Time required, avi to DVD -- Are these the usual numbers?

[fastartcee]

I'm running WinXP, 2 GHz Intel, 512 MB mem, 80 GB hard drive. Other apps closed; minimal processes in background. Times are approximate.

1. I start with a 700 MB avi.
2. NeroVision says, "Too big for DVD".
3. Proceed, with write to folder on hard drive: 3 hours.
4. Use DVD Shrink to resize MPEG to 4.35 GB: 30 minutes.
5. Back to NeroVision to burn DVD: 45 minutes.

I've tried TMPGEnc to create the MPEG, clipping the sides a bit; it's a bit faster, but not much.

Are these times about what I should expect?

Thanks.

[echooff]

It will speed up you video encoding time if you do demux and do the video and audio seperately. I don't know what settings you are using in tmpgenc, but for me a typical xvid/divx 700mb movie including the audio comes out around 2 gig. This is using the ntsc dvd template. You can specify output size also.

[echooff]

It is just an example. Keep in mind adding more bitrate doesn't necessarily improve quality. You reach a point where it becomes redundant.

[fastartcee]

When I used TMPGEnc I ended up with a 4.8 GB file, which was too big. Can I change the MPEG compression ratio (within TMPGEnc) to end up with an MPEG that would be 10% smaller? The answer might be 'yes', and the procedure, obvious... but I am, after all, posting in the Newbie forum! :)