This boggles my mind!

[jesseforrest]

I'm trying to share a video in the AVI format.

It needs to be in the 29.97 frame rate.

Problem is, when I extract it as a video file,
it's too big to fit on a DVD. It's like 10 GIG!!

How can I export my video as an AVI video file
in the 29.97 format and still fit it onto a 4.7 gig DVD?

Thanks in advance

[Ken Berry]

First, a video DVD-compatible file is not AVI but mpeg-2. If you convert your existing file to mpeg-2, depending on the compression rate you use, it should fit on a single layer DVD.

If, however, you are talking about a highly compressed format like DivX, which uses '.avi' as its extension, then you need to be aware that it will only play on stand-alone DVD players rated to play DivX discs. But in converting your file, you need to choose DivX as the codec to be used in the conversion.

[DVDDoug]

Right! "AVI" is not a single format. It is a "container" or "wrapper" format and it can contain audio/video with any type of compression. There is a header in the AVI file that tells the playback software what codec to use.

I'm trying to share a video in the AVI format.

Are you sure you want an AVI file? If you are saving the file on a DVD, why not make a "regular" video-DVD (which has MPEG-2 encoded VOB files)?

AVI/DV is what you get from a MiniDV camera, and it's 13GB per hour. This is the best format (the most trouble-free format) for editing.

The 29.97 FPS Framerate has nothing to do with file size. The filesize is determined by the playing time and the bitrate, usually expressed in kilobits-per-second (kbps). You can see how kilobits-per-second can be mathematically scaled up to gigabytes-per-hour.

...and still fit it onto a 4.7 gig DVD?

Here's an online DVD Bitrate Calculator.


29.97 FPS is the standard for NTSC video. NTSC is used in North America and Japan. It has to be 29.97 to play on an American TV, but to play on a computer, this is NOT a requirement.

If you are making a DVD, there are many constraints for the audio & video formats. But, if you tell video Studio to make a video-DVD, it will make all of the necessary conversions for you (if it can).

[Clevo]

If you want to put the AVI 10gig onto a dvd...can;t you just Winzip it and put it on a dvd as a data file?

Not sure about the compression rations in Winzip

[etech6355]

I think the poster means one of the avi compressed formats.

I suggest reading the Video Studio tutorials on how to create Divx, or Mpeg-4 Video files. Great instructions.