Good quality but would like it to be a small file size? Is that possible?

[neuz]

I have someone who would like me to convert VHS files to DVD. I plan on using my JVC DR-MV7SU VHS/DVD player/recorder. The person has about 20 or so that he would like either on a CD or preferably be able to insert them into a Powerpoint. Most of the videos are about 5 minutes or less but a few are around 20 minutes long.

What would be my best option? To burn them onto a CD(or multiple CD's, not sure if they have a DVD player in their laptop) or try to convert them to a file that can be inserted into a Powerpoint? I'm thinking about jus telling him that I can put them all on a CD and then he can access them when he wants to use that video in his presentations. I think the Powerpoint will be to large of a file with all 20 videos in it.

If I decide to put them on a CD what is the best file format? Avi? Mpeg? Mpeg1? Mpeg2?
I will be taking them from the DVD recorder to my computer and changing them in Ulead VideoStudio 10.

Thank you for all your help,

Neuz

[mats.hogberg]

For a Windows copmputer, wmv may well be your best option, specially if you want to embed them in PowerPoint presentations. Once you have the video on DVD, take a look at these guides:
https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?searchtext=&tools=&madeby=&formatconversionselect=...or+List+Guides
Or for general computer playback, XviD/DivX is good - about an hour/CD with good quality can be expected. Requires corresponding codec to be installed on the computer to play it back tho...
Use AutoGK or avi.net for this.

/Mats

[PuzZLeR]

In light of the last post, just for the record, Ulead Video Studio 10 can convert to all three formats easily: MPEG-2, DivX and WMV.

It all depends on what your friend wants to do with these files. I would just keep the files in MPEG-2 DVD compliant format as a "master". (Or you can keep the original source that may be much bigger in file size, your call.)

If you have time, you can give him another disc with DivX conversions of those files in case he wants to have them in a smaller file size for playback on his hard drive (as long as he installs the free DivX codec). Here's a guide that does this with UVS10 (even though it says for UVS7):

http://www.divx.com/divx/windows/codec/guides/ulead.php

Or you can give him another disc with the same files converted to WMV in case he needs any clips for Power Point. Just load the source files into UVS10, go to Share -> Create Video File ->WMV (320x240, 30fps) and save. (This may be slightly different if you're in PAL region.) Then burn those as data to the disc.