lastly, this 700 MB file i'm converting to dvd mpeg2enc looks like it's gonna be about 8 gig when the conversion is done? is this to be expected? that would be a roughly 10 to 1 …

With FFMpegX, you can change how bit the MPEG-2 file is going to end up by clicking on the "Video" tab and using the bitrate calculator to change the VIdeo Bitrate to fit on 1 DVD.

ok, i'll try that, thanks will it affect how long it'll take. my 700 MB conversion has taken 3 hrs and is 38% done? thanks again

fyi, i have strung a lot of avi's together so that it's 10 hrs worth in 1 avi. but it says it' s only 700 MB i did that video tab / bitrate calculator thing and it says "170 mins…

Conversion to MPEG2 can take a while, espically on a pokey machine. To get 10 hours of video on a DVD you need to encode them all at about 1002kbps (in MPEG2, of course). Currentl…

thanks for the info, i'll experiment. btw, i have a G5, twin 2.5 mhz when i took a quick look at how it was doing (after about 5 hrs, about halfway done), there was no sound. i …

ok it finally finished converting. the final file was 10 gig so, it wouldn't fit to one disc. i'll have to try changing that bit rate as mduell suggests BUT, when i popped the …

ok, i did the whole thing again and again it's asking where the audio component is (and it's not accepting as a 'valid' audio file the similarly named file w/.wav at the end, which…

Quote: Originally Posted by smileLP fyi, i have strung a lot of avi's together so that it's 10 hrs worth in 1 avi. but it says it' s only 700 MB) That's WAY too much to fit…

best thing is to just get a phillips DVP 642 that will play your .avi files without conversion. They're like $60 and worth every penny. If you must make a DVD, i think you're on t…

hotani, are you saying that that DVP 642 will play a disc filled w/avi files i just "copied" onto the disc, like copying any data? (a different process than "burning" movies or avi…

(but i will also try the "process" you have outlined, thanks)

reggie X; i've always found the topic of how much fits on a disc confusing i've got 700 MB worth of avi's, and a disc holds 4.3 the avi's play as 10 hrs, but is it the size (700 …

Quote: Originally Posted by smileLP hotani, are you saying that that DVP 642 will play a disc filled w/avi files i just "copied" onto the disc, like copying any data? (a differe…

Quote: Originally Posted by smileLP reggie X; i've always found the topic of how much fits on a disc confusing i've got 700 MB worth of avi's, and a disc holds 4.3 the avi's p…

>>The really easiest way to do this would be Toast, since it'll handle all the conversion for you automatically, and show you how many files will fit on a single DVD. I use T…

hotani, sad to say none of the outlined steps or "missing codecs" resulted in a positive result so i'm now very int'd in that philips dvP 642 one question: how does the menu opt…

also, as many avi's show up "small" on a computer screen, does this dvd player expand each avi to fill the screen (tv) size? thanks again

When you insert a data disc into the DVP 642, it shows a listing of all the files on the disc. When playing them, it resizes to your screen. Only thing I see it having trouble with…

ok, thanks, i'll get one in the next few days and i'll report back how i like it (which i expect i will) thanks mucho!

update/question for HOTANI i got it all hooked up and you're right, the DVP 642 DOES play avi's! so i'm very pleased about that btw, is it just me, or when you're watching an av…

Before you do ANYTHING with your avi's, run them through DivX Doctor/ and save them as self-contained Quicktime movies. You'll have a lot more success from that point. Chris

chabig, i don't know what's changed but divX doctor used to do a great job changing avi's to mpgs (QT), but a few mos. ago it mostly stopped working. dunno if it had to do w/my t…

It still works great for me. When you upgraded to Tiger, perhaps you forgot to reinstall the DivX codec. Chris

i do have divx codec v. 6 stuff on my mac. is that the latest? it appears to be based on my poking around the web. thanks