Making a VCD.

[joker_927]

I am trying tons of different ways and processes of making a VCD. I have a few avi files that would be awsome to put on a VCD, if I could get them to fit on one disk.

When I make a VCD (I'm currently using TMPGnc as I found it to be very easy) is there a way to FORCE it to fit on one CD? I know vcd has to be in a specific format and bitrate and all that, but is it still possible to chnage some of the settings to make the file smaller?

Thanks

EDIT: Using two CD's is fine, except when he file is 709MB. Wasting a CD for 9MB seems really useless.

[daveleau]

You can cut the video at the beginning or ending credits to save 9MB. All of your VCD help can be found at ...well... www.vcdhelp.com . It's a great site with tutorials and links to freeware.

Dave

[OuTpaTienT]

You don't even need to cut it. It's very easy to make the video compress or expand to fit the exact size of a CD. Use the "project wizard" in TMPGEnc. There is specific instructions at that vcdhelp link Dave gave ya.

[joker_927]

The project wizard doesn't have a place to specify how large the file should be. At least, not that I have found. Instead, TMPGEnc has a screen where you tell it what Kind of media you are using, and it tells you if it will fit.

Thx Daveleau, I will try taht link out. As for cutting the credits or something off. I did that already. the file WAS 743. Cutting the credits off made it 709MB.

[OuTpaTienT]

If you have a large file that you're tring to fit onto one disk then you'd adjust the "% of disk capacity" till it fits. But if you're making smaller files then you can just adjust the estimated file size to make whatever size file you wish.

see attached.

[billy00973]

Here is a link to the specific guide telling how to make a movie fit on a single cd. http://www.dvdrhelp.com/forum/userguides/84759.php
you can skip down the the tmpegenc section, as you are not ripping a dvd.

Billy00973

[joker_927]

WOW, OutPatient I can't change any of those settings! they are all greyed out....wierd.

[Brainchild]

WOW, OutPatient I can't change any of those settings! they are all greyed out....wierd.

Me either Hmmmm!

What version ya got there OuT??

[OuTpaTienT]

Before starting the project wizard, open the "unlock" settings.

See attached:

[joker_927]

Nope still locked.