703 meg movie, wont fit....

[d3ft0n3s]

yea i just got a new new movie and its divx but its 703 meg and wont fit on any of my cd-r types with nero using overburn. gimmi sum optons

[Krell]

Find AVIchop

Set the size to 700Mb, and a directory to ouput the new movie too.

[FreakinWeasel]

Use virtualdub and cut into two pieces or trim down the credits at the end.

Here is a guide for virtualdub.

http://nickyguides.digital-digest.co...-split-avi.htm

[cheapprick]

There are probably a 1000 ways to do it easier, but I've always used Virtualdub to nip off the last several minutes of the credits.

Just set it under options for direct video dub
do the same for audio

Then select the beginning of the movie for the start and the beginning or so of the credits for the ending and choose save as avi.

It's not perfect and won't work if they did the movie incorrectly, but it's around 90% useful.


* the directions are from memory, my own computer blew up yesterday.

[FreakinWeasel]

Krell, have you used avichop for Divx? The guides say it doesn't work for Divx. But I have NEVER personally used it.

[isamoor]

Haha, I feel dumb.

Yea, I'd try virtual dub, just direct stream it.

Later,

Isamoor

[REDO]

i am just waiting for dvd-burners, and dvd-r's to become cheap enough. Than you will be able to fit the whole movie. They're to expensive right now.

[Krell]

Originally posted by FreakinWeasel
Krell, have you used avichop for Divx? The guides say it doesn't work for Divx. But I have NEVER personally used it.

More often than not, it works just fine. If it DOESNT work, you only wasted 2 minutes as apposed to 30 or so.

Remember that wonderful french film with the beautiful and odd french actress with english subtitles? Its also 703 Mb, and I fixed it in 30 seconds.

[isus]

Originally posted by REDO
i am just waiting for dvd-burners, and dvd-r's to become cheap enough. Than you will be able to fit the whole movie. They're to expensive right now.

i've seen them for $200... how cheap do you want them? you won't see one for $50 like a 52x cd burner in the next year. i promise. might as well just buy one now.

[phalkon30]

I've got two more ways for you

Zip it using the highest compression (I've saved a few hundred k, which was just enough). Then burn that if you can, or use the split function in winzip to make a 700 something meg file, and one that fits on a floppy.

AVI chop is most likely easier though :)

[FreakinWeasel]

Originally posted by isus
i've seen them for $200... how cheap do you want them? you won't see one for $50 like a 52x cd burner in the next year. i promise. might as well just buy one now.

Tiger Direct on clearance for only $129.00 for a 2.4x one. I hear the new 8 speed ones are starting to hit the market so most places are will be blowing out slower inventory and only keeping the 4x and 8x speeds. I saw a 2.4x USB 2.0 external at Office Depot for $150.00, slower one but good deal, the enclosure alone is worth 45-50 bucks.

[d3ft0n3s]

prolly woudl have worked but seeing how as i only have 400 meg left....

this is why i have to continusly burn the stupid thing to cd-r's as they come off the edonkey assembly line.

i have one other movie thats half done so ill prolly burn that and then have enough to chop this one and burn it.

and i dont feel like dicking around with virtualdub again.

PS i got my 52x24x52 cd burner from BTC from frys electronics for 36 $. cant find a cd-r that will go 52 yet, lol.

[HansG]

Have you actually *tried* to burn the file? 703 MB should never be a problem with any brand CD-Rs.
You could always try a 80, 90 or 99 minute CD-R of course.

[Etnies]

Using an 800MB disc you should be able to fit the movie on, they're not really 800MB but allow overburning without damaging you CD drive.

When choosing overburn on nero make sure you also select "disc at once" and not "track at once" in the writing method, as this uses slightly less space so should just about fit on your CD

[phalkon30]

Hans!! Good to see you man, its been a while