Help! VCD File is too big to fit in a CDR!!!!

[baterax]

Every time I try to convert a DiVx file to VCD format using Virtualdub and TMPEGEnc, the file gets too big, always more than 800MB....
Why is this?
How can I solve this?

[MOVIEGEEK]

Lower the audio bitrate...read:
http://www.vcdhelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=84759&highlight=

[baterax]

But I thought VCDs were required to have a specific audio bitrate so my DVD player can read it....

[MOVIEGEEK]

Most DVD players are able to play xvcd(out of spec).Overburning
to a 90/99min cd-r is an option(if your burner supports it).

[baterax]

No, my burner is quite old
i have to get the file down to less than 800MB
The original DiVx file was 318 though!
That's not fair, I feel like i'm wasting media here

[MikeL2k]

It doesn't matter how big your file is, it can be 30GB for that matter, just so it's in the correct time frame. As long as your video is no more than 74 minutes (for a standard CD-R, 74Mins and 650MB) long, or 80, or 99 minutes depending on the compatibility of your drive and CD-R media. I just recorded Star Wars at 800MB on a 80 minute disk (700Mb max CDs), because the movie was under 80 minutes in length. When your encoding an MPEG as a VCD, it works much like a Music CD does from MP3s. If you were to drag and drop an MPEG, then of course it's not going to work, cause it's burned differently.