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tahmus
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_ 		11. August 2008 @ 20:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello:

I know how to create a VCD with AVI files and I know how to convert AVI files to DVD format. BUT what I am trying to do is to burn the AVI files directly onto a DVD+R without having to wait 3hours per DVD for each AVI to convert to VOB/etc DVD format. The problem is that the AVI files are too big to fit onto a CD-R and so I can't make a VCD. I would like to make a VCD but on a 4GB DVD-r instead. I have tried burning the AVI files onto the DVD as data but then my stand alone DVD player wont recognize it. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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tahmus
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_ 		11. August 2008 @ 23:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Let me reword that:
I know how to convert AVI files into VCD format on a CD-R in Nero and I know how to convert AVI files to DVD format on a DVD-R with Nero Vision
BUT
what I am trying to accomplish is to convert multiple AVI files to VCD-format productions onto 4.7GB DVD-Rs.

I am contending with the following problems:

1.having AVI files that are too large to fit onto a CD (1+GB/avi file)
2.having to wait for the several hours that it takes for each AVI file to convert to VOB / HQ DVD-video format.
3.having a DVD that won't play on my stand alone DVD player (Like when i tried to burn the AVI as data files onto a DVD-r

Any suggestions? Thanks.
P.S. I have Nero, Roxio, DVDshrink, etc
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nasayin
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_ 		12. August 2008 @ 14:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Not sure if this works but you can check this out:

http://www.videohelp.com/oldguides/vcddvdr
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nasayin
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_ 		14. August 2008 @ 03:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by tahmus:
I am contending with the following problems:

1.having AVI files that are too large to fit onto a CD (1+GB/avi file)

This is the best way to look at the problem imo. Converting to VCD is going to result in horrid quality in my experience. I suggest getting Virtual Dub Mod and/or Virtual Dub, and you can use the "Direct Stream Mode" option to process the AVIs and split the 1+ GB into 2 AVI files that are 700 MB(of course I assume your working with 1.4GB files, that would make 2 700MB AVIs).
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demonw
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_ 		17. August 2008 @ 09:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am pretty sure vcd are restricted to cds.
Kinda like trying to make a audio cd using a dvd.

i would try to find files labeled kvcd.
They always fit on cdr even though they tend to avg 800MB
I never have problems.
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Xplorer4
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_ 		17. August 2008 @ 20:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by demonw:
 I am pretty sure vcd are restricted to cds.
Kinda like trying to make a audio cd using a dvd.

Well a VCD file is just an MPEG file, so yes you can put it on a DVD. If you wanted you could use ImbBurn or Nero Burning rom and simply burn a single VCD onto a DVD. It would be a huge waste but can be done.

Why would you want to waste 20/30 min or so downgrading to inferior quality file when you could spend 5 min or so simply splitting the files and retaining the original quality?
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