How do I put multiple movies on to a DVD?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by ::TECHMAN::, Jan 23, 2008.

  1. #1
    I have a lot of movies in .avi format on my computer. When I convert them to MPEG though, they each turn out to be 2-3GB in size. I've seen many DVD5 discs (with 4.5 GB of space in them) hold upto 5 movies in excellent print quality.

    Can anyone tell me how I can achieve this level of compression with my movies when I convert from AVI to MPEG? I want to put at least 3 movies on a DVD.

    Thanks for your help.
     
    ::TECHMAN::, Jan 23, 2008 IP
  2. Shazz

    Shazz Prominent Member

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    Are you referring to a DVD ISO ?
     
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  3. uglyboy

    uglyboy Peon

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    Convert them to DivX format.. You can get 4 or 5 good quality movies on 1 dvd disc.
     
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  4. The Webmaster

    The Webmaster IdeasOfOne

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    Use a DVD authoring tool, like NERO Vision or WinDVD creator.. (There are plenty of free programs too)

    With Nero vision you can easily put three movies (in VOB format) on a single DVD5 disk...
     
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  5. ::TECHMAN::

    ::TECHMAN:: Peon

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    No, I'm referring to regular AVIs.

    Ok, thanks... Until now, I was under the impression that avi = divx... thanks for the info.

    Will try Nero Vision. Thanks a lot.

    :)
     
    ::TECHMAN::, Jan 23, 2008 IP
  6. St. Anger

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    use dvd maker...
    it might help you :D
     
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    Usually a movie of 700mb in size would be great quality.
     
    mitcharr, Jan 23, 2008 IP