How to convert a DVD file of 4.3 GB to a much smaller size

[shashgo]

I have a DVD on my computer (with the VIDEO_TS file) and its 4.3 GB. How do I convert it to a smaller size so that I can burn it as a VCD on 2 CDs, which means the final output before burning has to be mpeg-1 files that are 1400MB or less? I read the tutorial using AGK, but what I dont understand is that if all I can do is a file input, then do I have to input each file separately and should the file be VOB or IFO? Isnt there a program that takes the VIDEO-TS folder as input and gives me the required output?

The contents of the VIDEO_TS FOLDER ARE:
VIDEO_TS.BUP
VTS_01_0.BUP
VTS_02_0.BUP
VTS_03_0.BUP
VTS_04_0.BUP
VIDEO_TS.IFO
VTS_01_0.IFO
VTS_02_0.IFO
VTS_03_0.IFO
VTS_04_0.IFO
VIDEO_TS.IFO
VTS_01_0.IFO
VTS_02_0.IFO
VTS_03_0.IFO
VTS_04_0.IFO
VIDEO_TS.VOB
VTS_01_0.VOB
VTS_01_1.VOB


VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
VTS_01_4.VOB
VTS_01_5.VOB
VTS_02_1.VOB
VTS_03_1.VOB
VTS_04_1.VOB

[mats.hogberg]

Look under CONVERT left, for guides on DVD to VCD. If you by AGK mean AutoGK, that's for DVD to AVI.

/Mats

[shashgo]

I did read the tutorial for DVD to VCD under convert on the left, and there was a tutorial that mentioned using DVDx.
http://www.dvd-guides.com/guides.php?category=dvdrip&name=vcd

I did that, and loaded just the first segment of the DVD. I then followed the tutorial, where it said select the chapters, did that, and finally hit the encode button. In the first volume which is the first 10 chapters, the audio for some reason has a gap inserted into it every so often, and there is video/.audio synch problem, while the second volume of the remaining chapters plays fine, audio and video. When I started the encode for the first volume, there was an error popup
'Sample not found or audio decoding error. It happens sometimes at the beginning or the end of a movie. Select continue will fill audio buffer with blank. Continue?'

If I click no, then there is another error mesage 'MPEG2DEC error reading input file' and the application stops

If I click yes, gaps seem to be inserted. None of this error messaging happens when I encode the second volume (chapter 11-16). Why is this happening? How do I fix it? The original VOB is fine when it plays.

I also tried the other way using dvd2avi and the tutorial
https://www.videohelp.com/sefy/?id=ClassicalGuide.html
and I did manage to follow te steps of dvd2avi so that i go the d2v file and the sound file.
But somehow tmpgenc does not load the d2v file. Why?
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