Hi all, I have a raw video file (1 hour long) that I captured from a
camcorder.  In the raw .dv file format it's about 12.2GB ... if I export
it to type .avi the file size is about the same.  If I export it
to .mpeg it compacts down to 1.8GB, but I'm not sure about the quality
-- the video plays just fine in mplayer or vlc, but full screen, it
looks a little grainy.  I want to end up with a burned DVD that can be
played in a traditional DVD player, not just in a computer.

Is there some sort of compromise compression between none (raw) and
maximum (mpeg)?

I am using kino to do this -- from the export tab, if you're doing DV
File you can choose file types DV AVI Type 1, DV AVI Type 2, OpenDML
AVI, or Raw DV (type 1 and raw are both 12.2GB in size).  MPEG gives
more file formats, I tried Generic MPEG2 and DVD.  I also set Output
dvdauthor XML to "Create DVD-Video (dvdauthor)".  Once I get it to where
I want it, there is an option I want to try, "Burn to /dev/dvd with
growisofs".

I'd rather not waste a stack of DVD-R disks, especially since these are
the more costly 8.5GB size (which is why I'm testing out files first).

Any advice is most greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Theresa


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