Posted by Biz on 02/04/06 00:17

"Javaholics" <info@javaholics.net> wrote in message
news:sJQEf.10116$rH5.9310@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> My project is 5.7GB...does Shrink compress this data down to 4.38GB and
> automatically determine the bitrate necessary to accomplish this? Is it
> safe to assume that shrinking will degrade the video/audio? Is there a
> bitrate scale, for lack of a better term by which one could determine
ahead
> of time based on the lowered bitrate value, whether or not it was worth
> continuing with the project...something like, bitrate 7 to 8 produces the
> best quality, 5 to 6 produces average quality, 4 and below don't waste
your
> time...? ...or is this an oversimplification of the process?

Yes, that is an oversimplification...Remember that mpeg2 on DVD uses a
variable bitrate process, so the more movement there is, the more bits it
takes to accurately reproduce it....The biggest hog for homemade video
projects many times is the audio...if its in PCM format, you can save tons
of space by using one of the acceptable compressed formats....Weren't you
given links to the DVD FAQ earlier that talks about the acceptable video
resolutions and audio formats?

http://dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html

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