Hey, guys. How's it going? I'm using Dup-DVD to convert a few DVDs into VCDs (I don't have a DVD RW, just a DVD ROM and CD RW)...but, Dup-DVD requires 2 discs for VCD quality and 4 discs for SVCD quality. Just wondering if there's any proggie (or other method you'd recommend) that I could use to "trim off some fat" or compress the DVD and keep it on only one VCD. Thanks!!
Nero Vision would do the job. InterVideo DVD copy platnium also does a fine job. Canopus ProCoder2 (Use the wizard- Great encoder) TMPEGEnc does a great job too. For pure ease I would go with Nero. For quality, (but VCD quality is poor anyway, so when I say quality, I mean "OK quality") I would go with with either Canopus or TMPEGEnc.
JXP, thanks for your post. I downloaded lastest version of Nero but I don't understand how to use Nero Vision or Burning ROM to make my VCD.
JXP, thanks a lot. I played around with the software some more and now I know how to go in and burn. But, what to do if I get something that's over 700MB? I can't burn to VCD so I just saved the MPEG to disc. LoL...looks like I'm back to where I started with needing to compress!
Why don't you play around with nero digital? The quality is amazing, and you will be able to put the entire movie onto a CD. It may not be compatible with your DVD player though. Doesn't hurt to expirement.
JXP, thanks a lot for the advice. I'll give that one a try. Just one question, though. When I put the movie on CD, will it still be able to play correctly on my computer (using PowerDVD, Nero Showtime, or Media Player)? I don't have a standalone DVD player, so I'm not too concerned about whether or not the movie will play on a regular DVD player.
