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hughie68
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_ 		14. May 2006 @ 03:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i have downloaded some of the Lost tv series in AVI format.I have copied them on to a disk .I can watch AVI format on my portable dvd player,however it wont play some of the larger files (699mb).I amreally new to this,can anyone help?
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celtic_d
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_ 		14. May 2006 @ 06:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The 350MB episodes would be ~640x352 or so. The 700MB HR ones would be 960x540 or so. The chipset in your player like most can probably only handle upto 720x576. 960x540 is way overkill for a portable screen anyway, as is 5.1AC3.
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hughie68
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_ 		14. May 2006 @ 06:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Is there anyway that i can make these eposodes smaller so that they will play on my portable dvd player?
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celtic_d
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_ 		14. May 2006 @ 12:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sure. Just re-encode at a lower resolution.
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hughie68
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_ 		14. May 2006 @ 14:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi
sorry I am really new to this,what do you mean by re-encode at a lower resolution,and how do I do this
Thanks for your help
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