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bbfg
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_ 		12. July 2006 @ 07:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi, I use winavi to convert AVIs to DVD-formats, but there's something strange...
I have a file of 91 minutes and is 700 mb big, and when I convert it its 2,5 gig in dvd-format.
Now I have this other file that is 21 minutes and 132 mb big and when I convert it its 1,1 gig in dvd-format.

Somehow I find this rather strange and unlogic so I wonder can that 1,1 gig size be lowered in any way?
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rebootjim
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_ 		12. July 2006 @ 07:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There's nothing strange about it.
Avi's are highly compressed. MPG's are not.
If you want a smaller mpg, reduce the bitrate during conversion (thus losing quality).
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aldaco12
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_ 		12. July 2006 @ 23:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
And remember: DivX and XviD compression is much better than MPEG-2. Tharefore, a 700 kbps DivX file is much better than a 700 kbps MPEG-2 file.
Your final aim is to fully fit an approx 120' movie into a 4.7 DVD-R, isn't it? So, just use a bitrate calculator.
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