my mpeg2 is to big for dvd-r, will shrink help?

[xboot]

HELLO PEEPS

ok i have a mpeg2 and its 2.6 gb right know
when i goto use ulead movies maker to create a dvd format, it doubled
in size (5.8 gbs)????

why did this happen?

and how do i use dvd shrink to make it fit on to dvd-r?
is there a "how to for vob files" or something.

plz advise thansk my ppl's
:D

[ronnylov]

I guess the mpeg2 file was not DVD compatible. Perhaps it was a SVCD file? The authoring program may have reencoded the video and may also have changed the audio to uncompressed PCM format.

I suggest using another authoring software like DVDlab which is more forgiving with non-standard files.

Otherwise, yes you can shrink it with DVDShrink to fit a DVD-R. That is what DVDShrink is supposed to do...

[xboot]

ok sounds good, i want to to try dvd shrink but is there a "how to"
site or somthing?

[maa]

DVD Shrink will not open an mpg only an .IFO the rest is pretty obvious once its open, most intuitive.
What are ths dimensions / aspect of the original mpg ?
Sometimes you can make a dvd directly...

[gnipooldd]

Hello and welcome, xboot. :)

Once you have created DVD Video compliant files and structure,
you can use the following DVD Shrink guides. ;)
http://www.dvdshrink.info/guides.php

[Sp33d]

If you have a real MPEG2 stream you can just add it into an authoring program (just elementry streams I believe). Nothing should change the size unless it's not a real MPEG2 or it's audio and video combined into one file and it needs to re-encode.

[2COOL]

@xboot

TMPGenc DVD Author can accept your MPEG2, if compliant. There's a full working free version for 30 days trial you can get here (http://www.pegasys-inc.com/e_main.html).

[Jester700]

Is it possible your MPEG audio is MP2 or AC3 and the authoring software is converting to PCM? That still shouldn't double the size, though.