I have 3 big (700mb) AVI files, which I want copying to 3 seperate CD-R (so I can play on DVD player or Playstation 2)... Simply copying the AVI files to 3 different CD's won't work, How do I get it them work on a DVD player / PS2?
Unless you have a divx compatible DVD player, AVI's will not work on them, or on a PS2 either. These files need to be converted to mpeg-2, and then most likely burned onto DVD because even though these AVI files are 700MB each, the Mpeg-2 files you make out of them will be bigger.
@Adam2610 This is the answear to this thread http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/332921 . Yes you need to convert them. Use divxtodvd wich is a freeware. You can get it from here http://home.comcast.net/~bbmayo/software.htm .
No it doesnt because this is freeware.The ones that create a message in the middle of the screen are the trial ones.
Will it increase the file size? Because the AVI is 700mb, and therefore wouldnt fit on a CD-R should it be increased!
I assume that each file is somewhere around an hour? If you use a low bitrate you can do it. No guarantees that it will look pretty though. It's a bit of a crapshoot, but if you can't go to DVD it'll have to do. What kind of disc are you making? SVCD, CVD or just a data disc with the MPG on it? Use a bitrate calculator to figure out exactly what bitrate you'll need to use to get your file to fit. http://www.videohelp.com/calc.htm
Well, I'm going to convert them using the program suggested above... I have CD-R's which I will copy the converted files onto, will that work?
The files will be bigger than the original avi and they wont fit onto a cd-r.You have to burn them onto a dvdr If you want to play them as a dvd.
The 700 MB AVIs were born with the idea to burn them on 80' 'data disks' and to be read in a DVD player capable to read DivX. For normal DVD, the final size is given only by the length (in minutes) x the total bitrate (audio+video). A good bitrate calculator (e.g. DVTool) will give you the correct video bitrate for a movie, with a certain audio type (WAV - up to 1411 kbps, MP2 - usually 224 kbps, AC3 - usually 384 kbps), to fit perfectly a 4.7 GB DVD. Otherwise, make a simpler thing: convert AVI --> (S)VCD (but your PS2 won't play them, because it only play DVDs, and you'll have to check if yor DVD player reads SVCDs; many many DVD players can read VCD, instead). VCD = 352x240/288 1500 kbps (video) + 224 kbps CBR (audio) SVCD = 480x480/576 1500-2500 kbps VBR (video) + 224 kbps CBR (audio)
