hi
i have some avi video files i want to compress so i can put them on a dvd, it is a television series in 24 seperate avi. files, the problem is i can only fit 4-5 on a disk.
so can someone tell me if it is possible to compress these videos and if so how?

thank you

Hello a little yak,

I have this software installed on my machine, and it works wonderfully to convert any video; also allowing you to set the various options yourself. The software: eRightSoft's Super.

And yes, it is free.

On the other hand if you ever get tired having to (convert and) burn CD/DVDs like me, you get yourself a media player like WDTV.

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thank you.
could you please explain a little more how i can use this program to fit more files to a disk?

i do have a media player that can play them but i want to burn them to a disk to free up hard drive space

Oh, if you are looking for a software simply for archival purposes, I would strongly recommend 7zip (also another software I use very often).

Also free, and better compression ratios - at least better than zip.

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im sorry thats my bad i didnt quite make my self clear

i did mean for watching not for archival purposes, i just worded my sentence badly.

The DVD standard is pretty fixed, at least that is what I understand. You may use the Super software I mentioned earlier to re-encode the video/audio with smaller bit rates but that would affect the picture/sound quality for sure.

So if you want to transfer them to a DVD so it can be played by a DVD player, you are only limited to adjusting the bit rates as described above. If I am wrong, someone please correct me.

Now if your DVD player also supports divx then you can target that codec making your videos much smaller but with little loss of video quality.

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oh thats no good
do you know if xbox 360s's are capable of divx playback, also how do i convert files to divx

According to this, YES!

You can use Super to encode video into divx.

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thank you so much for all of your help i appreciate it.

I am glad. If you have any problems using Super -- it can be a bit daunting at first -- do not hesitate to post your questions here.

Good luck.

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