Virtual VCR Help (Newbie)

[Nordo]

I have a 1hr 55m program (Concert for George) on my SD STB which I want to transfer to my computer and then burn it to a 4.5GB DVD. The format is 720x480 PAL-G.
I installed the WDM drivers for my video card (GeForce 6600GT).
I managed to transfer the whole program using Virtual VCR, but then found I couldn't work with it because it almost completely filled my HD (added approx 120GB).

Obviously I have to compress the file as I transfer it to my HD. Problem is I know nothing about codecs. Virtual VCR has options for compressing video with lots of choices. Also there is a separate tab/button for compressing the audio, again with lots of choices.

Can someone please help me .
Once I have the file as an .avi on the computer, I was going to use The Film Machine (good for dummies like me) to convert it ready for burning - or would you suggest something better/easier.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[BrainStorm69]

Try using VirtualVCR with Huffyuv codec (free) or maybe PicVideo Mjpeg codec (free trial but small fee to remove watermark). Capturing with Huffyuv for 2 hrs will give you about a 50 gb file. Using PicVideo MJPEG on 19 quality setting will compress the file even more (I'm not sure how much because I use Huffyuv).

[Nordo]

Thanks
I've got Huffyuv and MjPEG.
I'll try Huffyuv and see how I go.
Thanks a lot
Regards

[FulciLives]

PICVideo MJPEG on the 19 quality setting is very good quality for capture use yet the file size is much smaller than HuffyUV.

I've found that using PICVideo MJPEG on the 20 quality setting (the highest) gives file sizes that are about the same as HuffyUV but perhaps a bit smaller.

I prefer PICVideo MJPEG to HuffyUV but most feel the opposite LOL

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[Nordo]

I can select "MJPEG compressor", I don't know if it is from PICVideo. I can't select it's properties so I can't alter any of it's settings.

[FulciLives]

Try this link below for the PICVideo MJPEG codec ...

http://www.pegasusimaging.com/picvideomjpeg.htm

Good Luck !!!

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

P.S.
The price is $28.00 US Dollars

[Nordo]

Thanks John