Compressing MPEG File

[Killing2Live]

I have used Movie Factory, It works but if you forget to set the "do not re-encoode complient mpegs" it does reencode.



As I understand it, if you added filters or other effects to a MPEG it must be re-encoded. Your results seem a little long but if it was a two-pass encode It might be about right. I know when I use MovieFactory and do allow it to re-encode it takes all night. at least 9-10 hours. That's just a few small edits and re-encode to fit the disk, about 4 hours of TV squished on to a 4.7 DVD, No filters.

Yeah I did have 2-Pass encode so I dont think I will be doing filters anymore lol

Im using DVDLab Pro but I may try that TMPG Enc Author. What program do I use to cut commercials?

[kayleigh]

I use Cuttermaran. It works with the free version of TMPGEnc (http://download1.pegasys-inc.com/downloa...-Free.zip). I demux using the tools in TMPGEnc, load the video & audio files on Cuttermaran, and configure it to use TMPGEnc to re-encode & remux the files.

Cuttermaran is the only freeware tool I've found that allows you to make really precise cuts in an mpeg file.

[lez]

videredo is so simple for editing out commercials etc.

convertXtodvd to make a simple dvd.

dvdshrink to knock it down to size if needed.

And I like dvdlab for more complicated stuff with menu's and sub menu's

tmpgenc when I want to frame / fix an aspect (convertx autodetects aspect, and often gets it wrong...)