After converting avi to mpeg2, files are too big

[elendil15900]

If you don't want to read the whole thing the question is at the bottom...
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I have a 698 MB .avi file that I need to put on a DVD-R, so I followed the steps in the AVI to DVD guide (http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/avi2dvdr.htm).

1.)I ripped the audio and converted it to .ac3 using VirtualDub and Besweet
2.)I used QuEnc to covnert the .avi file into a mpeg2 file, i used all of the setting found in the guide here (http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/avi2dvdr.htm)

the resulting mpeg2 file was 4.88 GB, which wont fit on my DVD-R.

Normally, if the file would have fit the DVD-r, I would use DVDFlick to author the DVD: there is an option to have it copy the MPEG2 stream, and I set it to remove the audio that is in the MPEG2 file (QuEnc enclodes audio into the file, i think...) and replace it with the .ac3 audio.

Since the file is too big, I didn't set DVDFlick to copy the MPEG2 stream and just replaced the audio. So DVDFlick encodes the MPEG2 file to fit the dvd-r, which takes a long time.
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My question is:
Is it possible to reduce the size of the MPEG2 file that comes out of QuEnc by changing the bitrate or any other settings? I used a 9608 kbps bitrate.

[setarip_old]

Hi!

1) What is the audio format of the .AVI?

2) What is the audio format of the original source material (presumably a DVD)?

3) What is the sampling rate (640Kbps, 448Kbps, 224Kbps, 192Kbps) and number of channels of the .AC3 audiostream that you created?

[elendil15900]

Hi!

1) What is the audio format of the .AVI?

2) What is the audio format of the original source material (presumably a DVD)?

3) What is the sampling rate (640Khz, 448Khz, 224Khz, 192Khz) and number of channels of the .AC3 audiostream that you created?

1.) MPEG-1 Layer 3

2.) Forgot, i dont have the sources with me anymore

3.) I ran the file through GSPOT and this is what it says.
48000Hz 192 kb/s tot , stereo (2/0)


But what does the audio have to do with my question about the bitrates and lowering the size of the file through changing settings?

[setarip_old]

But what does the audio have to do with my question about the bitrates and lowering the size of the file through changing settings?Different audio formats/bitrates result in different filesizes...

[elendil15900]

try avidemux, it can let you set the bitrate

cant I just set QuEnc to use a lower bitrate when I convert the file from avi to mpeg2?

[Guest]

Closed for presumed rule 6 violation. You don't own the sources anymore and you have a past history of violating rule 6.