Mpg To Avi

[Ron]

I have a 758Mb movie that I would like to burn on a regular CD.
It's an mpg file now, so I was thinking that if I converted it to avi, it might be smaller.
Is this possible, and if so, how?

Thank you for your time. :D

[Xyrex]

Get VirtualDub :D http://www.virtualdub.org/
Then you can open your MPG in VirtualDub and resave it in AVI format. You can also do filtering and setting a lot of other option during this process. VirtualDub is a really great application and it is free! You can get detailed information on how to use VirtualDub, FAQ's etc. at the VirtualDub homepage.

[gumbydancin]

Here is a little info for you. http://home.earthlink.net/~codeczone/cnv_asftompg.htm

But I'm pretty sure now it can be done fairly easily with virtualdub. Check out vcdhelp.com under the edit section for more info on conversions.

edit: i posted that too slowly and someone beat me to the punch

[scruge]

Originally posted by Ron@15 January 2003 - 08:31
I have a 758Mb movie that I would like to burn on a regular CD.
It's an mpg file now, so I was thinking that if I converted it to avi, it might be smaller.
Is this possible, and if so, how?

Thank you for your time. :D
The mpg was more than likely created to be burned as a VCD. Because a VCD uses different error correction than a DATA cd as in the case of an avi, it will hold the entire 758mb movie.

A blank CD has roughly a 700mb capacity with an ISO structure but in reality there's 100mb or so reserved for error correction beyond the 700mb.

A VCD doesn't require the extra 100mb error correction so it can be used by the file. Giving a total capacity of over 800mb.

[khhora]

I used Virtual Dub to convert a mpeg file to avi file. When I save it to avi file the program crashes :angry:

Has anyone had same problem?

[Rip The Jacker]

Originally posted by khhora@20 January 2003 - 19:05
I used Virtual Dub to convert a mpeg file to avi file. When I save it to avi file the program crashes :angry:

Has anyone had same problem?
Yep. VirtualDub always crashes on me, no matter what I'm doing with it. :(

[Ron]

Originally posted by scruge@15 January 2003 - 15:20
The mpg was more than likely created to be burned as a VCD. Because a VCD uses different error correction than a DATA cd as in the case of an avi, it will hold the entire 758mb movie.

A blank CD has roughly a 700mb capacity with an ISO structure but in reality there's 100mb or so reserved for error correction beyond the 700mb.

A VCD doesn't require the extra 100mb error correction so it can be used by the file. Giving a total capacity of over 800mb.
So actually, I might not have to convert to avi then?

[Shinigami_[R.I.P.]]

Originally posted by Ron+20 January 2003 - 15:54--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Ron @ 20 January 2003 - 15:54)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--scruge@15 January 2003 - 15:20
The mpg was more than likely created to be burned as a VCD.&nbsp; Because a VCD uses different error correction than a DATA cd as in the case of an avi, it will hold the entire 758mb movie.&nbsp;

A blank CD has roughly a 700mb capacity with an ISO structure but in reality there's 100mb or so reserved for error correction beyond the 700mb.

A VCD doesn't require the extra 100mb error correction so it can be used by the file. Giving a total capacity of over 800mb.
So actually, I might not have to convert to avi then? [/b][/quote]
from reading scruge's post, no you shouldn't have.... Do a test with a CD-RW so you dont have to waste a disc...but i havent burned an mpg before so what do i know :blink: :ph34r: