Making it fit

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I recorded a three hour television movie in high quality the other day.

I decided later to put it on a DVD to take it to a friend.

Even after removing the commercials it was around 5.5GB and would not fit on
a standard DVD.

There has to be some freeware/shareware program out there that will allow me
to change the size of an MPEG that I created in DVArchive so that it would
fit on a single disc

Anyone? TIA!


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Not sure about shrinking the actual MPG, but check out DVD Shrink. It
may be able to shrink an ISO file (write the DVD to an ISO image file,
not a blank disc) or a folder of VOBs and IFOs.

Jerry

George Kerby wrote:
> I recorded a three hour television movie in high quality the other day.
>
> I decided later to put it on a DVD to take it to a friend.
>
> Even after removing the commercials it was around 5.5GB and would not fit on
> a standard DVD.
>
> There has to be some freeware/shareware program out there that will allow me
> to change the size of an MPEG that I created in DVArchive so that it would
> fit on a single disc
>
> Anyone? TIA!
>
>
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I would use DVD shrink. I would like to know that program did you use
to edit out the commercials?

 

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On 8 Jul 2005 12:40:11 GMT, George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>I recorded a three hour television movie in high quality the other day.
>

High quality is a big waste. Medium (or even Standard) would work. The
actual difference in quality is mostly related to the amount of
compression. Differences (if any) will show up in fast action scenes
(trhose with a lot of change).

>I decided later to put it on a DVD to take it to a friend.
>
>Even after removing the commercials it was around 5.5GB and would not fit on
>a standard DVD.
>

With Medium, I gound get over 2 hours on a DVD, or over 5 with
Standard.

Note that those times are the actual time on the DVD. If the source is
regular TV and commercials are removed, that's 3 hours for Medium and
6-7 for Standard.

>There has to be some freeware/shareware program out there that will allow me
>to change the size of an MPEG that I created in DVArchive so that it would
>fit on a single disc
>

TMPGEnc probably will. If that movie is on again, you may find it
easier to record it again using less than High. Medium should fit.

>Anyone? TIA!
>
>

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believe anyone with even a modicum of education can
still fall for that scam."

 

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I use DVD2One. It's simpler to use and the last time I looked, it did a bit
more than DVD Shrink. Though DVD Shrink has a nicer-looking GUI and is
free. To edit out commercials, I use Womble's MPEG Video Wizard. It is
definitely *not* free, but it's a true frame editor and works great.

Regards,

Margaret

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>I would use DVD shrink. I would like to know that program did you use
> to edit out the commercials?
>

 

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In article <damc6301dgb@news1.newsguy.com>,
"Margaret Wilson" <twokatmew@nospam.msn.com> wrote:

> To edit out commercials, I use Womble's MPEG Video Wizard. It is
> definitely *not* free, but it's a true frame editor and works great.

yeah, with a horrendous interface.

VideoReDo is much better.

 

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George Kerby wrote:
> I recorded a three hour television movie in high quality the other day.
>
> I decided later to put it on a DVD to take it to a friend.
>
> Even after removing the commercials it was around 5.5GB and would not fit on
> a standard DVD.
>
> There has to be some freeware/shareware program out there that will allow me
> to change the size of an MPEG that I created in DVArchive so that it would
> fit on a single disc
>
> Anyone? TIA!

If you use High, your DVD player may not play the file. Replay allows
for a higher peak bitrate in High than the DVD standard allows for. A
picky player may balk. You should always use Medium.

 

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Hmm, it's also half the price. Where were you when everyone was
recommending Womble??????????? ;-) BTW Womble's MVW may be a bit daunting
at first look, but it's not difficult to use at all.

Regards,

Margaret


"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-0AEF71.13472008072005@nntp1.usenetserver.com...
> In article <damc6301dgb@news1.newsguy.com>,
> "Margaret Wilson" <twokatmew@nospam.msn.com> wrote:
>
>> To edit out commercials, I use Womble's MPEG Video Wizard. It is
>> definitely *not* free, but it's a true frame editor and works great.
>
> yeah, with a horrendous interface.
>
> VideoReDo is much better.
>

 

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In article <damqro0k18@news3.newsguy.com>,
"Margaret Wilson" <twokatmew@nospam.msn.com> wrote:

> BTW Womble's MVW may be a bit daunting
> at first look, but it's not difficult to use at all.

Well, I started with VideoReDo a week or so ago, and got some edits done
VERY quickly.

Then I hit Womble to give it a try, and that interface is an utter mess.
I just want to cut commercials out and save an mpeg without them.
Womble made no sense to me, having come from VideoReDo.

Looks like I'm ponying up for VideoReDo.

 

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In article <QOedncXBQsAUflPfRVn-og@giganews.com>,
"Tony D." <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

> If you use High, your DVD player may not play the file. Replay allows
> for a higher peak bitrate in High than the DVD standard allows for. A
> picky player may balk. You should always use Medium.

I can take Standard mpegs right out of Replay and use Toast (Macintosh)
to burn video DVDs. They look superb.

 

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On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 16:35:22 -0400, "Tony D." <nospam@nospam.com>
wrote:

>George Kerby wrote:
>> I recorded a three hour television movie in high quality the other day.
>>
>> I decided later to put it on a DVD to take it to a friend.
>>
>> Even after removing the commercials it was around 5.5GB and would not fit on
>> a standard DVD.
>>
>> There has to be some freeware/shareware program out there that will allow me
>> to change the size of an MPEG that I created in DVArchive so that it would
>> fit on a single disc
>>
>> Anyone? TIA!
>
>If you use High, your DVD player may not play the file. Replay allows
>for a higher peak bitrate in High than the DVD standard allows for. A
>picky player may balk. You should always use Medium.

Or Standard, which looks fine and lets you put over 5 hours on one DVD
(Medium is limited to about 2.5). Depending on the player (VLC works
OK), you may get the wrong aspect ratio on your computer, but DVDs
will play correctly.

--
Mark Lloyd
has a Replay 5xxx
http/notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"The idea that there is an invisible being who
created and still runs this old universe is so
childish, so obviously contrived, that it is hard to
believe anyone with even a modicum of education can
still fall for that scam."

 

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I would too, but I already own Womble's MVW. I got it a about a year ago.
Maybe VideoReDo is relatively new?

Regards,

Margaret

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-BD5F09.19034608072005@nntp1.usenetserver.com...
> In article <damqro0k18@news3.newsguy.com>,
> "Margaret Wilson" <twokatmew@nospam.msn.com> wrote:
>
>> BTW Womble's MVW may be a bit daunting
>> at first look, but it's not difficult to use at all.
>
> Well, I started with VideoReDo a week or so ago, and got some edits done
> VERY quickly.
>
> Then I hit Womble to give it a try, and that interface is an utter mess.
> I just want to cut commercials out and save an mpeg without them.
> Womble made no sense to me, having come from VideoReDo.
>
> Looks like I'm ponying up for VideoReDo.
>

 

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In article <danb3f016j4@news3.newsguy.com>,
"Margaret Wilson" <twokatmew@nospam.msn.com> wrote:

> Maybe VideoReDo is relatively new?

I have no idea. I heard about it just last week, went and got it, and
found it very easy to do just what I wanted.

$50, though...I'm still on trial period.

 

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Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article <damqro0k18@news3.newsguy.com>,
> "Margaret Wilson" <twokatmew@nospam.msn.com> wrote:
>
>
>>BTW Womble's MVW may be a bit daunting
>>at first look, but it's not difficult to use at all.
>
>
> Well, I started with VideoReDo a week or so ago, and got some edits done
> VERY quickly.
>
> Then I hit Womble to give it a try, and that interface is an utter mess.
> I just want to cut commercials out and save an mpeg without them.
> Womble made no sense to me, having come from VideoReDo.
>
> Looks like I'm ponying up for VideoReDo.
>
Are you talking about Womble or Media Wizard?
Media wizard allows you to import the Replay's CA marker file as a
bookmark file. You add the bookmark file, it marks the commercials, hit
go and you're done. Nothing simpler than that.

 

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Mpeg-VCR.
Thanks for the DVD Shrink suggestions. I'll give it a try.


On 7/8/05 11:59 AM, in article
1120841971.018205.153160@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "LowQue27"
<LowQue27@gmail.com> wrote:

> I would use DVD shrink. I would like to know that program did you use
> to edit out the commercials?
>


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Thanks Margaret. I have that program somewhere, just haven't used it. Like I
said earlier, I remove the commercials with MPEG Video Wizard's little
sibling, MPEG-VCR and then put on DVD with ULEAD's DVD Movie Factory 2.0. I
might try out DVD2One if I can find it.


On 7/8/05 12:13 PM, in article damc6301dgb@news1.newsguy.com, "Margaret
Wilson" <twokatmew@nospam.msn.com> wrote:

> I use DVD2One. It's simpler to use and the last time I looked, it did a bit
> more than DVD Shrink. Though DVD Shrink has a nicer-looking GUI and is
> free. To edit out commercials, I use Womble's MPEG Video Wizard. It is
> definitely *not* free, but it's a true frame editor and works great.
>
> Regards,
>
> Margaret
>
> "LowQue27" <LowQue27@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1120841971.018205.153160@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> I would use DVD shrink. I would like to know that program did you use
>> to edit out the commercials?
>>
>
>


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Hi George,

Here's the link to DVD2One. I bought it a long time ago, so it may predate
DVD Shrink. http/www.dvd2one.com/index.php Whereas DVD2One is a snap to
use, DVD Shrink's UI has confounded me on more than one occasion. But it's
free, and seems to work. 🙂 BTW, DVD2One has a version for MacOS-X.

Regards,

Margaret

"George Kerby" <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:BEF54D1A.21956%ghost_topper@hotmail.com...
> Thanks Margaret. I have that program somewhere, just haven't used it. Like
> I
> said earlier, I remove the commercials with MPEG Video Wizard's little
> sibling, MPEG-VCR and then put on DVD with ULEAD's DVD Movie Factory 2.0.
> I
> might try out DVD2One if I can find it.
>
>
> On 7/8/05 12:13 PM, in article damc6301dgb@news1.newsguy.com, "Margaret
> Wilson" <twokatmew@nospam.msn.com> wrote:
>
>> I use DVD2One. It's simpler to use and the last time I looked, it did a
>> bit
>> more than DVD Shrink. Though DVD Shrink has a nicer-looking GUI and is
>> free. To edit out commercials, I use Womble's MPEG Video Wizard. It is
>> definitely *not* free, but it's a true frame editor and works great.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Margaret
>>
>> "LowQue27" <LowQue27@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1120841971.018205.153160@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>> I would use DVD shrink. I would like to know that program did you use
>>> to edit out the commercials?
>>>
>>
>>
>
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Womble is the company that makes both MPEG2VCR and Media Wizard....

Regards,

Margaret

"Tony D" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>> In article <damqro0k18@news3.newsguy.com>,
>> "Margaret Wilson" <twokatmew@nospam.msn.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>BTW Womble's MVW may be a bit daunting at first look, but it's not
>>>difficult to use at all.
>>
>>
>> Well, I started with VideoReDo a week or so ago, and got some edits done
>> VERY quickly.
>>
>> Then I hit Womble to give it a try, and that interface is an utter mess.
>> I just want to cut commercials out and save an mpeg without them. Womble
>> made no sense to me, having come from VideoReDo.
>>
>> Looks like I'm ponying up for VideoReDo.
>>
> Are you talking about Womble or Media Wizard?
> Media wizard allows you to import the Replay's CA marker file as a
> bookmark file. You add the bookmark file, it marks the commercials, hit go
> and you're done. Nothing simpler than that.

 

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Thanks, Mark. I really don't know how it recorded in High. Maybe I set it up
from the Powermid RF interface in the kitchen while the Replay unit is in
the Living room. The RF interface is nothing to be desired and sometimes
behaves erratically, if at all. I never go more than medium because I can't
see the difference.

Thanks to all.


On 7/8/05 1:06 PM, in article rg8tc1hcv4oo26epr1j5n35c8lf7hpkf2q@4ax.com,
"Mark Lloyd" <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote:

> On 8 Jul 2005 12:40:11 GMT, George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I recorded a three hour television movie in high quality the other day.
>>
>
> High quality is a big waste. Medium (or even Standard) would work. The
> actual difference in quality is mostly related to the amount of
> compression. Differences (if any) will show up in fast action scenes
> (trhose with a lot of change).
>
>> I decided later to put it on a DVD to take it to a friend.
>>
>> Even after removing the commercials it was around 5.5GB and would not fit on
>> a standard DVD.
>>
>
> With Medium, I gound get over 2 hours on a DVD, or over 5 with
> Standard.
>
> Note that those times are the actual time on the DVD. If the source is
> regular TV and commercials are removed, that's 3 hours for Medium and
> 6-7 for Standard.
>
>> There has to be some freeware/shareware program out there that will allow me
>> to change the size of an MPEG that I created in DVArchive so that it would
>> fit on a single disc
>>
>
> TMPGEnc probably will. If that movie is on again, you may find it
> easier to record it again using less than High. Medium should fit.
>
>> Anyone? TIA!
>>
>>
>
> [spam snipped]


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On 9 Jul 2005 14:49:52 GMT, George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Thanks, Mark. I really don't know how it recorded in High. Maybe I set it up
>from the Powermid RF interface in the kitchen while the Replay unit is in
>the Living room. The RF interface is nothing to be desired and sometimes
>behaves erratically, if at all. I never go more than medium because I can't
>see the difference.
>

Those (Powermids and compatibles) are very susceptible to
interferance, a problem which gets worse as you add to your A/V
system. I guit using then when I got tired of "reorient the antennas
to reduce interferance" several times a day.

I have used the Xantech system (sends control signals on the coax) and
RF controls.

>Thanks to all.
>
>
>On 7/8/05 1:06 PM, in article rg8tc1hcv4oo26epr1j5n35c8lf7hpkf2q@4ax.com,
>"Mark Lloyd" <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote:
>
>> On 8 Jul 2005 12:40:11 GMT, George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I recorded a three hour television movie in high quality the other day.
>>>
>>
>> High quality is a big waste. Medium (or even Standard) would work. The
>> actual difference in quality is mostly related to the amount of
>> compression. Differences (if any) will show up in fast action scenes
>> (trhose with a lot of change).
>>
>>> I decided later to put it on a DVD to take it to a friend.
>>>
>>> Even after removing the commercials it was around 5.5GB and would not fit on
>>> a standard DVD.
>>>
>>
>> With Medium, I gound get over 2 hours on a DVD, or over 5 with
>> Standard.
>>
>> Note that those times are the actual time on the DVD. If the source is
>> regular TV and commercials are removed, that's 3 hours for Medium and
>> 6-7 for Standard.
>>
>>> There has to be some freeware/shareware program out there that will allow me
>>> to change the size of an MPEG that I created in DVArchive so that it would
>>> fit on a single disc
>>>
>>
>> TMPGEnc probably will. If that movie is on again, you may find it
>> easier to record it again using less than High. Medium should fit.
>>
>>> Anyone? TIA!
>>>
>>>
>>
>> [spam snipped]
>
>
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--
Mark Lloyd
has a Replay 5xxx
http/notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"The idea that there is an invisible being who
created and still runs this old universe is so
childish, so obviously contrived, that it is hard to
believe anyone with even a modicum of education can
still fall for that scam."