Reducing file size

[Rex A. Butcher]

What ho guys and gals,

I want to put a number of animation files, formatted as avi / flv / mpg files onto a DVD. To date, the total size is less than 4.7gb (it is actually about 4.4gb) but I have found the if the total size is about 4.4gb, I get a disk full message before I can burn the disk.

The answer is simple, reduce the size of the largest avi file, which is currently 762,968kb to around 600,000kb would be fine.

But how? I have a number of conversion programs, and even VLC, but everything I do, the file is either about the same size or larger. None of the programs give an estimated output size that I can see. Also, I know I can change the bit rate, output size, etc, etc. but I don't know what any of these actually is doing to the quality. A couple of the films are about 1.5 hours long, the file is about 270,000kb and the quality looks just fine on my 22" monitor. Not perfect but good enough for a late night watch.

how do I reduce the file by just a little bit?

Thanks and toodle pip

Rex

[photolady]

DVDShrink for imgburn or Nero. It's what I use. Sorry no link but if you go to www.videohelp.com they have the download you need under their Tools section.

[Rex A. Butcher]

I have DVD Shrink but thought that was only for reducing a regular DVD film to 4.7gb for home burning?

[photolady]

Can't say, never tried it with home made type files. But it's worth the try isn't it?

[Midknyte]

If you are going to re-encode the files, you can try Handbrake.
https://handbrake.fr/
http://www.howtogeek.com/199637/use-...blet-or-phone/
http://mediacommons.psu.edu/2013/04/...a-target-size/

[Rex A. Butcher]

DVD Shrink will only accept vob files.

Managed to reduce it a little with Handbrake. Never used it before, don't know what it is doing but it has knocked a few bytes off. That means another addition to the tool box!

Rex