ic file size again.....

[fusion007]

now i used this method twice before and it worked fine.

1)ive got a dvd of 5.5gig
2)i tend to use the figures in the brackets not the slider am i wrong?
3)the predicted size after transcoding all the menus and extras is say 300mb
4)the main title is 3.4 gig or so,so i move it up to 4gig (in the brackets)to get a total of 4.3gig
5)now this normally works obviously it varies between the size of the extras,but i ended up with a 3.9gig total wtf!!!!.so what am i doing wrong.p.s i tend to keep all the audio ie dd dts.
thanks for input in advance.

[MackemX]

Originally posted by fusion007
now i used this method twice before and it worked fine.

1)ive got a dvd of 5.5gig
2)i tend to use the figures in the brackets not the slider am i wrong?
3)the predicted size after transcoding all the menus and extras is say 300mb
4)the main title is 3.4 gig or so,so i move it up to 4gig (in the brackets)to get a total of 4.3gig
5)now this normally works obviously it varies between the size of the extras,but i ended up with a 3.9gig total wtf!!!!.so what am i doing wrong.p.s i tend to keep all the audio ie dd dts.
thanks for input in advance.

ignore the figures in the bracket. This is the video + audio/subs

the audio selected is not affected by the % setting as it's the same going in as it is coming out

it's the figures outside the brackets you wanna be interested in

best way to do it:

1)set the sliders for the menu/extras to your preferred level (60% is good for menu and 50% is acceptable if need be for extras)

2)Slide movie Title % so that the predicted size is a green 4.32Gb

3)Now keep on sliding Movie % bar up until it reaches 4.64-4.67Gb in filesize (the risk is yours)

4)Press F5 and set it away

[mrbass]

Originally posted by MisterX
3)Now keep on sliding Movie % bar up until it reaches 4.64-4.67Gb in filesize (the risk is yours)
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4.6 that is what people want to hear....I've been doing around 4.5 and been getting 4.14GB so I'm gonna do 4.6 and see if I can consistently hit target..

[MackemX]

I have had to use settings from as low as 4.58Gb, and as much as 4.76Gb to end up with a DVD within 4.34-4.37Gb :confused:

the range of accuracy regarding predicted filesize when compared to actual ranges on average anywhere for say 90% upto 95% on average for a DVD

It all depends on DVD really, what extras you include as each Title reacts differently

I record each Title, what size original was, what I set % too & predicted filesize and lastly actual size after processing. This is how I have seen the range of results

I do not include audio with as this is a constant throughout and will not affect results regarding actual video reduction when compared to original

I record my results using this spreadsheet HERE (http://www.deano.dsl.pipex.com/recorder.xls), to help with my calculations when the filesize is either to large or too small and either 1 Title or all need processing again and usually end up with 4.34-4.37Gb

[fusion007]

thanks for your replies i did use the 4.5 to 4.6 method at first and it worked great but one i did turned out far higher so i adopted the other method which worked until now,so i guess its just luck with some movies however i did notice the guide you posted (misterx)so if its slightly bigger i can easily trim off a bit and a bit there.

[fusion007]

i understand that the audio/subs are left alone but i was just wandering(to put my mind at rest)say if i have just the movie no titles etc why not use the figures in the brackets to adjust it to the max size available,so the transcoded video+audio add upto 4.3gig ish im only asking so i can understand how it works.