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When making a DVD from .avi files...

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TheNinja

Lifer
So a DVD holds like 4.7GB of data. So when you create a DVD using ConvertXtoDVD can you put on 4.7GB worth of .avi or do you need to keep it less in order to get better quality? I've always just put a maximum of like 2GB worth of .avi and let the program do the work. Am I just wasting DVDs and not getting better quality anyway?
 
No you usually have about 700MB sized AVI files. You have to convert the files to put a .avi on them (assuming you want it playable in a dvd player).

It all depends on the codec used on the .avi as to what the size of the .avi can be and still fit on a DVD.
 
no you cant put 4.7gb of avi on there.

i converted some desperate housewives eps from xvid to dvd for my fiancee and i think 2 eps filled more than 1/2 the dvd, like 3gb almost.
 
The AVI files are much more heavily compressed than dvd-quality video. When you want to burn to dvd, you have to reencode the video at this higher dvd quality, thus you can fit less movies on the disc.
 
I assume the ConvertXtoDVD program does the conversion for me. Most of the time if I have a 700MB .avi file I just put 1 on a single DVD and let ConvertXtoDVD convert and burn for me.
In another example, I have like 4.5GB of .avi files split into single episodes at around 180MB per .avi. So I was just going to put 1/2 of the files on 1 DVD and 1/2 on a 2nd and call it good....but would my quailty suffer? Should I split into 4-5 DVDs instead?
 
An easier way to look at it is to figure about 2 hours per dvd layer.

MB of your AVI says nothing due to different compression settings the file may have been made at.
 
I put one movie file on one DVD. For most ~hour long series I'm putting 3 episodes on a DVD.

I just figure no matter what, I will put up to a max 3 hours play time on a DVD, but I won't put 2 movies on a DVD. Quality always seems decent but I only have a 30" tv so I don't know about bigger screens.
 
Awesome, thanks guys. I will shoot for around 2 - 2 1/2 hours of actual playtime per DVD. Once again ATOT comes through 🙂
 
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