How do i use shrink and/or decryp to...

[punk73]

i have an mpeg file that i'd like to burn to a disc. can i use shrink and/or decrpyter to do so? it seems like it would be simple, but i've been messing with this all dang afternoon...

[thecrock]

Shrink won't burn for you, to burn with decrypter you need the file in an .so image. Try nero, divx to dvd, diko or if you want to get your hands a bit dirty try tmpgenc. There are reviews and guides for all these programs on this site and they all have free trials as far as i know.
Peace.

[Axed]

Not all mpeg files are DVD compatible. If the file fits into the DVD Specs, then you use a program such as MuxMan to mux it into a dvd format, and use Nero, or another program to burn it.

If you own Nero, try NeroVision 2 Express. It will check your file to make sure its compatible and then re-encode it if necessary and burn it with a simple to understand GUI.

[thecrock]

Make sure the option for smart encode is on, if it's disabled then nero will encode whether it needs to or not.

[setarip_old]

@punk73

i have an mpeg file that i'd like to burn to a disc. can i use shrink and/or decrpyter to do so?

If you want to create a DVD for playback on a standalone DVD player, one set of procedures (other posters may/probably will suggest alternative methods) would be:

1) If not already DVD-compliant, use "TMPGEnc" (or "TMPGEncPlus") to convert the MPEG to compliant MPEG2-for-DVD format - Use "TMPGEnc's" DVD wizard/template to accomplish this (This step may not be necessary, if your MPEG-2 files are already in DVD compliant format)

2) Use "TMPGEnc DVD Author" (a different program than "TMPGEnc") to easily create the required additional DVD files and structure (and chapters and a menu, if you wish)
You can obtain a FULLY functional free 30 day trial version of this commercial program at:

www.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/tda.html

**If the combined filesize of the DVD "package" written to your hard drive is greater than 4.37Gb, use DVD Shrink (or similar) to compress


If your O/S is either Win2000 or WinXP, TMPGEnc DVD Author can also burn your DVD. Otherwise, use NERO to burn in "DVD-Video" mode
(As an alternative to "TMPGEnc DVD Author", you could use "DVDLab")


Let us know of your success ;>}