Confusion with file sizes

[osuguyusa]

Hi,

Now I used Gordian Knot to get a divx that supposed to fit 2 CDs.
The final file size was 1.44 GB. I tried to split it and then realized that the split files are more than 700 MB each.
I use windows ME..is it showing me a wrong file size?

I am guessing this has to do something with the definition of kB,MB, GB etc.
So, if winME is showing me a divx of 730MB will i have to over burn if i am trying to put it into a 700MB (?)CD...?

thanks

[hermanthegerman]

Yes, you can try to overburn but 30MB is quite a lot. If it does not work, cut off the end credits of your original file, split it again and see what filesize you will get. 715MB should be at least possible to burn on a 700MB CD.

[DJ Bobo]

sorry but 1,44GB is about 1474MB, so 2 x 737MB
If you want 2 x 700MB you got to encode to 1,36GB

80 min CD-Rs that can store more than 720MB are very very rare. If you don't wanna reencode and your burner supports it, you may use 90 min CD-Rs, which are quite sensitive though (you must store them carefully)

[osuguyusa]

Thanks for your replies.
I dunno why Gknot came out with a wrong file size.

Now my problem is i dont have the original VOBs and even cutting the credits doesnt seem to help as they were encoded at a lower bitrate.

I guess the only solution I see now is to burn it onto CDs of higher capacity. I dont know if there is some other solution to this problem elsewhere in these forums

thanks

[hermanthegerman]

Try to encode the audio with a lower bitrate. This can save some MB's so you can make it fit on two CD's.
Open the file in VirtualDub, under file - file information look at the audio section how the audio was encoded, then set the video to direct stream copy and the audio to full processing mode. Select the audio codec (MP3 I suggest) and take a lower bitrate than the original was. Save the AVI and pray to god it works....I hope the original was encoded with CBR....

Servus,
hermanthegerman