burn dvd

[enemyanemone]

When recording to your harddrive from TV the file gets saved as .mpg, usually a full movie is only 3 - 4 GB. But when I want to burn it to DVD through Power Producer the file is displayed as 8+ GB and it wont fit on a DVD.
Even .avi files where for example "ice age" is only 700 MB in great quality it gets displayed as 6+ GB.

But I dont want to just burn the file as it is on DVD as I want it to work on a normal DVD player or playstation, so it probably has to be converted, which causes it to be so big.

Does anyone know a solution? Thanks.

P.S. AFAIK this is all legal, so dont flame. :D

[VirtualForce]

I use a program called DVDFabGold to split DVD's that are larger than 4.7 It uses two DVD's instead of one show halfway thru the movie I must change discs but I'm a quality freak so it doenst matter to me, 8gb disks are way too expensive.
So, I would advise you to burn the dvd as an image to your HDD then use DVDFabGold to split it into two parts. I always use nero to make my DVD images.

ps. Soz, I can't search for the above mention program right now for some weird reason having problems getting to into sites today. (56k)

[Floruro]

Try Dvdshrink, since it will also compress for you if need to fit it on a DVD-r. It then uses nero automatically to burn it.
http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html
(and its free)
It is pretty fast too, comparing to if you are going to completely reencode the video.

[enemyanemone]

K thanks alot, will try it now.

edit: downloaded your program floruro but I cant open any movie file, it says "open dvd file" and .mpg doesnt seem to work.

I dont get it, how can a file that is +- 3 GB turn into 8 GB when I want to make a DVD disk. So i probably would first have to convert it to a "DVD file" (?!), ie. double the size of the file, only to be able to compress it with that program then...?


And Virtual Force, any normal movie plus hours of extra stuff usually fits on a single DVD, and you have to split it in two? There must be another way, let me know if one day you find one :D

[VirtualForce]

And Virtual Force, any normal movie plus hours of extra stuff usually fits on a single DVD, and you have to split it in two? There must be another way, let me know if one day you find one :D

Yes it will fit on a single DVD if its a double layer DVD. Most movies (legal movies that is) on DVD are around 6 to 7gb. My problem is twofold, 1st my DVD writer supports only single layer DVD writing and atm double layer DVD's are just too expensive, around R90 for a disc as apposed to around R5 for a good quality single layer DVD.

DVDFabGold takes a double layer DVD and spilts it into two parts so it can be written on single layer DVD's which are cheaper than double layer plus you keep the quality of the original DVD.

[sneaky]

DVD X Copy, dont know if you can burn hdd and then onto DVD but it compresses the DVD to fit onto single layer DVD's quality is still exelent as well.