AIW - Saved DVD too large to burn

[Jim]

I'm using my AIW card to save old movies from TV to hard drive. However,
the files in DVD quality are too large to burn to a standard DVD disc.

Will a lower quality record (AIW offers four including VCD) or a conversion
program still allow me to burn in a format I can play in my DVD player? I
tried VCD, but wouldn't play in one DVD player, the other gave me picture
but no audio. Is there a website that deals with this issue?

Double sided DVD blanks seem a little pricey yet.

Thanks!

Jim

 

[bob]

I'm using my AIW card to save old movies from TV to hard drive. However,
the files in DVD quality are too large to burn to a standard DVD disc.

Will a lower quality record (AIW offers four including VCD) or a conversion
program still allow me to burn in a format I can play in my DVD player? I
tried VCD, but wouldn't play in one DVD player, the other gave me picture
but no audio. Is there a website that deals with this issue?

Double sided DVD blanks seem a little pricey yet.

Thanks!

Jim

If the files you've got are in DVD-Video format (i.e. as a video_ts folder),
try using Nero Recode or DVD Shrink.

If the files are just in a .mpg format, then you could first author them
into a DVD-Video (without any recoding) using TMPGEnc DVD Author or even the
free IFO Edit.

 

[John Carlyle-Clarke]

I'm using my AIW card to save old movies from TV to hard drive.
However, the files in DVD quality are too large to burn to a
standard DVD disc.

Will a lower quality record (AIW offers four including VCD) or a
conversion program still allow me to burn in a format I can play
in my DVD player? I tried VCD, but wouldn't play in one DVD
player, the other gave me picture but no audio. Is there a
website that deals with this issue?

Have a look at DVD Shrink ( http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html ).

For more than you ever wanted to know about these things, look at
http://www.doom9.org/

Double sided DVD blanks seem a little pricey yet.

Aren't they just!

 

[Smart Feet]

I'm using my AIW card to save old movies from TV to hard drive. However,
the files in DVD quality are too large to burn to a standard DVD disc.

Will a lower quality record (AIW offers four including VCD) or a conversion
program still allow me to burn in a format I can play in my DVD player? I
tried VCD, but wouldn't play in one DVD player, the other gave me picture
but no audio. Is there a website that deals with this issue?

Double sided DVD blanks seem a little pricey yet.

Thanks!

Jim

If the AIW is saving them as AVI, then go here:

http://www.vso-software.fr/download.htm

and use DivxToDVD 2 to convert them to DVD.

Once it is in DVD format (either because the AIW wrote it that way or by
using DivxToDVD) go here:

http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/dvdshrink31-main.htm

and get DVD Shrink to make it fit on a DVD.

 

[T Shadow]

I'm using my AIW card to save old movies from TV to hard drive. However,
the files in DVD quality are too large to burn to a standard DVD disc.

Will a lower quality record (AIW offers four including VCD) or a conversion
program still allow me to burn in a format I can play in my DVD player? I
tried VCD, but wouldn't play in one DVD player, the other gave me picture
but no audio. Is there a website that deals with this issue?

Double sided DVD blanks seem a little pricey yet.

Thanks!

Jim

Allowable DVD picture resolutions are:
MPEG-2, 525/60 (NTSC): 720x480, 704x480, 352x480, 352x240
MPEG-2, 625/50 (PAL): 720x576, 704x576, 352x576, 352x288
MPEG-1, 525/60 (NTSC): 352x240
MPEG-1, 625/50 (PAL): 352x288

352x480(or PAL equivalent) MPG-2 will get you 4 hours and I doubt you'd
notice the difference in quality. VCD quality is unacceptable to me.

I like the layout of digitalfaq.com and it's somewhat aimed at AIW users.
It's a lot to absorb but learning what needs to be done will keep you from
having to redo things.

Was at Best Buy yesterday and was surprised to see they have DL Verbatims
10packs for $35. Still a little high but a lot better than $10each. I have a
project I want to put on one DL DVD but can put it off till cold weather and
hopefully even lower prices.