AVI files too large for CD-R

[bigbadbri]

I have been using tmpgenc 2.5 for years with hardly any trouble, but now when i download DVD rips i find that the file size (per CD) is usually around the 700MB mark therefore pointless to convert using tmpgenc as the file size will almost double after conversion, therefore i am running out of options when i have a film on my pc i want to watch on my DVD player. Downloading smaller files is what i usually do but lately i haven't found anything in months that will fit on 2 (or 3 CD-R's max), my next plan is to get a DVD writer but till then any advice would be appreciated.

Ps Nero always crashes so thats not an option either.

Cheers.

[guns1inger]

Or get a DVD player that can play avi files. Look for one with Divx Certified on the pack, and most avis encoded with Divx/Xvid will play straight form the CD with no conversion at all.

[celtic_druid]

When converting the size of the source file doesn't matter. Only its length matters and for VCD (sounds like you are converting to VCD) the output is always 10MB/min so if the source avi is longer than 80mins then it is too long for an 80min/700MB CDR as a VCD.

I agree, get a SAP that can handle MPEG-4/avi's. As for DivX Certification. All scene releases are encoded with Xvid so I can't see alot of point paying for DivX certification if you are going to use it to play downloaded movies, although if you get an Ultra certified player it will be able to handle DivX menus which is a bonus.

[bigbadbri]

thanks for the advice!!!

I'll give it a go

[guns1inger]

I haven't seen a standalone that plays avi files that hasn't licensed the playback technology from Divx, hence the Divx Certified logo on the box. Not the case with some media player like where this can be done in software, but for standalone DVD/Divx players, everyone I have seen is Divx licensed.

[loster]

I haven't seen a standalone that plays avi files that hasn't licensed the playback technology from Divx, hence the Divx Certified logo on the box. Not the case with some media player like where this can be done in software, but for standalone DVD/Divx players, everyone I have seen is Divx licensed.

not true Aeso PDVD-8088 does not use the DivX logo but simply says mpeg4. Plays only divx and xvid avis though.

[guns1inger]

I haven't seen a standalone that plays avi files that hasn't licensed the playback technology from Divx

everyone I have seen is Divx licensed

I never said they didn't exist, just that I have never seen one. A lot of the shady little brands don't make it to our side of the world.

[celtic_druid]

What about the Zensonic Z300, Z330 and Z340? None of them were certified, same chipset and similar firmware to other MTK certified players though and certainly much, much better than a DVP-642 which I believe was certified.

Certification costs money, so just because a player isn't certified, doesn't mean that it was because it failed.

Keep an eye out for Xvid logos: http://www.xvidsolutions.com/Product-Certification.36.0.html