When I try my roxio software, it says 8Mb to big. Can I make it fit somehow? It's a MKV (Matroska file)movie file, Thanks.
Exactly how big is the mkv file? You are saying you are using a DVD-R which is single layer (4.38 gb). View this guide http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/convert_mkv_to_dvd_with_freeware.cfm By the way ~ Roxio messes with many other programs like Nero. I suggest uninstalling Roxio and using Ner instead.
Thanks for answering. Sorry for not being more clear. I'm not interested in converting the MKV file. I Just want to make a data disk. When I select properties of MKV file I get size 4.38 GB (4,714,281,889 bytes) It also says size on disk is a little bigger- 4.38 GB (4,714,283,008 bytes). Using my roxio software It says capacity of blank dvd-R is 4.4 GB. When I try to make data disk it says the mkv file is 7MB overlimit. Any advice on settings to adjust to make it fit?
Try to finalize the disc which means that no more data can be written on the disc. On nero, finalizing usually allows you to overburn just a little bit more. Instead of using roxio try using CD Burner XP. This is the website: http://cdburnerxp.se/ It works really well. If it does not work, try zippping up the file (compressing) with 7 zip: http://www.7-zip.org/ Look at the chart of statistics at the bottom of 7 zip's webpage to see which compressed format works best for your disc.
I tried CD Burner XP and selected finalize option but got error message and would not start. Also it seemed to think 1.4 MB was used before I even started project, making project 9.25 MB over limit, instead of Roxio's reported 7MB overlimit. Will nero most likely work? Does it matter what file system I use on options? I'd rather shink the file somehow and still have it play, than to have to zip it and have to unzip it later.
under advanced options on cd burner xp should I try unchecking use buffer protection to make it fit? Maybe someone knows an easy program to make the MKV file 8 MB smaller?
Iv'e downloaded nero 6 and under advanced options Iv'e Enabled overburning as well as generation of short lead out using disc at once. Still failed
use tsmuxer or any other program that can cut, and cut the last couple minutes of the credits, im sure you wont miss them and ull save more than enough space
I downloaded ts Muxer but can't find any guides how to use it. All I want to do is remove 8 MB of data from a MKV file ideally without having to convert the file format. I've discovered videoredo and womble programs don't support MKV files.
Using ts muxer, I went to split and cut, and under cutting- made MKV end a few minutes earlier. The resulting file was a MPEG TS file and while a few minutes shorter, was now an even bigger file at 4.56 GB.
Ok what you want then is VirtualDub Mod. Download and drag the file in. http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/cutavi.html use that to cut the credits out, then save as a new avi (make sure to hit direct stream copy) that should do the trick
So now your saying virtual dub instead of ts Muxer? I clicked on your link for cutting files, but it doesn't say anything about any other file format besides AVI. Are you recommending I first convert the MKV to AVI?
What kind of video is inside the MKV container? VirtualDub I don't think it works with MKV. Avidemux will though. Choose "Copy" for video and audio. It works pretty similar to VirtualDub, except it will work with more types of video/audio files.
I can't say I know what "container" means. The file was a torrent downloaded. In the title it says 720p.HDTV.x264. Type of file is Matroska file. Does this help? Will Avidemux then, be the best way to shave off 8 MB of space?
MKV is the container, the video inside was encoded using x.264. Avidemux should work with that. There might be other programs that can do it without re-encoding, but I never used any.
yeah thats why i said VirtualDubMod, which can read MKV files (or at least i was under the impression it could) :S
Yes, VirtualdubMod can read/write MKV, from what I read about it:~)! I think the problem was with the 2 hyperlinks in your previous post, they both pointed to VirtualDub and not the MOD !
Iv' tried all recommended programs without success. Very aggravating. Using 7zip utility, the zip file it created was never smaller than original file. Using other programs, I got error messages. I have "video redo" program, and I know how it works, but it only takes mpeg files as far as I know. Should I try converting the MKV to MPEG. Will the file size stay roughly the same. What program should I use for this? I would much rather I wish I just burn MKV right onto DVD and it would just fit all it could, discarding the rest. All because a measly 8 MB over the limit.
What did not work with VirtualDubMod or Avidemux? What audio is inside the MKV container? If you want to retain the video quality, you could convert only the audio so you get a smaller size.
Finaly a place where we ask the true question.. Who cares about playing things on ps3 and xbox when it evolve tweaking an rencoding 4 hours... Its been a long time i got my self a spair PC just to playon my HDTV! So yeah, the resl question is how are we sopposed to chop those few extra megs... Im gonna try to continue where you guys left, i'm running low on space so i have to find how to do this. Archiving Mutli-DVD with Winrar every movie and then putting all the truncated part on a single DVD is just too much work. Id really like to chop off a part of the credit without Re-Encode everything.. If u guys have a sollution, lets share it, I just think MKV should be 20 MG less to start with. I dont want to buy thos expensive Overburning DVD since i just baught my Samsung SH-S203N. I try to make an image and then burn no success. Any sugegstions ? Later Smash
