AVI to DVD

[blackbelt_jones]

You can adjust the encoding of the file with transcode to make the final file smaller so you can fit more vids on a single disk. Read the man page for more details

# Added "-Z 352,fast" to test compression
# Added "-G .7" lighten with compression

transcode -i "$FILE" -y ffmpeg --export_prof dvd-ntsc --export_asr 2 -Z 352,fast -G 0.7 -o movie -D0 -s2 -m movie.ac3 -J modfps=clonetype=3 --export_fps 29.97

When I made my DVD from a half hour show, it was less than 900 mb. Is there any reason why, if I got it down under 700 mb, I couldn't put it on a CD?

Here is the Transcode Wiki by the by:

http://www.transcoding.org/cgi-bin/transcode

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Looking back after some sleep, I can see that there's a lot from this thread that I didn't quite comprehend right away, especially the prescription for putting multiple files on 1 DVD which I am trying right now, and the command for burning DVDs at the cli, which I somehow missed the first time, and I am also trying right now. I guess I can't help it if I'm a little slow, but I've got a lot of blank DVDs, so I'm gonna keep practicing this weekend, until I can comprehend every nuance.