File Too Big.......

[rf9rider]

I`m currently d`loading a mpeg movie, 853245kb, in the description it says its too big to burn to a cd, if this is true, is there any way to compress it or cut it in half so i can burn it? Thanks.

[fkdup74]

cd or dvd?

[rf9rider]

I want to burn it to cd.

[Cyril]

Check out AVI SPlitter (available on KL). There is other software out there too that can help to split files.

[netweiser]

depends. are you burning it as a CD-ROM type of thing, or as a video cd? If your burning as a CD-ROM you could always convert it to another format such as WMV. This might help get it onto 1 CD, but will also slightly effect the quality. (allthough i find WMV to be very high quality for the file size). If your burning as a video CD, then try AVI spliter, or another tool that can split movies up. You might be able to find a package dedicated to Video CD burning, including all the tools you need in one.

[ehnoismemu]

if it is a MPEG, then burn it as VCD (or SVCD).

if it's a .avi you can burn it using XCD, available at sourceforge.

[rf9rider]

Thanks all.

[The King]

I'm not sure, but i think that VCDs burn by the length of the movie, not the size correct me if i'm wrong,

[Gre1]

I will correct u VCD's go by size.

[junkyardking]

Your both correct to a degree, it depends both on the quality(size) and the length of the movie, you can fit over 80 mins on a 700mb/80 min cd, the max size can be about 800mb - 820mb depending on how far the particular cd can be overburned.

But the size qouted 853mb is far too big for a 80min/700mb cd, you could either depending on if it's an avi or svcd/vcd, split the movie, get a 800mb cd, burn to dvd or get a smaller version.