the actual files left, the other pic was a test round dvd folder, this is it what i want to convert ^^^

which ifo file should i choose in autogk - to convert the whole movie judging from this comment?

You must be using it wrong. In AutoGK, just select either the first or the second IFO file you see, and you'll be prompted to pick the "PGC". Take the longest one, and you're in business.