Posted by Jeff on 12/25/19 11:29

Crazy Jack <not@here.net> wrote in
news:siu2l19dioi1nm63gqtbh4obsrd06m1qoe@4ax.com:

> Hello.
>
> I have an AVI file of the above size. I want to burn it to a DVD to
> play it, I really don't want to watch it on my computer.
>
> So, I've bought a program I've seen reccomended on these groups and it
> won't fit. Huh? Ulead DVD Movie Factory 4 has a size bar on the
> bottom of the screen, and it says:
>
> 6.42 (6.90) GB / 2 Hour 6 min 12 sec [on the blue bit of the bar]
> (File size?)
> 4.38 (4.70) GB [on the end red bit of the bar]
> (Disc size?)
>
> So, I followed it through the process assumng an expensive bit of
> software like thiw will have a shriknk facility of some sort. On the
> Burn page it has a "reduce size to fit a DVD" button. Hooray. Shame
> the error message says "The minimum size by reducing the bit rates
> still cannot fit on one DVD".
>
> OK, you experts. How does a 614 meg file become 6.42 GB! And how can
> I get it onto a DVD please? (I've tried DVD shrink and alcohol120%
> with no joy.) I *assume* it started life on one once.
>
>
>
>

Assuming you are starting with a VCD size video, MF is likely quadrupling
the frame size and increasing the bit rate to make it DVD compliant, also
changing the audio from 44kbps to 48 kbps. This makes your file larger.
Burning the DVD to a folder on your hard drive with MF then using
DVDShrink to shrink that down to fit on a disc should work.

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