DVD to MPEG File Size

[Cure]

Hi Folks

I'm a newb, as you can see, so apologies for any faux pas, etc. I have searched for an answer to this question, but so far I've come up short.

I have been using GBPVR for a few months now - what a great piece of kit. Thanks to everyone involved, especially Jeff. I'm now settin up a dedicated PC for PVR. It's going well. The only problem that has really stumped me so far is ripping DVDs. I have used ImTOO DVD Ripper Platinum 4 in the past. This is pretty good. On the new PC, however, I'd like to use the DVD to MPEG plugin. I've got everything working, but I get file size at around 6GB.

How can I adjust the default file size/quality to allow a smaller file to be created?

Should I be adjusting one of the command lines in the DVD to MPEG Command Lines plugin config dialogue box?

Regards, Rob.

[ggee]

I'm sure there are people that will have better answers, but I believe that the DVD2MPEG is only a ripper. I used the one in VA and it rips the video and only transcodes the audio from AC3 to another format. The video stays as is, so the size depends on the size if the DVD video stream you rip. Usually for me, 2 hour movie is 4GB file. So 2GB/hour average unless you transcode.

Greg