Why Are Movies Ripped At > 700mb?

[vgss]

Does anyone know why most DVD rips at just over 700MB, and have to be split onto 2 disks? I can't imagine the slight loss of quality would not be preferred to halving the cost of your cd usage. Every time I rip one, I make sure it's around 690MB, so it can fit on any CD.

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ummmm not a 2+ hour film.

[YoRu]

Most rips are exactly as big as they should be to get them on 1 disc !?!

Most files are shown to be about 717 mb, but with nero it always fits on a 700 disc...

never got ur prob... what burning prog u use ??

[[B][O][T]]

Use 800MB CD's

BOT

[YoRu]

well BOT u could also tell him to buy a DVD-Burner, what would solve his problem even more efficent.....

[Johnny_B]

Don't be fooled by kazaa's filesizes being in KB (kilobytes).

The real capacity of a 700 MB CD is about 703 MB which is around 720,000 KB.

So anything below 720,000 KB will fit nicely in a 700 MB CD without overburn.

There are some formats like (S)VCD which have bigger filesizes than the limit, but they will still fit a 700 MB CD without overburn. Go here for more information.

[[B][O][T]]

Originally posted by YoRu@12 October 2003 - 00:53
well BOT u could also tell him to buy a DVD-Burner, what would solve his problem even more efficent.....

You just did, so I'll pass.

BOT

[3RA1N1AC]

Originally posted by Johnny_B@11 October 2003 - 15:58
The real capacity of a 700 MB CD is about 703 MB which is around 720,000 KB.

this is correct. a lot of people make the mistake of thinking 1000kb = 1mb, but it isn't.

and with a lot of 700mb CD-R's, you can overburn to approx 710mb. it just depends on your burner and the brand of discs.