Size Does Matter

Could somebody please tell me what you're supposed to when youi've got something you want to burn is too big for your blank discs and you can't get an any bigger disc and you don't want to chop what you're trying to burn?

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If you're making a music or movie disc then you're screwed. I suppose there is a way to extent the playtime but it have to be supported by the music/video player hardware.If you're burning files, then compress it is the best way to fit it into a disc. One of the best compression format is .7z and can be created with 7-zip (google it).If compression doesn't solve the problem, and if the files are pics, musics, or videos, you can lower the quality of the media.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overburn#Overburning

overburning is unreliable.

rip it

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Huh? Ripping is the opposite of burning.

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I think he means ripping out audio or video, making the file smaller.Like sometimes they rip FMV and cutscenes from games, to make them smaller.

If its a movie you are trying to burn, you can use programs like DVD rebuilder or DVDshrink. They shrink the movie size to fit on a dvd5 (4.7 gig dvds). DVD rebuilder is widely known to be the best program out there for that, it shrinks all movies to 4.32 gigabytes without losing much quality, if any at all. The only problem is, it takes hours to complete one movie. For me personally, it takes 500 minutes each movie, but you could get faster results depending on what computer you use...my computers really old and slow.DVDshrink, does it in about 30 minutes but you can notice a lot of quality loss in your finished product. However it handles small compressions really well (e.g compressing a 4.8 gig movies to 4.3 gigs). The difference between DVD rebuilder and dvdshrink and the other dvd shrinking programs is, DVD rebuilder uses encoders and literally takes apart the movie piece by piece and compresses each piece individually while DVD shrink and the other one button programs, transcode the movies to shrink them...which means they shrink them as a whole. For a tutorial and better explanations, google dvd rebuilder.If you are trying to put music on you dvd's, I'll assumed they'd be mp3 or wma...so you could decrease the quality of the music files, which makes the files smaller and you can fit more on a DVD. A good mp3 file has a bitrate of 320 kbps...you could decrease it to say 128 kbps and it's file size will shink. Finally, if it just data you are storing on the dvd's, you can use winRAR to compress the files into archives and burn the archives to a disc.

One simple (yet inconvenient) method is to simply compress the contents of what you are trying to burn as a ZIP/RAR/7zip archive file.However, if you can tell us what exactly you are trying to burn Fennyariel, we can provide more helpful advice.

I've downloaded a very nice copy of Gone with the Wind! ;v) Is there a disc that's bigger than 4.7?

4.7GB? A dual layered DVD. If you have a DVD burner that can burn them.

Fennyariel · #10I've downloaded a very nice copy of Gone with the Wind! ;v) Is there a disc that's bigger than 4.7?

As Tirith said you have dual layers...which can hold 8.5 gigs, but you have to make sure your dvd burner can burn on dual layers. If it can't, check out dvd rebuilder as i said before, it'll help you out.

Well I know I've got a Memorex DVD+-RAM 530L v1 but as to wether or not it'll do a dual layer disc or not I've got no idea. Do you guys know?

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From what I found online, it seems that your Memorex DVD RAM 530L burner does support burning dual-layered DVDs.Tech board topic with someone's Nero log

6:22:21 PM #19 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2948
Recorder: Memorex DVD+-RAM 530L v1, Media type: DVD+R DL
Disc Manufacturer ID: <RITEK>, Media Type ID: <S04>, Product revision number: 66
Disc Application Code: 0, Extended Information Indicators: 3

you could also look on the front of the drive...most of them usually list their functionality on it.

radioshack might...not really sure. they always seem to have a lot of stuff but nothing you need haha. You could also order them online...just remember that they cost more than normal blank dvd's

FennyarielCool! ;v) Now I just have to find someplace around me that sells them. I live in one on of those little bitty podunks that you could spit from one end to the other of! You think Radio Shack might?! Believe it or not we actually do have one! ;v) LOL

Radioshack only sells electronics and electronic appliances. Usually an office supplies store such as Staples, Office Max, and Office Depot sell packs of DVDs (25 per pack.)Be sure to buy only well-known brands such as Sony, or Memorex, and make sure the pack of DVDs indicate that they are dual-layered / double-layered.

Thanx, I know the right ones to pick, I just didn't know where around here would sell them. And with what you've just told me I don't think I'll be watching that grand old movie on my TV any time soon. I'm handicapped and can't drive and all those stores you mentioned are in a town that's 50 miles away.

you could get a TV out system that connects your TV to your PC as a second display, then the PC sends the video signal to the TV.