TMPGEnc question

[dcpsoguy]

I am trying to burn a whole bunch of files onto DVDs.. about 25 files that are 180MB each. They are mpeg files and are PAL and need to be encoded to NTSC. Thing is.. when I used it last time, I was only able to get about 3 of these files on a DVD because when I converted it converted it to about 1 GB.. I want to make it a lot smaller.. to maybe fit about 5 of these files on a DVD at once... my question is... would this decrease the quality a lot from the 1GB format to a 800MB format? And are there any options I have to turn on/turn off to make the quality better?

 

[bendixG15]

You realize that you are talking about saving 3 DVDs, which is worth a buck.

And you are going to reduce the quality ....for a dollar ?

 

[Pretty Cool]

Sounds like you have 25-18minute mpeg-1's which have a resolution of 352X240. With a dvd authoring program, you should be able to put about 4.3GB worth onto a single dvd-r, so 20 or so should be no problem. Also, if they are simply mpeg-1's, there is no reason to worry about quality since you cannot improve the picture anyway. So when you are done, you should have about 6-7 hours of vcd-quality video one the dvd.